dropwizard/dropwizard
A damn simple library for building production-ready RESTful web services. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
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: 7.0
- age_days: 5705
- days_rel: 94
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 21
Adoption not part of the score
8577 stars · 3402 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Dropwizard is a Java framework that bundles stable libraries (Jetty, Jersey, Jackson, Logback, Metrics, JDBI/Hibernate, Liquibase) into an opinionated package for building production-ready RESTful web services. Applications run as simple processes with an embedded HTTP server, with out-of-the-box configuration, metrics, and logging support.
Use cases
- build a production-ready REST API in Java
- create ops-friendly microservices with metrics and logging
- spin up a lightweight Java web service without an application server
- expose JSON REST endpoints backed by a database
- build a self-contained Java backend with embedded Jetty
- add application metrics and health checks to a Java service
When to choose
- you want a batteries-included Java REST stack with mature libraries
- you prefer running services as plain processes instead of app servers
- you need built-in metrics, validation, and DB migration support out of the box
When to avoid
- you need a reactive or non-blocking framework like Vert.x or WebFlux
- you prefer lightweight unopinionated toolkits or Spring's broader ecosystem
- you're building non-JVM services
Facets
framework · maturity stable
web-framework http-server serialization logging monitoring orm configuration-management web-development backend apis developer-tools jvm cross-platform rest jax-rs jersey jetty jackson jdbi hibernate microservices ops-friendly
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard · fetched 2026-08-28 · 11a39a77e16b
- homepage: https://www.dropwizard.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8e8bda5a62b3
- site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/about/security.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2740a3996588
- site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/about/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1c3acf294318
- site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/getting-started.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5d8ee187a3cc
- site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/about/contributors.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 322fac91035a
- site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/about/docs-index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 32752f324218
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dropwizard/dropwizard | main | 95 |
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