ExpressvsHono
Head-to-Head Stats
ExpressHono
Weekly Downloads32.0M580.0K
GitHub Stars65.0K21.0K
Repos Using245.0K9.8K
Contributors320180
Open Issues18085
Bundle Size208 KB14 KB
TypeScriptdefinitely-typednative
Growth Rate-3.1%+42.7%
Last Release2026-02-202026-03-27
Adoption Over 12 Months (repos in thousands)
Express
Hono
Side-by-Side Bars
Express: 32.0MHono: 580.0K
Express Stars: 65.0KHono Stars: 21.0K
Express Repos: 245.0KHono Repos: 9.8K
Migration Flow (Last 30 Days)
218
Express → Hono
vs
5
Hono → Express
Repos using Express also use:
MongoDBMongoosePassportEJScorsbody-parser
Repos using Hono also use:
Cloudflare WorkersBunDrizzleZodOpenAPID1
Analysis & Verdict
Hono is the edge-native successor to Express, growing at 43% with native TypeScript and a 14KB bundle. Express still dominates in absolute numbers but is declining. New serverless projects overwhelmingly choose Hono.