Aiohttp
Async-first HTTP client and server framework.
http-clients-frameworksnpm: node-fetch
75
Hero Score
Popularity
82
Performance
85
Ecosystem
75
Maturity
85
Dev Experience
50
⭐ 16,508 stars⬇ 127.6M downloads/wkFirst release: Oct 2013Last release: Jun 2026
Async Support: YesPlugin Extensions: HighSpeed: FastDoc Quality: HighLearning Curve: Medium
Pros
- • Mature async client and server in one
- • WebSocket support out of the box
- • Great for IO-heavy concurrency
Cons
- • Async-only; steeper learning curve
- • More boilerplate than Requests
- • Occasional Python-version compatibility churn