# Fiber vs Gin

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Fiber

| Attribute | Fiber | Gin |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 65.7 (67% (medium)) | 48.7 (68% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 3 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 5,223 | 55,159 |
| adoption.github_stars | 40,088 | 89,116 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source Go framework built on the Fasthttp HTTP engine, providing familiar Express-like routing and middleware patterns for building web APIs and servers with minimal overhead. | An open-source framework for building HTTP services in Go, known for exceptional speed in request handling and providing a straightforward API for creating REST endpoints, microservices, and web applications. It features middleware support, automatic request validation, centralized error handling, and built-in rendering for multiple data formats. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"Go","api_routes":true,"file_routing":false,"server_components":true}` | `{"language":"Go","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true}` |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gofiber.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:40:15.243Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gin-gonic.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:36:04.305Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 26 | 73 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.5.0","date":"2026-08-13T07:24:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.15","date":"2026-08-12T15:03:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.14","date":"2026-07-06T06:30:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.4.0","date":"2026-07-02T07:39:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.3.0","date":"2026-05-22T07:15:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.2.0","date":"2026-04-25T10:53:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.13","date":"2026-04-25T13:07:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.1.0","date":"2026-02-24T20:30:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.12","date":"2026-02-24T20:40:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0","date":"2026-02-02T18:22:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.11","date":"2026-01-31T15:56:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc.3","date":"2025-11-19T15:42:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.10","date":"2025-11-19T14:21:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc.2","date":"2025-09-29T11:15:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc.1","date":"2025-08-26T07:28:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta.5","date":"2025-07-20T14:49:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-beta.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.9","date":"2025-07-20T13:43:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.8","date":"2025-05-22T07:01:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta.4","date":"2024-12-31T17:00:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.0.0-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/releases/tag/v2.52.6","date":"2024-12-31T17:12:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.52.6"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.12.0","date":"2026-02-28T10:12:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.11.0","date":"2025-09-20T11:42:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.10.1","date":"2025-05-20T09:34:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.10.0","date":"2024-05-07T03:48:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.9.1","date":"2023-06-01T02:33:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2023-02-21T09:22:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.8.2","date":"2022-12-22T13:42:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.8.1","date":"2022-06-06T16:03:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2022-05-30T07:17:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.7.7","date":"2021-11-24T13:57:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.7.6","date":"2021-11-23T05:28:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.7.4","date":"2021-08-15T08:10:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.7.3","date":"2021-08-03T02:41:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.7.2","date":"2021-05-21T23:42:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2021-04-08T23:39:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2021-04-08T07:50:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.6.3","date":"2020-05-03T14:14:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.6.2","date":"2020-03-27T03:07:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.6.1","date":"2020-03-23T14:07:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2020-03-22T03:20:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":10,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgofiber%2Ffiber%2Fv2&per_page=100","last_12m":3,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgin-gonic%2Fgin&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Fiber | Gin |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | - | Server-side |
| File-based routing | ✗ | - |
| Language | Go | Go |
| **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 2026-09-01T16:35:19.512Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*