# Hono vs Nuxt

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Nuxt

| Attribute | Hono | Nuxt |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 65.6 (66% (medium)) | 76.3 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 79 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 668 | 70,778 |
| adoption.github_stars | 31,974 | 60,801 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A free and open-source framework for building type-safe, performant full-stack web applications with Vue.js. Offers server-side rendering by default, file-based routing, auto-imports, and zero-config TypeScript support. |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"TypeScript","api_routes":true,"edge_runtime":true,"typescript_first":true}` | `{"language":"JavaScript/TypeScript","rendering":"hybrid","api_routes":true,"hot_reload":true,"edge_runtime":true,"file_routing":true,"typescript_first":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 300 |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hono.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-16T21:31:54.094Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nuxt.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:58:25.689Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 6 |
| release.history | `[{"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"}]` | 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.8 |
| security.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":22,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=nuxt&per_page=100","last_12m":18,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | Hono | Nuxt |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:13:00.147Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*