# Vapor Swift web framework

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Vapor Swift web framework and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Popular Swift web framework people find pleasant and capable, used in production. Some critics say builds are slow and heavy on laptops.

## Why people recommend it

- Well-regarded, capable, used in production (3 comments): "There are some well-regarded frameworks, like Vapor, that are written in Swift." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45838577)) "projects like Vapor [0] that are used in production" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45838593)) "have found it to be very capable in its own right" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48537309))
- Pleasant and easy to work with (2 comments): "It was surprisingly pretty good experience and I am considering using it for my next project too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48667227)) "overall the use of frameworks like Vapor have been a breeze to work with" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46732788))

## What people warn about

- Slow builds that heat laptops (3 comments): "it just takes longer in Swift" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46843204)) "Tried to build the project. Laptop spun for minutes and got really hot." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46843986)) "how heated my laptop gets when I try to compile a new vapor template" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47069607))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ruby on Rails](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ruby-on-rails.md): 337 recommend
- [Django](https://hackerapproved.com/p/django.md): 277 recommend
- [Next.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/next-js.md): 127 recommend
- [Phoenix Framework](https://hackerapproved.com/p/phoenix.md): 85 recommend
- [Laravel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/laravel.md): 71 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Vapor Swift web framework", https://hackerapproved.com/p/vapor/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).