Sharkbench

Benchmarking programming languages and web frameworks

Gin (Go)

Gin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go (Golang) built on top of HttpRouter, the fastest HTTP router for Go. It provides a simple API for building robust web applications and microservices with an emphasis on speed and efficiency. Gin includes helpful features like middleware support, error management, and JSON validation.

This benchmark tests how fast a framework can perform concurrent HTTP requests, I/O operations, and JSON de/serialization.

OS: LinuxCPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 325Last Updated: 2026-10-14

MedianP99

Framework	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
Go v1.24 / Gin v1	1640	3.4 ms	3.65 %	23.1 MB	32.20 s
Go v1.20 / Gin v1	1445	3.9 ms	4.13 %	23.9 MB	32.76 s

About Go

Paradigm

Concurrent, Imperative, Procedural

Execution

Compiled

Typing

Static

Null Safety

NO

Memory Management

Garbage Collection

Go is a statically typed, compiled programming language designed at Google that is syntactically similar to C but with memory safety and garbage collection. It is designed to be simple, efficient, and readable with a focus on concurrent programming. Go is widely used for building network servers, data pipelines, and command-line tools.

Go web frameworks

How does Gin compare to other Go frameworks?

MedianP99

Framework	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
Go / FastHTTP	2685	1.4 ms	1.58 %	19.9 MB	22.67 s
Go / Echo	2179	2.2 ms	2.49 %	21.4 MB	26.66 s
Go / Gin	1640	3.4 ms	3.65 %	23.1 MB	32.20 s

Popular web frameworks

How does Gin compare to other popular frameworks?

MedianP99

Framework	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
Rust / Axum	26670	1.2 ms	74.13 %	16.5 MB	26.69 s
C# (.NET) / ASP.NET Core	17041	1.5 ms	23.04 %	101.8 MB	6.09 s
JavaScript (Node.js) / Express	15270	2.0 ms	29.45 %	228.4 MB	4.92 s
Java (Temurin) / Spring Boot (MVC)	2962	1.6 ms	1.86 %	286.4 MB	37.73 s
Go / Gin	1640	3.4 ms	3.65 %	23.1 MB	32.20 s
Python / FastAPI (Uvicorn)	792	32.9 ms	20.81 %	63.3 MB	8.55 s
Python / Flask (Gunicorn)	320	99.9 ms	56.36 %	110.2 MB	8.94 s
Python / Django (Gunicorn)	279	103.8 ms	57.16 %	151.9 MB	10.29 s
PHP / Laravel	92	319.0 ms	80.90 %	80.4 MB	95.22 s