PlusWeb
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- 2 stars
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- v0.1.2
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About
PlusWeb is an open-source, non-blocking HTTP server library for C++ modeled on Express.js, letting developers register routes and chain middleware with a similar API. It stores routes in a trie instead of the flat array Express uses, which the author reports makes routing dramatically faster as an application scales, citing up to roughly 253x faster performance than Express at 10,000 routes.
At a glance
PlusWeb is a C++ HTTP framework with Express-style routing built on libuv. It is worth evaluating if you need a small HTTP interface in an existing C++ application and want to inspect route behavior directly.
Good fit
C++ developers prototyping endpoints and middleware with familiar routing conventions.
Consider something else when
Keep a mature framework when you need a larger ecosystem or deployment behavior you have already validated.
Start here
Start by reading the router example. Check how a fixed route and a parameterized route match, then verify the same behavior in a disposable server if you adopt it.
Cost and requirements
MIT-licensed C++17 project. The repository documents vcpkg distribution and uses libuv and llhttp.
Limits to know
The browser router demo only shows matching. Validate request parsing, errors and concurrency separately before using the framework for a public service.
Sources checked 2026-11-05. Source-based assessment.
Why it made the leaderboard
Gives C++ developers an Express-style ergonomic HTTP API with router performance that scales much better than flat-array route matching as route counts grow.
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