Edge.js
Shares rank 8 of 9 JavaScript runtimes by recommenders
Node.js-compatible runtime that runs in browsers, phones and servers, with a virtual filesystem and good speed. One critic notes it shifts trust away from the kernel.
Node.js-compatible runtime that runs in browsers, phones and servers, with a virtual filesystem and good speed. One critic notes it shifts trust away from the kernel.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Runs in browsers, phones, servers
“it will allow running Node.js apps fully on the browser, in a way that's more compatible than any other alternative”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Edge.js: Running Node Apps Inside a WebAssembly Sandbox” “full-open source alternative to Node.js that can run everywhere (browsers, phones or servers)”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Cloudflare acquires Deno” High Node.js compatibility
“it will allow running Node.js apps fully on the browser, in a way that's more compatible than any other alternative”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Edge.js: Running Node Apps Inside a WebAssembly Sandbox” “It's fully compatible with Node.js (passing all their spec tests for non-VM modules)”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Edge.js: Running Node Apps Inside a WebAssembly Sandbox” “It has decent compatibility and good speed.”
Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “WATaBoy: JIT-Ing Game Boy Instructions to WASM Beats a Native Interpreter” - Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Edge.js: Running Node Apps Inside a WebAssembly Sandbox”
Other JavaScript runtimes people recommend
The four most recommended other JavaScript runtimes, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bun | 493 | 608 | 45% | 12 | 2 yrs17 owners | — |
| Node.js | 257 | 241 | 52% | 12 | 10 yrs5 owners | — |
| Deno | 234 | 176 | 57% | 12 | 2 yrs13 owners | — |
| Ant JavaScript runtime | 16 | 17 | 48% | 2 | — | — |
| Edge.jsThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“full-open source alternative to Node.js that can run everywhere (browsers, phones or servers)”
“It has decent compatibility and good speed.”
“it also shifts a lot of trust away from the kernel”
“We actually believe Edge.js will a great use case for LLM-generated code.”
“Edge.js is fully compatible with Next.js”
“it will allow running Node.js apps fully on the browser, in a way that's more compatible than any other alternative”
“It's fully compatible with Node.js (passing all their spec tests for non-VM modules)”
“With it, you have a virtual fs automatically, just by using the `node:fs` package”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.