2023 Web Server Benchmark: Node.js vs. Java vs. Rust vs. Go

A more important question for me is what server/framework has the best developer experience and can be maintained easily in the long run. Despite Express.js being rock bottom, I still prefer it as one of the easiest, well known HTTP servers. Of course it all depends on your use case. If you have to extract a penny out of every 1 million http request, performance becomes paramount.

I’d have been interested to see the included of the built in Go HTTP lib in comparison.