Dropwizard Alternatives

Dropwizard is described as 'Straddles the line between being a library and a framework. Its goal is to provide performant, reliable implementations of everything a production-ready web application needs. Because this functionality is extracted into a reusable library, your application remains' and is an app in the development category. There are eight alternatives to Dropwizard for Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted. The best Dropwizard alternative is Jmix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dropwizard are Spring, OpenXava, GWT (Google Web Toolkit) and Apache Struts.

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  1. Jmix icon
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    Jmix provides powerful full stack architecture along with Rapid Application Development tools for easy start and fast development of modern business web applications.

    49 Jmix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Jmix is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Dropwizard.

    • Jmix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dropwizard.

    • Jmix is Freemium and Open SourceDropwizard is Free and Open Source
    • Jmix is CustomizableDropwizard is not according to our users
  2. Spring icon
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    Spring makes programming Java quicker, easier, and safer for everybody. Spring’s focus on speed, simplicity, and productivity has made it the world's most popular Java framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Spring is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Dropwizard.

    • Spring is Free and Open SourceDropwizard is also Free and Open Source
  3. OpenXava icon
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    OpenXava is a Web Java Framework for Rapid Development of Enterprise Applications.

    29 OpenXava alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    GWT is a development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications. GWT is used by many products at Google, including Google AdWords and Google Wallet. It's open source, completely free, and used by thousands of enthusiastic developers around the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • GWT (Google Web Toolkit) is the most popular Web-based alternative to Dropwizard.

    • GWT (Google Web Toolkit) is Free and ProprietaryDropwizard is Free and Open Source
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    Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework for developing Java EE web applications. It uses and extends the Java Servlet API to encourage developers to adopt a model-view-controller (MVC) architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Bootique icon
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    A minimally-opinionated framework for runnable Java applications. Bootique is an open-source project and you can use it for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Play Framework is an open-source web application framework which follows the model–view–controller architectural pattern. It is written in Scala and usable from other programming languages that are compiled to JVM Bytecode, e.g. Java.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    A naked objects framework for wicket that enables developers to write less boilerplate wicket code. Without sacrificing the flexibility and control you are used from wicket. Improving productivity by a measurable factor and making wicket more fun.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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