Hono
Ultrafast web framework for edge runtimes built on Web Standards.
HTTP servers and APIs npm MIT
Used in agent projects
136
1.1% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in http servers and apis
#7 of 30
by use in those projects
Downloads
73.9M
npm, last 7 days, hono
GitHub stars
32.5K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How Hono is used
Hono is a dependency in 136 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.1%), #7 of 30 in http servers and apis. The most used alternative there is Express. Projects that use it most often also use Zod (53.7%), TypeScript (89.0%), tsx (36.0%).
Often used with Hono
| Zod | 53.7% of Hono projects · 3.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| TypeScript | 89.0% of Hono projects · 1.6× more than average |
| tsx | 36.0% of Hono projects · 3.6× more than average |
| Wrangler | 31.6% of Hono projects · 18.8× more than average |
| Drizzle ORM | 25.7% of Hono projects · 10.1× more than average |
| Vitest | 35.3% of Hono projects · 2.9× more than average |
| Drizzle Kit | 22.1% of Hono projects · 9.1× more than average |
| tw-animate-css | 24.3% of Hono projects · 3.6× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 1.4% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Hono as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install hono |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (108), Next.js (25), Python (2), React Native / Expo (1) |
| Example projects | ding113/claude-code-hub, wesbos/wesbos, Cap-go/capgo.app, Gerstep/cybos, adventure-fun/agent-sdk |
Alternatives to Hono
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express npm Fast, unopinionated minimalist web framework for Node.js. |
822 (6.5%) | 142M | 69.6K | MIT |
| Uvicorn pypi Lightning-fast ASGI server for running async Python web applications. |
544 (4.3%) | 13M | 11K | — |
| FastAPI pypi High-performance Python web framework with automatic API docs and async support. |
537 (4.2%) | 107M | 103K | — |
| cors npm Express/Node.js middleware for handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing. |
422 (3.3%) | 86.8M | 6,195 | MIT |
| python-multipart pypi Streaming multipart parser for handling file uploads in Python web frameworks. |
217 (1.7%) | 92.8M | 536 | — |
| Flask pypi Lightweight Python web framework for building web applications and APIs. |
174 (1.4%) | 40.9M | 75K | — |
| express-rate-limit npm Express middleware for rate limiting API requests by IP address. |
105 (0.8%) | 57.6M | 3,311 | MIT |
| GraphQL.js npm JavaScript implementation of GraphQL query language and runtime. |
105 (0.8%) | 50.6M | 20.3K | MIT |