# Gin vs Hono

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Hono

| Attribute | Gin | Hono |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 48.7 (68% (medium)) | 65.6 (66% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 3 | 79 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 55,159 | 668 |
| adoption.github_stars | 89,116 | 31,974 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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}` |
| language.primary | Go | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gin-gonic.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:36:04.305Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hono.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:31:54.094Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 73 | 4 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 6 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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"}` | `{"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 | Gin | 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 2026-09-01T16:53:34.563Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*