PrinceJS is the fastest Bun web framework in 2025. 19,200 requests per second in just 2.8 kB gzipped. Built by a 13-year-old Nigerian developer.

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PrinceJS is a new web framework for Bun runtime claiming 19,200 req/s performance, positioning itself as 21% faster than Elysia and 106% faster than Express. The framework features tree-shakable imports, TypeScript support with Zod validation, built-in middleware for CORS, logging, and rate limiting, plus utilities for caching, email sending, file uploads, cron jobs, and OpenAPI documentation generation. The project is notably developed by a 13-year-old developer from Nigeria.

PrinceJS — Fastest Bun Framework (19,200 req

<p>It’s not fastest, according to their official documentation. Not even faster than Hono not to mention Elysia.</p>


<p>The article says that Princejs is 21% faster than Elysia, while the website says Princejs is below Elysia and Hono.
Then, what problem is this solving? From what I checked, it’s just a basic wrapper around Bun’s HTTP Server. It only has a fraction of its features, the docs are just a single page with just one example and no info at all, and it only has 161 stars on GitHub.
What is Princejs adding that Hono doesn’t offer already, or even Bun’s HTTP Server?</p>
