Last Updated: 3/9/2026

Who Uses Hono?

Hono powers production applications for major companies and open-source projects. Here are some notable users:

Production Users

Project	Platform	Use Case
cdnjs	Cloudflare Workers	Free and open-source CDN service. Hono powers the API server.
Cloudflare D1	Cloudflare Workers	Serverless SQL databases. Hono runs the internal API server.
Cloudflare Workers KV	Cloudflare Workers	Serverless key-value database. Internal API server built with Hono.

Project	Platform	Use Case
BaseAI	Local AI Server	Serverless AI agent pipes with memory. An open-source agentic AI framework. API server with Hono.
Unkey	Cloudflare Workers	Open-source API authentication and authorization. Hono powers the API server.
OpenStatus	Bun	Open-source website & API monitoring platform. Hono runs the API server.
Clerk	Cloudflare Workers	Open-source User Management Platform. API server built with Hono.

Project	Platform	Use Case
Deno Benchmarks	Deno	Secure TypeScript runtime built on V8. Hono used for benchmarking.

Want to see more examples? Check out the production users discussion on GitHub where the community shares their Hono-powered projects.

cdnjs and Cloudflare’s internal services chose Hono for its exceptional speed and small footprint, critical for edge computing at massive scale.

Projects like OpenStatus (Bun) and Deno Benchmarks demonstrate Hono’s ability to run on different runtimes with the same codebase.

Developer tools like Unkey and Clerk benefit from Hono’s first-class TypeScript support and clean APIs, enabling faster development with fewer bugs.

Companies deploying on Cloudflare Workers leverage Hono’s native edge support, zero cold starts, and global distribution.

Using Hono in production? Share your story in the GitHub discussions and help others discover what’s possible with Hono.