apache/camel
Apache Camel is an open source integration framework with 350+ connectors. Write routes in Java, YAML, or XML. Run on Spring Boot, Quarkus, or standalone. Apache License 2.0. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6314
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6300 stars · 5160 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Apache Camel is an open-source integration framework offering 350+ connectors for databases, APIs, message brokers, and cloud services, with routes written in Java, YAML, or XML. It runs on Spring Boot, Quarkus, Kubernetes (Camel K), or standalone via the Camel CLI, and implements the Enterprise Integration Patterns.
Use cases
- connect kafka to a sql database
- build enterprise integration routes
- integrate rest apis with message brokers
- transform data between 50+ formats
- run integrations on kubernetes
- migrate data between systems
- implement enterprise integration patterns in java
When to choose
- you need to connect many heterogeneous systems with a single framework
- you want declarative routes in YAML or XML instead of glue code
- you run on Spring Boot, Quarkus, or Kubernetes and need mature, battle-tested integration (in production since 2007)
When to avoid
- you need a lightweight single-purpose library rather than a full integration framework
- your team has no JVM experience and only needs simple point-to-point API calls
- you want a no-code/low-code integration platform with a GUI
Facets
framework · maturity stable
middleware message-queue routing serialization etl api-framework cli workflow-automation microservices apis cloud-computing developer-tools backend jvm cloud cli cross-platform enterprise-integration-patterns connectors spring-boot quarkus kafka data-transformation route-dsl yaml-routes apache integration messaging data-engineering kubernetes docker
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/apache/camel · fetched 2026-08-28 · e8a5612693f8
- homepage: https://camel.apache.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · aa09dd57e0d8
- site_page: https://camel.apache.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3b81dd2f19e3
- site_page: https://camel.apache.org/docs/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 454216a7b112
- site_page: https://camel.apache.org/manual/faq/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · bf6edf415ae2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| apache/camel | main | 77 |
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