# Hono.js, release history and use on real websites.

A small, fast web framework for JavaScript that runs on Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun and Node. It uses the standard Web API (Request, Response), so the same code runs on any edge runtime.

- **Status:** Modern. A fast-growing framework for edge and serverless APIs; common in projects on Cloudflare.
- **Category:** [JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)
- **First release:** 2021
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 4.13.17 (7 Nov 2026)
- **Official website:** https://hono.dev
- **Documentation:** https://hono.dev/docs/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/honojs/hono
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/hono-js

## Hono.js on audited websites

109 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st showed Hono.js in the X-Powered-By response header (<1%). Many websites hide this header, so the number counts only the ones that show it. By this count Hono.js is #28 of the 35 technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks we have seen in audits.

### Websites running Hono.js vs all websites

- **Web score:** 76 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 80 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 64 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 83 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 35 (all websites 31)

### Most used in JS/CSS Frameworks

1. [Tailwind CSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tailwind-css): 34% (5,653)
2. [jQuery](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/jquery): 29% (4,883)
3. [Next.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/next-js): 23% (3,836)
4. [React](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/react): 22% (3,626)
5. [Bootstrap](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/bootstrap): 13% (2,198)
6. [PHP](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/php): 3.0% (502)
7. [Lit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/lit): 2.9% (487)
8. [Astro](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/astro): 2.4% (405)
9. [Vue.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/vue-js): 2.2% (373)
10. [Alpine.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/alpine-js): 2.0% (341)

The number for React counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Next.js, Gatsby, and Remix, which run it too. The number for Vue.js counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Nuxt, which run it too.

## Hono.js versions and release history

5 release lines since 2021, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 4.13.17, released 7 Nov 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | 9 Feb 2024 | 4.13.17 (7 Nov 2026) | 199 |
| 3 | 18 Feb 2023 | 3.12.12 (7 Feb 2024) | 92 |
| 2 | 16 Jul 2022 | 2.7.8 (12 Feb 2023) | 49 |
| 1 | 22 Apr 2022 | 1.6.4 (10 Jul 2022) | 29 |
| 0.x (before 1.0) | 14 Dec 2021 | 0.5.10 (2 Apr 2022) | 45 |

Sources: [npm registry, package hono](https://www.npmjs.com/package/hono), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks

- [TanStack Start](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tanstack-start): 1.9% of websites
- [Nette](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nette): 1.8% of websites
- [Nuxt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nuxt): 1.5% of websites
- [Angular](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/angular): 1.2% of websites
- [Preact](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/preact): 1.2% of websites
- [UnoCSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/unocss): 1.2% of websites
- [Express](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/express): 1.1% of websites
- [SvelteKit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/sveltekit): 1.1% of websites
- [ASP.NET](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/asp-net): 1.0% of websites
- [Django](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/django): <1% of websites
- [HTMX](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/htmx): <1% of websites
- [Turbo (Hotwire)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/turbo): <1% of websites

[All 38 in JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)

## Questions about Hono.js

### What is Hono.js?

A small, fast web framework for JavaScript that runs on Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun and Node. It uses the standard Web API (Request, Response), so the same code runs on any edge runtime. The be1st catalog lists Hono.js under JS/CSS Frameworks. License of Hono.js: MIT.

### What is the latest version of Hono.js?

The latest version of Hono.js is 4.13.17, released 7 Nov 2026 (source: npm registry, package hono).

### How many websites use Hono.js?

109 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st (<1%) showed Hono.js in the X-Powered-By header, as of 8 Nov 2026. Websites that hide the header are not counted.

### When was Hono.js first released?

Hono.js was first released in 2021.

### Is Hono.js still a modern choice?

Yes. Hono.js counts as a modern technology. A fast-growing framework for edge and serverless APIs; common in projects on Cloudflare.

### What are the alternatives to Hono.js?

Technologies that do the same job as Hono.js include Express.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.