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One interface for Malaysian payment gateways in TypeScript and PHP/Laravel.
Hono
honojs/hono
A small, simple web framework built on Web Standards.
- Active
- MIT
- TypeScript
32.9kGitHub stars
1.5kForks
375Contributors
v4.13.17latest release
In short
Hono is a GitHub project in the Backend category, written mainly in TypeScript. It is released under the MIT licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 7 Nov 2026. It has 32,903 GitHub stars.
What it does
Standout capabilityRuns the same code on Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, and Node.js
Best forDevelopers building web apps on multiple JavaScript runtimes
Maintenance
4 dsince last commit
4 dsince last release
398open issues
4 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday
Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 7 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v4.13.17 · 7 Nov 2026. How we score this
Licence in plain words
Permissive · MIT
Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.
A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗
Hono compared with alternatives
| Project | Stars | Licence | Status | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FastAPI | 104.6k | MIT | Active | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Caddy | 79k | Apache-2.0 | Active | 10 Nov 2026 |
| PocketBase | 61.6k | MIT | Archived | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Hono (this page) | 32.9k | MIT | Active | 7 Nov 2026 |
| bayarkit | — | MIT | Active | 7 Nov 2026 |
Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 10 Nov 2026.
Questions
Is Hono free and open source?
Yes. Hono is published on GitHub under the MIT licence (permissive). Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.
Is Hono still maintained?
Active: the last commit was on 7 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v4.13.17, came out on 7 Nov 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.
What is Hono written in?
Hono is mainly written in TypeScript.
How popular is Hono?
As of 10 Nov 2026, Hono has 32,903 GitHub stars, 1,471 forks and 375 contributors.
What are some alternatives to Hono?
Other Backend projects on Repoworthy include bayarkit, FastAPI, Caddy and PocketBase.
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Numbers from the GitHub API, checked 10 Nov 2026. Text summarised from the project's README. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.