pocoproject/poco
The POCO C++ Libraries are powerful cross-platform C++ libraries for building network- and internet-based applications that run on desktop, server, mobile, IoT, and embedded systems. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 72
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
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: 56.5
- age_days: 5061
- days_rel: 105
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
9478 stars · 2321 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
POCO (Portable Components) is a collection of cross-platform C++ class libraries for building network- and internet-centric applications, covering networking, HTTP, XML/JSON, database access, logging, cryptography, and more. It complements the C++ Standard Library, runs on platforms from embedded to server, and is licensed under the Boost Software License.
Use cases
- build an http server or rest client in c++
- cross-platform c++ networking library
- connect to mysql, postgresql, sqlite, mongodb or redis from c++
- parse xml and json in c++
- add logging and configuration to a c++ application
- build iot or embedded device software that talks to cloud backends
- implement tls/ssl-secured network communication in c++
- build cross-platform c++ server applications
When to choose
- you need a comprehensive, portable C++ foundation library for networked applications
- you target many platforms including embedded, mobile, and server from one codebase
- you want mature, battle-tested libraries with 20+ years of production use
- you need integrated networking, database access, XML/JSON, and logging in one dependency
When to avoid
- you work in a language other than C++
- you only need a single small feature and prefer a lightweight focused library
- you want a modern async-first networking stack like Asio-based frameworks
- you need commercial-grade IoT extensions like MQTT or Modbus, which require the paid POCO PRO/macchina.io products
Facets
library · maturity stable
http-client http-server logging serialization database-driver cryptography json websocket email concurrency configuration-management file-system date-time networking web-development backend iot embedded-systems networking developer-tools cross-platform databases cpp cross-platform windows embedded iot c-plus-plus boost-license sql mongodb redis jwt zip prometheus iot-edge server-applications xml linux macos mobile desktop web-server
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pocoproject/poco · fetched 2026-08-28 · f12eadcdcbbf
- homepage: https://pocoproject.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · d899b91733c6
- site_page: https://pocoproject.org/about.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · b63a6429005b
- site_page: https://pocoproject.org/documentation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6d72f4054f5d
- site_page: https://pocoproject.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 63b76764cb09
- site_page: https://pocoproject.org/pocopro.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0fec323aa0b0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pocoproject/poco | main | 90 |
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