Hypercorn

What it is

Hypercorn is an ASGI and WSGI server that leverages the Hyper libraries, offering high performance and reliability for Python web applications. It's designed to be a drop-in replacement for Gunicorn with additional features and optimizations.

Hypercorn stands out as an optimized ASGI/WSGI server leveraging Hyper libraries, offering better performance and HTTP/2 support compared to traditional servers like Gunicorn.

When it fits — and when it doesn’t

Known weaknesses

Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.

1. 01

   Limited documentation and examples

   The official documentation lacks comprehensive guides and practical examples, making it difficult for new users to understand how to configure and use Hypercorn effectively.

2. 02

   Complex configuration options can be overwhelming

   Hypercorn offers a wide range of configuration options that may be confusing or redundant for some users, especially those transitioning from simpler servers like Gunicorn.

3. 03

   Performance issues under heavy load in certain scenarios

   Some users have reported performance degradation when handling a large number of concurrent connections, particularly with complex application logic or during network congestion.

4. 04

   Small and less active community compared to alternatives like Gunicorn

   The community around Hypercorn is relatively small, which can result in slower response times for issues and feature requests on platforms such as GitHub.

What it does well

• High performance ASGI and WSGI server

• Based on Hyper libraries for efficient HTTP/2 support

• Inspired by Gunicorn, offering similar configuration options

Pricing

Free tier

YesOpen source — free to use

Paid from

$0

Model

Flat rate

Enterprise plan

No

Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.