What is 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.
Hono pricing
We don't have Hono's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Hono does
The capabilities that matter for web frameworks, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Rendering model
- -
- File-based routing
- -
- Language
- TypeScript
- Server components
- -
- Streaming SSR
- -
- Built-in API / backend routes
- ✓
- First-class TypeScript
- ✓
- Fast refresh / HMR
- -
- Edge runtime support
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 47 (43 in the last 12 months), max severity HIGH sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Hono alternatives
Other web frameworks we track, ranked by the same independent score.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Hono, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 60 | 0.12 | 7.2 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 98 | 0.07 | 6.6 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.08 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 47 | 0.08 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| Stars | 85 | 0.03 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 79 | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Language: TypeScript · Api routes: Yes · Edge runtime: Yes · Typescript first: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-16 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |