# Quarkus

Quarkus: Supersonic Subatomic Java.

Repository: https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/quarkus
Homepage: https://quarkus.io
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, java, cloud-native, reactive, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:49:48+00:00
Link (homepage): https://quarkus.io
Link (site_page): https://quarkus.io/guides
Link (site_page): https://quarkus.io/about
Link (site_page): https://quarkus.io/faq
Link (site_page): https://quarkus.io/ai

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2981, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 152}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15848, forks 3276 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:14.252386+00:00)

## What it is
Quarkus is a cloud-native Java framework optimized for containers and Kubernetes, offering fast startup, low memory footprint, and GraalVM native compilation. It unifies imperative and reactive programming on standards like JAX-RS, Hibernate ORM, and Vert.x, with live reload developer tooling and LangChain4j-based AI integration.

## Use cases
- build fast-starting Java microservices for Kubernetes
- compile Java apps to native executables with GraalVM
- build REST APIs with live reload in Java
- reduce memory footprint of JVM services in containers
- build AI-powered chatbots in Java with LangChain4j
- develop reactive and imperative Java apps in one stack
- generate Kubernetes manifests and container images automatically

## When to choose
- you want Kubernetes-native Java with minimal memory and fast startup
- you need native-image compilation for serverless or constrained environments
- you want a cohesive Java stack built on standards like JAX-RS and JPA
- you value fast inner-loop development with live reload
- you're building AI-infused Java services with LangChain4j

## When to avoid
- your team is invested in Spring Boot and its ecosystem
- you need libraries without Quarkus extension support
- you're building simple non-cloud desktop or batch apps where startup time doesn't matter
- you require very niche Java frameworks not yet integrated

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, api-framework, microservices, deployment, container-orchestration, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, microservices, cloud-computing, developer-tools, large-language-models
- platform: jvm, cloud, cross-platform
- tags: java, cloud-native, graalvm, native-image, reactive, kubernetes, serverless, live-reload, langchain4j, dependency-injection, containers, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- quarkusio/quarkus (main) score 95
- quarkusio/quarkus-quickstarts (examples) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.252386+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 2026-08-29T17:05:21.294424+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.252386+00:00, sha 8d688ebf9dd2)
  - homepage: https://quarkus.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:22.233705+00:00, sha d330f55ac87f)
  - site_page: https://quarkus.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:22.236543+00:00, sha 27be5ed0dc3b)
  - site_page: https://quarkus.io/guides (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:22.238383+00:00, sha e87d1b039027)
  - site_page: https://quarkus.io/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:22.241167+00:00, sha cfe42cb2ce7c)
  - site_page: https://quarkus.io/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:22.242890+00:00, sha e7959ee6b009)
  - site_page: https://quarkus.io/ai (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:22.244462+00:00, sha 1515fd43558f)
  - site_page: https://quarkus.io/benefactors (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:22.246202+00:00, sha fa0ad933ffc4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.