# Node.js vs. Deno vs. Bun: Performance & JavaScript Runtime Comparison

DevFeed: [Node.js vs. Deno vs. Bun: Performance & JavaScript Runtime Comparison](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/node-js-vs-deno-vs-bun-performance-javascript-runtime-comparison-7991.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/javascript-runtime-compare-node-deno-bun/>)

Author: Liran Tal

Published: 2023-09-05T05:00:00Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [Bun](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bun.md>), [Deno](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deno.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>), [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [Zig](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zig.md>)

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## AI overview

This comparison examines Node.js, Deno, and Bun as JavaScript runtimes. It discusses their performance, security, development experience, scalability, tooling, compatibility, and suitability for backend applications. It also reports a Bun benchmark against Deno and Node.js for an HTTP handler rendering a server-side React page.

## Source excerpt

Node.js, Bun, and Deno: we compare these three popular JavaScript runtimes so you can determine which is the right one for your project.