Top Java Web frameworks repositories on GitHub
Server-side and full-stack web application frameworks. Filtered to projects whose primary language is Java.
Ranked by stars across 40 Java repositories tagged web-framework. Refreshed daily.
- 1dropwizard/dropwizard★ 8,579 · ⑂ 3,400
A damn simple library for building production-ready RESTful web services.
- dropwizard
- java
- web-framework
- rest
- hibernate
- jersey2
- 2apache/shiro★ 4,461 · ⑂ 2,292
Apache Shiro is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorization, cryptography, and session management
- library
- web-framework
- shiro
- java
- 3opensolon/solon★ 2,783 · ⑂ 282
🔥 Java enterprise application development framework for full scenario: Restrained, Efficient, Open, Ecologicalll!!! 700% higher concurrency 50% memory savings Startup is 10 times faster. Packing 90% smaller; Compatible with java8 ~ java26; Supports LTS. (Replaceable spring)
- java
- microservice
- rpc
- rest-api
- plugin
- no-spring
- 4jooby-project/jooby★ 1,780 · ⑂ 202
The modular web framework for Java and Kotlin
- micro-framework
- web-framework
- modular
- kotlin
- webframework
- microframework
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- 5rapidoid/rapidoid★ 1,633 · ⑂ 161
Rapidoid - Extremely Fast, Simple and Powerful Java Web Framework and HTTP Server!
- rapidoid
- java
- webframework
- restful
- reactive
- web-framework
- 6apache/struts★ 1,368 · ⑂ 871
Apache Struts is a free, open-source, MVC framework for creating elegant, modern Java web applications
- java
- struts
- web-framework
- 7cuba-platform/cuba★ 1,342 · ⑂ 216
CUBA Platform is a high level framework for enterprise applications development
- java
- web-framework
- enterprise
- full-stack
- rad
- framework
- 8apache/ofbiz-framework★ 1,124 · ⑂ 729
Apache OFBiz is an open source product for the automation of enterprise processes. It includes framework components and business applications for ERP, CRM, E-Business/E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing Resource Planning. OFBiz provides a foundation and starting point for reliable, secure and scalable enterprise solutions.
- geospatial
- ofbiz
- web-framework
- java
- xml
- content
- 9apache/causeway★ 906 · ⑂ 314
Use Apache Causeway™ to rapidly develop domain-driven apps or modular monoliths in Java, on top of the Spring Boot platform. Write your business logic in entities, domain services or view models, and the framework dynamically generates a representation of that domain model as a webapp, GraphQL or RESTful API. For prototyping or production.
- java
- web-framework
- domain-driven-design
- ddd
- rapid-application-development
- rad
- 10yegor256/takes★ 878 · ⑂ 214
True Object-Oriented Java Web Framework without NULLs, Static Methods, Annotations, and Mutable Objects
- java
- web-framework
- xml-xslt
- http
- http-server
- oop
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- 11javalite/javalite★ 870 · ⑂ 208
JavaLite is a cohesive collection of frameworks designed from ground up to add pleasure back to your daily life
- javalite
- activerecord
- conventions
- activejdbc
- java
- rapid-development
- 12apache/ofbiz★ 805 · ⑂ 552
Apache OFBiz - Main development has moved to the ofbiz-frameworks repository.
- content
- network-server
- http
- geospatial
- xml
- javascript
- 13actframework/actframework★ 746 · ⑂ 120
An easy to use Java MVC server stack
- java
- mvc-framework
- hot-reload
- ebean
- mongodb
- morphia
- 14
- 15apache/cayenne★ 345 · ⑂ 138
Mirror of Apache Cayenne
- network-server
- library
- xml
- cayenne
- web-framework
- network-client
- 16hypercube1024/firefly★ 296 · ⑂ 109
Firefly is an asynchronous web framework for rapid development of high-performance web application.
- web
- http
- http-server
- http-client
- http2
- tcp
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- 17rife2/rife2★ 256 · ⑂ 16
Full-stack, no-declaration, framework to quickly and effortlessly create web applications with modern Java.
- continuations
- java
- web-framework
- framework
- template-engine
- web
- 18lsfusion/platform★ 211 · ⑂ 46
lsFusion is an extremely declarative open-source language-based platform for information systems development
- erp-framework
- platform
- enterprise
- rad
- enterprise-software
- full-stack
- 19noboomu/proteus★ 200 · ⑂ 16
Proteus is a blazing fast minimalist Java web server framework built atop Undertow.
- java
- rest
- microservice
- high-performance
- reactive
- jax-rs
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