# storj/drpc

drpc is a lightweight, drop-in replacement for gRPC

Repository: https://github.com/storj/drpc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/drpc
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, grpc, drpc, proto, rpc, microservices, nanoservices
Last push: 2026-08-18T09:00:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 52, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2564, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 111, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1630, forks 61 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:13.964830+00:00)

## What it is
drpc is a lightweight, drop-in replacement for gRPC written in Go, with a small dependency footprint and a fast custom wire format. It is transport agnostic, supports middleware, and is battle-tested in production across tens of thousands of servers.

## Use cases
- replace gRPC with a lighter rpc framework in Go
- serve gRPC and drpc on the same port
- build microservices with minimal dependencies
- stream bidirectional rpc over websockets
- serve twirp or grpc-web clients from a Go backend

## When to choose
- you want gRPC-like rpc in Go with a tiny dependency tree
- you need a fast, simple wire protocol for internal services
- you want transport-agnostic rpc with middleware support
- you need to serve gRPC-compatible and drpc traffic on one port

## When to avoid
- you need full gRPC feature parity or ecosystem tooling
- your clients are in languages without drpc support
- you rely on gRPC-specific features like advanced load balancing

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: rpc, serialization, middleware
- domain: microservices, apis, backend, developer-tools
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: grpc-replacement, protobuf, wire-protocol, streaming, lightweight

## Member repositories
- storj/drpc (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.964830+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 2026-08-30T03:48:03.014310+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/storj/drpc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.964830+00:00, sha 8729bb3bc94d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.