Ktor Alternatives

Ktor is described as 'Framework for building asynchronous servers and clients in connected systems using the powerful Kotlin programming language. Ktor consists of two parts: the server engine and a flexible asynchronous HTTP client' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Ktor for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Self-Hosted apps. The best Ktor alternative is Spring, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ktor are Jmix, ActiveJ, Dropwizard and Play!.

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  1. 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
     
  2. Jmix icon
     67 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. ActiveJ icon
     1 like

    Alternative Java platform built from the ground up. It is minimalistic, boilerplate-free, and lightning-fast. ActiveJ has minimum third-party dependencies, yet features a full stack of technologies with an async programming model and powerful DI.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Dropwizard icon
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    Dropwizard 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Play! icon
     15 likes

    Play is a web application framework, written in Scala and Java, which follows the model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Grails icon
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    Grails is a high-productivity web framework based on the Groovy language that embraces the coding by convention paradigm, but is designed specifically for the Java platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. DataKernel icon
     1 like

    Lightweight asynchronous framework for efficient and scalable web, network and big data solutions. Has its own lightning-fast I/O core and DI.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Vaadin is a web application framework for Rich Internet Applications (RIA). In contrast to Javascript libraries and browser-plugin based solutions, it features a robust server-side architecture. This means that the largest part of the application logic runs securely on the...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. 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
     
  11. ActiveInject icon
     1 like

    ActiveInject is a lightweight and powerful dependency injection library with ultimate performance and no third-party dependencies.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. konnect icon
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    HTTP should be simple, and Konnect is a simple and idiomatic HTTP client for Kotlin. It stays of out the way when it comes to the little details of building web requests and intends to be straight to the point.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Linux Mobile
     
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