#99th of 45 in Backend and cloud templates
hono
TypeScript web framework for Workers, Deno, Bun and Node.js
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- Stars
- 32.9k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
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Overview
Hono is a web framework built on Web Standard APIs, with no dependencies. The same app code runs on Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, Vercel, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge and Node.js. It ships a RegExpRouter, built-in middleware and TypeScript types, and the hono/tiny preset is under 12kB. It is a general backend framework, not an AI-specific project.
Who it is for: TypeScript developers building APIs for edge or serverless runtimes
Strengths
- Same code runs on Workers, Fastly, Deno, Bun, Lambda and Node.js
- Zero dependencies; hono/tiny preset is under 12kB
- Built-in, custom and third-party middleware available
- First-class TypeScript support; scaffold with npm create hono@latest
Weaknesses
- No AI, model or agent features; it is a general web framework
- Not a ready-made template; you write routes and handlers yourself
- Speed claims in the README have no benchmark figures
What it needs
- TypeScript
Quick answers
Is hono open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
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