# Echo vs Hono

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Hono

| Attribute | Echo | Hono |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.6 (78% (high)) | 65.6 (66% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 29 | 79 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 17,976 | 668 |
| adoption.github_stars | 32,658 | 31,974 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A Go framework optimized for quickly developing fast APIs, featuring an efficient routing system and extensive built-in utilities for common tasks. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"Go","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true}` | `{"language":"TypeScript","api_routes":true,"edge_runtime":true,"typescript_first":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"JWT"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Casbin"},{"name":"Jaeger"},{"name":"pprof"},{"name":"Zipkin"},{"name":"Swagger"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Go | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source (MIT license)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://echo.labstack.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:59:53.351Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hono.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:31:54.094Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 9 | 4 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.5","date":"2026-08-26T02:00:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.4","date":"2026-08-24T08:49:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.3","date":"2026-08-18T10:57:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.2","date":"2026-08-13T11:56:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.1","date":"2026-08-07T06:45:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.13.0","date":"2026-08-03T21:55:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.34","date":"2026-08-03T02:37:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.34"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.33","date":"2026-07-31T10:42:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.33"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.32","date":"2026-07-24T08:56:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.32"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.31","date":"2026-07-18T23:16:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.30","date":"2026-07-13T00:36:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.29","date":"2026-07-10T09:33:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.28","date":"2026-07-06T10:08:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.27","date":"2026-06-23T02:51:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.26","date":"2026-06-18T02:19:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.26"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.25","date":"2026-06-09T03:30:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.24","date":"2026-06-08T11:16:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.24"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.23","date":"2026-05-25T02:00:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.22","date":"2026-05-22T09:16:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/honojs/hono/releases/tag/v4.12.21","date":"2026-05-19T11:40:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.21"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 6.1 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Flabstack%2Fecho%2Fv4&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":47,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=hono&per_page=100","last_12m":43,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Echo | Hono |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | Server-side | - |
| File-based routing | - | - |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Server components | - | - |
| Streaming SSR | - | - |
| **Fullstack** |  |  |
| Built-in API / backend routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | - | ✓ |
| Fast refresh / HMR | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Edge runtime support | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:56:43.999Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*