- 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:
v24.12.0 - Run: Thu Jan 08 2026 15:26:10 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h3 | 1.15.4 | ✗ | 51188.0 | 19.03 | 9.13 |
| restana | v5.1.0 | ✓ | 50816.8 | 19.19 | 9.06 |
| h3-router | 1.15.4 | ✓ | 50683.2 | 19.24 | 9.04 |
| 0http | 4.4.0 | ✓ | 46981.6 | 20.81 | 8.38 |
| node-http | v24.12.0 | ✗ | 46264.0 | 21.12 | 8.25 |
| polka | 0.5.2 | ✓ | 46144.0 | 21.17 | 8.23 |
| connect | 3.7.0 | ✗ | 45260.8 | 21.60 | 8.07 |
| micro | 10.0.1 | ✗ | 44452.0 | 22.01 | 7.93 |
| fastify | 5.6.2 | ✓ | 44428.0 | 22.03 | 7.97 |
| connect-router | 2.2.0 | ✓ | 41216.8 | 23.76 | 7.35 |
| whatwg-node-server | 0.10.18 | ✗ | 39256.8 | 24.97 | 7.00 |
| koa | 3.1.1 | ✗ | 37082.2 | 26.46 | 6.61 |
| hono | 4.11.3 | ✓ | 36348.6 | 27.01 | 5.96 |
| koa-router | 14.0.0 | ✓ | 34140.8 | 28.80 | 6.09 |
| hapi | 21.4.4 | ✓ | 32704.0 | 30.08 | 5.83 |
| adonisjs | 7.7.0 | ✓ | 30706.8 | 32.08 | 5.48 |
| srvx | 0.10.0 | ✗ | 28523.6 | 34.55 | 5.55 |
| express | 5.2.1 | ✓ | 27103.6 | 36.38 | 4.83 |
| express-with-middlewares | 5.2.1 | ✓ | 23052.8 | 42.86 | 8.57 |
| microrouter | 3.1.3 | ✓ | 20193.6 | 49.02 | 3.60 |
| fastify-big-json | 5.6.2 | ✓ | 12013.6 | 82.69 | 138.23 |
| trpc-router | 11.8.1 | ✓ | 8634.2 | 115.16 | 1.90 |
| restify | 11.1.0 | ✓ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
