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honojs/hono

★ 32,921TypeScriptMIT91

Web framework built on Web Standards

What it is

Hono - means flame🔥 in Japanese - is a small, simple, and ultrafast web framework built on Web Standards. It works on any JavaScript runtime: Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, Vercel, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge, and Node.js. Ultrafast 🚀 - The router RegExpRouter is really fast. Not using linear loops. Fast. Lightweight 🪶 - The hono/tiny preset is under 12kB. Hono has zero dependencies and uses only the Web Standard API. Multi-runtime 🌍 - Works on Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge, or Node.js. The same code runs on all platforms. Batteries Included 🔋 - Hono has built-in middleware, custom middleware, and third-party middleware. Batteries…

When to use it

Reach for hono when you need a server, API layer, runtime, job queue or realtime channel — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged aws-lambda, bun, cloudflare, cloudflare-workers.

Category
Backend & APIs
Also in
Frontend Frameworks
Stars
32,921
Forks
1,474
Last push
today
Created
2021-12-14
Open issues
397
Website
hono.dev
#aws-lambda#bun#cloudflare#cloudflare-workers#deno#npm#router#typescript#web-framework

Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/honojs/hono.git

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FAQ

What is hono?

honojs/hono is a backend tool on GitHub: Web framework built on Web Standards Hono - means flame🔥 in Japanese - is a small, simple, and ultrafast web framework built on Web Standards.

When should I use hono?

Reach for hono when you need a server, API layer, runtime, job queue or realtime channel — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged aws-lambda, bun, cloudflare, cloudflare-workers.

What are the best alternatives to hono?

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Is hono actively maintained?

honojs/hono looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 32,921 stars and 397 open issues.

What license does hono use?

honojs/hono is published under the MIT license. Check the repository's LICENSE file before commercial use.