- Fastify is a fast and low overhead web framework for Node.js.
- This package shows how fast it is compared to other JS frameworks: these benchmarks do not pretend to represent a real-world scenario, but they give a good indication of the framework overhead.
- The benchmarks are run automatically on GitHub actions, which means they run on virtual hardware that can suffer from the "noisy neighbor" effect; this means that the results can vary.
- For metrics (cold-start) see metrics.md
To be included in this list, the framework should captivate users' interest. We have identified the following minimal requirements:
- Ensure active usage: a minimum of 500 downloads per week
- Maintain an active repository with at least one event (comment, issue, PR) in the last month
- The framework must use the Node.js HTTP module
Clone this repo. Then
node ./benchmark [arguments (optional)]
-h: Help on how to use the tool.bench: Benchmark one or more modules.compare: Get comparative data for your benchmarks.
Create benchmark before comparing;
benchmark bench
You may also compare all test results, at once, in a single table;
benchmark compare -t
You can also extend the comparison table with percentage values based on fastest result;
benchmark compare -p
- Machine: linux x64 | 4 vCPUs | 15.6GB Mem
- Node:
v24.15.0 - Run: Fri May 01 2026 03:04:46 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
- Method:
autocannon -c 100 -d 40 -p 10 localhost:3000(two rounds; one to warm-up, one to measure)
| Version | Router | Requests/s | Latency (ms) | Throughput/Mb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0http | 4.4.0 | ✓ | 54972.0 | 17.66 | 9.80 |
| h3 | 1.15.11 | ✗ | 53089.6 | 18.35 | 9.47 |
| restana | v5.2.0 | ✓ | 53064.0 | 18.32 | 9.46 |
| h3-router | 1.15.11 | ✓ | 49902.4 | 19.55 | 8.90 |
| node-http | v24.15.0 | ✗ | 47573.6 | 20.57 | 8.48 |
| fastify | 5.8.5 | ✓ | 47491.2 | 20.54 | 8.51 |
| connect | 3.7.0 | ✗ | 47105.6 | 20.70 | 8.40 |
| micro | 10.0.1 | ✗ | 46713.6 | 20.90 | 8.33 |
| polka | 0.5.2 | ✓ | 46392.8 | 21.05 | 8.27 |
| connect-router | 2.2.0 | ✓ | 43162.4 | 22.67 | 7.70 |
| whatwg-node-server | 0.10.18 | ✗ | 39509.4 | 24.80 | 7.05 |
| hono | 4.12.16 | ✓ | 36821.4 | 26.66 | 6.04 |
| koa | 3.2.0 | ✗ | 35345.4 | 27.85 | 6.30 |
| hapi | 21.4.8 | ✓ | 34197.8 | 28.74 | 6.10 |
| adonisjs | 7.8.1 | ✓ | 33946.4 | 28.95 | 6.05 |
| koa-router | 15.4.0 | ✓ | 33127.8 | 29.68 | 5.91 |
| express | 5.2.1 | ✓ | 27810.0 | 35.45 | 4.96 |
| srvx | 0.11.15 | ✗ | 26905.2 | 36.66 | 5.23 |
| microrouter | 3.1.3 | ✓ | 25181.6 | 39.21 | 4.49 |
| express-with-middlewares | 5.2.1 | ✓ | 22995.6 | 42.97 | 8.55 |
| fastify-big-json | 5.8.5 | ✓ | 14229.8 | 69.73 | 163.71 |
| trpc-router | 11.17.0 | ✓ | 9210.0 | 107.96 | 2.10 |
| restify | 11.1.0 | ✓ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
