{"data":{"slug":"fiber","name":"Fiber","tagline":"MIT Express-style web framework for Go, built on fasthttp","category":"libraries","categoryName":"Libraries","url":"https://gofiber.io","github":"https://github.com/gofiber/fiber","pricing":"open-source","hook":"Fiber is a Go web framework with an Express-like API: routes, middleware and handlers that feel familiar if you come from Node.","whatsGood":"MIT (gofiber/fiber), release v3.6.1 (2026-10-14), commit on 2026-10-20. ★~40k (~114 a week). Useful when you want a fast Go HTTP API with a small learning curve, and the bundled middleware covers the usual needs.","theCatch":"It is built on fasthttp, not net/http, so standard-library middleware and handlers don't plug in directly; you need adapters or Fiber's own versions. v3 changed the API from v2, so check which version a tutorial targets.","verdict":"A quick, friendly Go framework if you accept the fasthttp trade-off.","addedAt":"2026-10-21","featured":false,"domain":"Libraries","subSpecialty":"Libraries","subcategory":"Runtimes & Frameworks","tags":["api","sdk","self-host","permissive","active"],"capabilities":["api"],"surfaces":["API","Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Node.js"],"licenseModel":"OSS/MIT","githubStars":40226,"starsPerWeek":114,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2020-01-16","pushedAt":"2026-10-21","license":"MIT","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-21"}},"related":[{"slug":"hono","name":"Hono","tagline":"Tiny TypeScript web framework that runs on every runtime"},{"slug":"phaser","name":"Phaser","tagline":"MIT HTML5 2D game framework with scenes, physics, and tilemaps"},{"slug":"pixijs","name":"PixiJS","tagline":"MIT 2D WebGPU/WebGL renderer, not a game engine"},{"slug":"babylonjs","name":"Babylon.js","tagline":"Apache-2.0 3D engine for the web, now on v9"},{"slug":"playcanvas","name":"PlayCanvas","tagline":"MIT WebGL2/WebGPU engine plus an optional hosted Editor"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/fiber","html":"/gems/fiber","markdown":"/gems/fiber.md","category":"/api/gems?category=libraries","categoryPage":"/stacks/libraries"}}