# kataras/iris

The fastest HTTP/2 Go Web Framework. New, modern and easy to learn. Fast development with Code you control. Unbeatable cost-performance ratio :rocket:

Repository: https://github.com/kataras/iris
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iris
Homepage: https://www.iris-go.com
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, iris, web-framework, mvc, golang, dependency-injection, http2, sessions, websocket
Last push: 2026-07-27T09:34:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3868, "days_push": 37, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 25558, forks 2425 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:38.273020+00:00)

## What it is
Iris is a fast, feature-rich HTTP/2 web framework for Go with first-class MVC support, built-in dependency injection, and an expressive API. It ships with routing, sessions, websockets, JWT/OAuth authentication, middleware, and multiple response formats out of the box.

## Use cases
- build a rest api in go
- go web framework with mvc support
- serve websockets in golang
- add jwt authentication to a go web app
- high performance http server in go
- generate swagger docs for go api
- build server-rendered website with go templates

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included Go web framework with MVC and DI built in
- you need high throughput routing and many built-in features like sessions, websockets, and auth
- you prefer a single framework covering APIs, MVC, and real-time features without assembling many libraries

## When to avoid
- you prefer the minimal standard library net/http or a micro-framework like chi or echo
- your team wants the largest ecosystem and community, where Gin is more common
- you need a framework in another language or for non-HTTP protocols

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, http-server, routing, middleware, websocket, templating, auth, api-framework
- domain: web-development, backend, apis
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: mvc, http2, dependency-injection, sessions, jwt, grpc, openapi, high-performance, web-server

## Member repositories
- kataras/iris (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.273020+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 2026-08-29T16:56:02.007289+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kataras/iris (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.273020+00:00, sha d0537526e9e1)
  - homepage: https://www.iris-go.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:47.987302+00:00, sha 5c7bf61cf8a7)
  - site_page: https://iris-go.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:47.997049+00:00, sha 00fd1e06c450)
  - site_page: https://iris-go.com/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:47.998993+00:00, sha 9ee8f010dd34)
  - site_page: https://iris-go.com/docs/resources/examples.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:48.000803+00:00, sha 5eab69832257)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.