I Built a Framework That’s 17x Faster Than Laravel : Meet Kuppa.js

I Built a Framework That’s 17x Faster Than Laravel in One Weekend: Meet Kuppa.js Building a web application often feels like a trade-off. You either go with a "batteries-included" framework like Laravel but sacrifice raw performance, or you pick a minimalist tool like Express.js but spend hours wiring up folders, auth, and database connections. This past weekend, I decided to stop choosing. I built Kuppa.js , an opinionated, high-performance framework built on top of Express.js, specifically optimized for the Supabase ecosystem. Why Kuppa.js? The goal was simple: Developer Experience of Laravel + Raw Speed of Node.js. Express.js is famous for being unopinionated . It’s just a blank canvas. Kuppa.js turns that canvas into a structured environment. It tells you where your migrations go, how your controllers should look, and comes with Supabase Auth baked in by default. It moves Express from a library to a real framework. The "Brutal" Benchmark: Kuppa vs. Laravel I didn't want to just cla