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Apr 27, 2026 · Backend Development

Why Hono Is Becoming the Go-To Node.js Framework and How Adapter v2 Boosts Speed 2.3×

Rising npm downloads and a 3.5‑fold lead over NestJS show Hono’s growing popularity, while its new @hono/node-server v2 adapter delivers a 2.3× peak throughput gain in body‑parsing benchmarks, making it a lightweight, TypeScript‑first, cross‑runtime alternative that now rivals Fastify for Node.js projects.