# nitrictech/nitric

Nitric is a multi-language framework for cloud applications with infrastructure from code.

Repository: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nitric
Homepage: https://nitric.io
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cloud, aws, gcp, azure, golang, javascript, serverless, go, python, nitric, cloud-native, devops, microservices, dart, pulumi, terraform, infrastructure-as-code, ai, backend, typescript
Last push: 2026-02-04T22:35:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 57, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2101, "days_push": 210, "days_rel": 210, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 69}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2014, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:05.422572+00:00)

## What it is
Nitric is a multi-language framework for building cloud backends with infrastructure declared inline in application code. It provisions resources like APIs, databases, queues, and buckets, and deploys to AWS, GCP, or Azure via pluggable providers without changing application code.

## Use cases
- build cloud backends with infrastructure from code
- deploy the same app to aws gcp or azure without code changes
- define apis queues and databases inline in application code
- run cloud apps locally during development
- avoid vendor lock-in for serverless applications
- generate terraform or pulumi infrastructure from application code

## When to choose
- you want portable cloud backends across aws, gcp, and azure
- you prefer declaring infrastructure inline with application code
- you need local development with a dashboard for cloud apps
- your team works across multiple languages like TypeScript, Python, Go, or Dart

## When to avoid
- you need fine-grained control over raw cloud resources beyond the provided escape hatches
- you are locked into a single provider's native tooling and services
- you need a cloud not covered by built-in or custom providers

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, api-framework, infrastructure-as-code, deployment, message-queue, database, websocket, scheduling, microservices, serverless
- domain: cloud-computing, backend, infrastructure-as-code, web-development, apis, microservices
- platform: cloud, go, python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: infrastructure-from-code, multi-language, cloud-portability, pulumi, terraform, local-development, backend-framework, devops, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- nitrictech/nitric (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.422572+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 2026-08-30T03:00:50.004223+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nitrictech/nitric (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.422572+00:00, sha 015f82f2c02a)
  - homepage: https://nitric.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:48.851755+00:00, sha 369fbd264477)
  - site_page: https://nitric.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:48.854371+00:00, sha 1e8ab475382c)
  - site_page: https://nitric.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:48.856470+00:00, sha 3341f4a5ae7f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.