Comparison

Hono vs Next.js

On the evidence we track, Next.js leads this comparison with a composite score of 84/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Hono62

★Next.js84

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Hono	Next.jsLeader
Vioscale score	62 / 100medium · 56%	84 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.2
Soc2security.soc2	-	✗
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 47 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=hono&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 43 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next%2Fenv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	668	304,007
Github starsadoption.github_stars	31,974	141,941
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	54,344,634
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	148,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	79	640
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	9
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	8 items

Score

Vioscale score

Hono62 / 100medium · 56%

Next.js84 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Hono✓

Next.js✓

Model

Honoopen_source

Next.jsopen_source

Price level

Honofree

Next.jsfree

Transparent

Hono✓

Next.js✓

Integrations

Count

Hono–

Next.js1

Security

Scorecard

Hono–

Next.js6.2

Soc2

Hono–

Next.js✗

Vulnerabilities

HonoCount: 47 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=hono&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 43 · Max severity: HIGH

Next.jsCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next%2Fenv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Hono–

Next.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Hono668

Next.js304,007

Github stars

Hono31,974

Next.js141,941

Package downloads weekly

Hono–

Next.js54,344,634

Stackoverflow questions

Hono–

Next.js148,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Hono79

Next.js640

Release

Cadence days

Hono4

Next.js9

History

Hono20 items

Next.js20 items

License

Spdx

HonoMIT

Next.jsMIT

Language

Primary

HonoTypeScript

Next.jsJavaScript

Market

Availability

Hono–

Next.jsAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Hono–

Next.js8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Web Frameworks
Capability	Hono	Next.js
Core
Rendering model	-	Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing	-	✓
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript/TypeScript
Rendering
Server components	-	✓
Streaming SSR	-	✓
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes	✓	✓
DX
First-class TypeScript	✓	✓
Fast refresh / HMR	-	-
Deployment
Edge runtime support	✓	-

Core

Rendering model

Hono-

Next.jsHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)

File-based routing

Hono-

Next.js✓

Language

HonoTypeScript

Next.jsJavaScript/TypeScript

Rendering

Server components

Hono-

Next.js✓

Streaming SSR

Hono-

Next.js✓

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

Hono✓

Next.js✓

First-class TypeScript

Hono✓

Next.js✓

Fast refresh / HMR

Hono-

Next.js-

Deployment

Edge runtime support

Hono✓

Next.js-

What each one is

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

Hono

An open-source TypeScript-based web framework that compiles to under 14kB and runs natively on Cloudflare Workers, Fastly, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Node.js, and other JavaScript runtimes. Emphasizes clean APIs, TypeScript support, and comprehensive middleware ecosystem.

Independently observed

Next.js

Leader

Next.js is a React-based web framework that provides server-side rendering, static site generation, API routes, and file-based routing to enable developers to create optimized production-ready applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Hono

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

Next.js

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Open source (MIT license), free to use

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Hono	Next.js
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Hono✗

Next.js✓

CLI

Hono✓

Next.js✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Hono✓

Next.js✓

Self-hosted

Hono✓

Next.js✓

Integrations

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

Hono

Not documented yet.

Next.js

Leader

1 total

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Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.