JS web framework benchmarks: performance comparison
The fastest JS web framework in HttpArena is fulmine.js, with a composite of 6382 on HTTP/1.1 — 3 of 72 against every language in its league. Measured over Alpha Round, every entry on the same machine.
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Every JS entry in the benchmark, compared on the composite score of each family. The composite sums a normalized score over the profiles of that family, where the leader of each profile scores 100, and scales the sum by the entry's completeness factor. Rank overall is the entry's place in its own league across all languages; rank among JS narrows the same field to this language. Both link through to the board view they were taken in. How the score works.
Composite scores compare directly across every row. Ranks do not always share a field: a tuned entry has no place in the standard-only ranking, so its rank is taken from the field that includes tuned entries and counts more of them.
HTTP/1.1
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among JS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fulmine.js | Emerging | 6382 | 3 of 72 | 1 of 5 |
| hyper-express | Emerging tuned | 4751 | 13 of 91 | 2 of 7 |
| ultimate-express | Emerging tuned | 4537 | 15 of 91 | 3 of 7 |
| node-h3 | Flagship | 2868 | 32 of 72 | 2 of 5 |
| fastify | Flagship | 2411 | 36 of 72 | 3 of 5 |
| node | Engine | 2056 | 18 of 34 | — |
| koa | Flagship | 1980 | 45 of 72 | 4 of 5 |
| express | Flagship | 1840 | 47 of 72 | 5 of 5 |
Gateway
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among JS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fulmine.js | Emerging | 2536 | 1 of 4 | — |
WebSocket
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among JS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fulmine.js | Emerging | 2431 | 3 of 20 | — |
Questions
What is the fastest JS web framework?
fulmine.js leads the JS entries in HttpArena with a composite score of 6382 on HTTP/1.1, measured over Alpha Round. The composite sums a normalized score across the profiles of a family, where the leader of each profile scores 100. Against every language, fulmine.js ranks 3 of 72 in its own league.
What is the fastest JS Gateway server?
fulmine.js, with a composite of 2536 on Gateway and 1 of 4 against all languages in its league.
What is the fastest JS WebSocket server?
fulmine.js, with a composite of 2431 on WebSocket and 3 of 20 against all languages in its league.
How many JS web frameworks are benchmarked?
8 JS entries are measured, covering HTTP/1.1, Gateway, WebSocket. Every one runs on the same machine, in the same round (Alpha Round), against the same profiles.
Is JS fast for web servers?
The quickest JS entry, fulmine.js, places 3 of 72 on HTTP/1.1 across every language in its league, so that placing is the honest answer for JS at its best rather than for JS in general. The tables below show the spread across all 8 entries.
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