# dropwizard/dropwizard

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

Repository: https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dropwizard
Homepage: https://www.dropwizard.io
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: dropwizard, java, web-framework, rest, hibernate, jersey2, jetty, jax-rs, jdbi, jersey-framework, restful-webservices
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:55:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5705, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 94, "gap_med": 7.0, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8577, forks 3402 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:23.634646+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, http-server, serialization, logging, monitoring, orm, configuration-management
- domain: web-development, backend, apis, developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: rest, jax-rs, jersey, jetty, jackson, jdbi, hibernate, microservices, ops-friendly

## Member repositories
- dropwizard/dropwizard (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.634646+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:26:15.902974+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.634646+00:00, sha 11a39a77e16b)
  - homepage: https://www.dropwizard.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:32.329650+00:00, sha 8e8bda5a62b3)
  - site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/about/security.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:32.338669+00:00, sha 2740a3996588)
  - site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/about/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:32.340450+00:00, sha 1c3acf294318)
  - site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:32.342031+00:00, sha 5d8ee187a3cc)
  - site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/about/contributors.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:32.344446+00:00, sha 322fac91035a)
  - site_page: https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/about/docs-index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:32.346443+00:00, sha 32752f324218)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.