---
title: "Bun vs Node.js: Everything you need to know"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/bun-vs-node-js-everything-you-need-to-know-70wxubj1e
source_url: https://www.builder.io/blog/bun-vs-node-js
type: article
source: "builder.io"
published: 2023-09-20T16:04:52.710Z
updated: 2023-09-20T16:04:52.136Z
tags: ["javascript", "typescript", "npm", "deno", "jest", "websocket", "bun"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 317
comments: 17
language: en
---

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# Bun vs Node.js: Everything you need to know

**[builder.io](https://daily.dev/sources/builderio)** · 1 min read · 317 upvotes · 17 comments

## Summary

Bun v1.0 is a super fast all-in-one toolkit for JavaScript and TypeScript apps. The beauty of Bun lies in its ability to streamline the development process, making it smoother and more efficient than ever. Bun is designed as a faster, leaner, more modern replacement for Node.js.

## Full article

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@dharmax** · 4 upvotes

> Interesting. Bun sounds great, from the article.  i'd like to hear the devil's advocate now - what are the reasons not to use Bun on new projects....

**@chronological** · 2 upvotes

> @dharmax
> this video gives a better overview of bun's current capability (it's not all roses as this article makes it out to be)
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMMoDWN79E
>
> It's still an immature ecosystem, and there are things that just don't work with bun, or don't work as well/are as performant unless you're in a "lab" environment.
> That said, I will be looking forward to using it in some small projects and wait for it to mature

**@bendevweb** · 1 upvotes

> **Bun** is clearly the future of web development, thanks to its performance and numerous features. Great article!

**@raygun182** · 0 upvotes

> Really good read

**@lige** · 0 upvotes

> Good article, very understandable !

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Tags: [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#npm](https://daily.dev/tags/npm), [#deno](https://daily.dev/tags/deno), [#jest](https://daily.dev/tags/jest), [#websocket](https://daily.dev/tags/websocket), [#bun](https://daily.dev/tags/bun)

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