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24 alternatives to A benchmark comparison of C++ vs. Node.js performance

C++ vs Node.js HTTP benchmark with wrk: Crow 5.4k req/s, Node http 12k, uWebSockets 57k. Same route, same laptop, with code and why Crow lost to Node.

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Drogon – A C++14/17 based high performance HTTP application framework▲189
Drogon: A C++14/17/20 based HTTP web application framework running on Linux/macOS/Unix/Windows - drogonframework/drogon
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ZeroHTTPd: A web server to teach Linux performance, with benchmarks▲472
Articles in this series Part I. Iterative ServersPart II. Forking ServersPart III. Pre-forking ServersPart IV. Threaded ServersPart V. Pre-threaded ServersPart VI: poll-based serverPart VII: epoll-…
2019 · unixism.net · its alternatives →
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Server.js – A modern Express alternative▲295
Powerful server for Node.js that just works so you can focus on your awesome project
2017 · serverjs.io · its alternatives →
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Postgres.js – Fastest Full-Featured PostgreSQL Client for Node and Deno▲257
Postgres.js - The Fastest full featured PostgreSQL client for Node.js, Deno, Bun and CloudFlare - porsager/postgres
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Go HTTP Request Router Benchmark▲89
Go HTTP request router and web framework benchmark - julienschmidt/go-http-routing-benchmark
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Fast.js – faster reimplementations of native JavaScript functions▲323
Faster user-land reimplementations for several common builtin native JavaScript functions. - codemix/fast.js
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Remote Desktop Protocol in Node.js▲140
Remote Desktop Protocol for Node.js. Contribute to citronneur/node-rdpjs development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · lc.cx · its alternatives →
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Total.js – Low-code development (Node-RED alternative)▲216
2023 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →
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QuikNode Compare▲66
In-browser benchmarks for Web3 endpoints
2020 · its alternatives →
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Created a Node.js's addon that can handle 1M req/s▲7
I’ve been experimenting with building a Node.js HTTP framework using Rust + Hyper with N-Api. The project started as a fully synchronous server, but I recently patched it to support async (Tokio/Hyper). That change alone nearly doubled throughput in benchmarks. What’s different: * Built directly on Hyper, no heavy abstraction * napi glue for Node.js bindings * Minimal core (sync and async engines side-by-side) * Focused on raw performance, not plugins (yet) This is still experimental and not production-ready. I’d like feedback on: * Async API design — does it feel ergonomic? *…
2025 · its alternatives →
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A Fast, Malloc-Free C++14 Json Parser and Encoder▲98
Meta programming utilities for C++14. Merged in matt-42/lithium - matt-42/iod
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Mitata – Benchmarking tooling for JavaScript▲93
I always had a sweet tooth for how easy it is to use google/benchmark, but when working with js, current libraries didn't feel right and some were not even accurate enough, so I decided to create my own library to make JavaScript benchmarking tooling better. With more free time, I finally implemented all features I wished for in 1.0.0 and made a lightweight C++ single-header version for moments when google/benchmark is too much. Hope this library helps you as much as it does me.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The Silicon C++14 Web Framework▲140
A high performance, middleware oriented C++14 http web framework please use matt-42/lithium instead - matt-42/silicon
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Write Node.js code in Rust to achieve massive HTTP throughput▲12
Oct 2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →
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Fast 2kB date library alternative to Moment.js with the same API▲122
⏰ Day.js 2kB immutable date-time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API - iamkun/dayjs
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Second State VM▲78
High performance secure & portable Rust functions in Node.js
2020 · secondstate.io · its alternatives →
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uDSV.js – A faster CSV parser▲67
Hey folks! I know CSV parsers (especially in JS) aren't terribly exciting and someone writes a "better" one every week. I'm in the middle of my parental leave, and this was a project that came out of me looking for the fastest/smallest CSV parser. It all started so innocently, and then turned into a benchmark-validation-athon; the library itself took ~2 weeks to write, but the performance comparisons took another ~4 weeks (on and off). The benchmarks were a huge effort, but I think they are the most thorough to date, both in breadth and in depth, so hopefully you find them useful:…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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MCP-stama – An ultra-fast Rust MCP server with no dependencies▲73
An ultra-fast, single-binary MCP server written in Rust as a lightweight alternative to Node.js/Python. - StamManif/mcp-stama
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Moiva.io▲71
A better way to evaluate and compare JS libraries
2021 · its alternatives →
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Cap'n-rs – Rust implementation of Cloudflare's Cap'n Web protocol▲52
Last week Cloudflare released Cap'n Web [1], a schema-free capability-based RPC protocol. I built capn-rs this week - a Rust implementation with full wire protocol compatibility. Links: GitHub: https://github.com/currentspace/capn-rs Crates: https://crates.io/crates/capnweb-server API docs: https://docs.rs/capnweb-server What's working: Wire compatibility verified via integration tests against TypeScript reference Multi-transport: HTTP batch, WebSocket, WebTransport (HTTP/3) Complete IL (intermediate language) expression evaluator…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hellepoll is a blazingly-fast async HTTP server written in C++▲35
This is based on an approach I made for a very high performance message and video multiplexing server. The project died, but I'm glad I get to share the a basic version with some http test code now. I admit this is the second time I've tried to show this off here today; I posted earlier but it got lost when no-one was watching :(
2011 · github.com · its alternatives →
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uWestJS▲6
High-performance adapter (HTTP & WebSocket) for NestJS
May 2026 · uwest.js.org · its alternatives →
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SSVM – Speed up your Node.js apps with Rust and WebAssembly▲5
Raw performance (the lack of) is always a contentious point for JavaScript, especially in our post-Moore era of computing. Node.js gets around this issue through extensive of use of native libraries and modules written in C, including the V8 JS engine itself. But as application developers, how do YOU create high performance functions? Write in C and run as a NAPI module? Write in Rust and run as a V8 wasm? Well, there is another (better and faster) way now! The SSVM is a fully featured WebAssembly VM that is optimized for server-side applications.…
2020 · its alternatives →
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Titan – JavaScript-first framework that compiles into a Rust server▲49
Hi HN, I built Titan, a backend framework where you write routes and logic in JavaScript, and the CLI compiles everything into a single Rust + Axum binary using the Boa JS engine. No Node.js is required in production. The idea is to keep JS developer experience while getting Rust performance and a self-contained deployable server. Current features: JS route DSL Action system mapped to Rust esbuild bundling Generated Rust server with Axum Hot-reload dev server Single-binary output Repo: https://github.com/ezet-galaxy/-ezetgalaxy-titan Would love feedback on the…
Dec 2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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