# julienschmidt/go-http-routing-benchmark

Go HTTP request router and web framework benchmark

Repository: https://github.com/julienschmidt/go-http-routing-benchmark
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-http-routing-benchmark
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-09-12T13:30:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4643, "days_push": 1086, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1657, forks 242 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:18.104796+00:00)

## What it is
A benchmark suite comparing the performance of Go HTTP request routers and web frameworks by implementing real-world API routing structures. It measures routing speed and memory allocations across many popular Go routers.

## Use cases
- compare performance of go http routers
- benchmark go web frameworks
- choose a fast http router for go
- measure routing memory allocations in go
- evaluate httprouter vs gorilla mux performance

## When to choose
- you are selecting a Go HTTP router and performance matters
- you want reproducible benchmarks of routing overhead and allocations
- you are researching routing algorithm efficiency in Go

## When to avoid
- you need a router to use in production rather than compare
- you need benchmarks of full application stacks beyond routing
- you work outside the Go ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: benchmarking, routing, web-framework
- domain: web-development, performance, developer-tools
- platform: go, cli
- tags: http-router, go-benchmark, performance-comparison, linux

## Member repositories
- julienschmidt/go-http-routing-benchmark (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.104796+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:44:47.162049+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/julienschmidt/go-http-routing-benchmark (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.104796+00:00, sha e61b8a6818bd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.