Comparison

Echo vs Fastify

On the evidence we track, Fastify leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Echo56
★Fastify70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Echo56 / 100high · 78%
Fastify70 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
Echo✓
Fastify✓
Model
Price level
Echofree
Fastifyfree
Transparent
Echo✓
Fastify–
Integrations
Count
Echo7
Fastify28
Adoption
Dependent repos
Echo17,976
Fastify16,712
Github stars
Echo32,764
Fastify37,232
Activity
Commits last 30d
Echo26
Fastify20
Release
Cadence days
Echo9
Fastify4
History
Fastify20 items
License
Spdx
EchoMIT
FastifyMIT
Language
Primary
EchoGo
FastifyJavaScript
Content
Faq
Fastify6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Rendering model
EchoServer-side
Fastify-
File-based routing
Echo-
Fastify✓
Language
EchoGo
FastifyJavaScript/TypeScript
Rendering
Server components
Echo-
Fastify-
Streaming SSR
Echo-
Fastify-
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes
Echo✓
Fastify✓
DX
First-class TypeScript
Echo-
Fastify✓
Fast refresh / HMR
Echo-
Fastify-
Deployment
Edge runtime support
Echo-
Fastify-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Echo

A Go framework optimized for quickly developing fast APIs, featuring an efficient routing system and extensive built-in utilities for common tasks.

Independently observed

Fastify

Leader

A Node.js web framework emphasizing fast request handling and low resource consumption while maintaining strong security, input validation, and developer experience.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Echo

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of verify ↗

Fastify

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Echo✓
Fastify✓
CLI
Echo✓
Fastify✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Echo–
Fastify✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • JWT
  • Casbin
  • Swagger

Echo

7 total - 4 not shared
  • Prometheus
  • Jaeger
  • pprof
  • Zipkin
Independently observed

Fastify

Leader
40 total - 37 not shared
  • Next.js
  • Apollo Server
  • Angular
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Elasticsearch
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
  • WebSocket
  • Helmet
  • Sentry
  • RabbitMQ
  • CORS
  • CSRF
  • OAuth2
  • Kubernetes
  • Firebase
  • Mongoose
  • TypeORM
  • OAuth
  • GraphQL
  • OpenAPI
  • React
  • Vue
  • +13 more
Independently observed
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