Java REST Frameworks

9.9

9.3

Retrofit

9.2

9.5

Dropwizard

9.1

9.6

Feign

9.0

0.0

Spark

7.6

8.1

rest.li

7.5

9.8

Apache CXF!

21 REST Frameworks libraries and projects

Retrofit

9.9 9.3 L1 HTML

A type-safe HTTP client for Android and the JVM
Dropwizard

9.2 9.5 L4 Java

A damn simple library for building production-ready RESTful web services.

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Feign

9.1 9.6 L4 Java

Feign makes writing java http clients easier
Spark

9.0 0.0 L3 Java

A simple expressive web framework for java. Spark has a kotlin DSL https://github.com/perwendel/spark-kotlin
rest.li

7.6 8.1 L1 Java

Rest.li is a REST+JSON framework for building robust, scalable service architectures using dynamic discovery and simple asynchronous APIs.
Apache CXF!

7.5 9.8 Java

Apache CXF
RESTEasy

7.1 9.1 L3 Java

An Implementation of the Jakarta RESTful Web Services Specification
Swagger

6.8 7.9 Astro

The content of swagger.io
Rapidoid

6.5 0.0 L3 Java

Rapidoid - Extremely Fast, Simple and Powerful Java Web Framework and HTTP Server!
RestExpress

6.2 4.3 L4 Java

Minimalist Java framework for rapidly creating scalable, containerless, RESTful microservices. Ship a production-quality, headless, RESTful API in the shortest time possible. Uses Netty for HTTP, Jackson for JSON, Metrics for metrics, properties files for configuration. Sub-projects and plugins enable, NoSQL, Swagger, Auth0, HAL integration, etc.
Microserver

6.1 0.0 L5 Java

Microserver is a Java 8 native, zero configuration, standards based, battle hardened library to run Java Rest Microservices via a standard Java main class. Supporting pure Microservice or Micro-monolith styles.
RAML

6.1 0.0 L5 JavaScript

RAML to HTML documentation generator.
Jersey

5.8 8.3 Java

Eclipse Jersey Project - Read our Wiki:
Restlet Framework

5.7 8.5 Java

The first REST API framework for Java
Hexagon

4.8 9.3 Kotlin

DISCONTINUED. Hexagon is a microservices toolkit written in Kotlin. Its purpose is to ease the building of services (Web applications or APIs) that run inside a cloud platform.
RestX

4.5 7.0 L2 Java

RESTX, the lightweight Java REST framework
Crnk

4.3 0.0 Java

JSON API library for Java
StubbornJava

4.0 0.0 Java

Unconventional Java code for building web servers / services without a framework. Think dropwizard but as a seed project instead of a framework. If this project had a theme it would be break the rules but be mindful of your decisions.
gemini

3.2 2.7 Java

Cloud Native and Low Code Platform to create FullStack web Admin applications in minutes
Restler

2.0 0.0 Java

Restler is a library that automatically generates a client for a web service at run time, by analyzing the respective annotated Spring controller interface
hateoflux

1.6 7.9 Java

Lightweight HATEOAS java library designed for Spring WebFlux.

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