Aiohttp
Async-first HTTP client and server framework.
77
Hero Score
Popularity
88
Performance
85
Ecosystem
75
Maturity
85
Dev Experience
50
⭐ 16,574 stars⬇ 118.7M downloads/wkFirst release: Oct 2013Last release: Oct 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