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request handling, database integration, security, and templating. Below is a categorized list of the most popular Java
web frameworks.
1. Full-Stack Java Web Frameworks
These frameworks provide end-to-end solutions, including MVC architecture, security, and database integration.
Spring Boot (Most Popular)
🔹 Best for: Enterprise applications, REST APIs, microservices
🔹 Features:
✅ Built on Spring Framework
✅ Auto-configuration & embedded servers (Tomcat, Jetty, Undertow)
✅ Spring Security, Spring Data, Spring MVC support
✅ Cloud-native features with Spring Cloud
✅ Supports monolithic and microservices architecture
Jakarta EE (formerly Java EE)
🔹 Best for: Large-scale enterprise applications
🔹 Features:
✅ Standardized enterprise framework (JPA, CDI, Servlets, JAX-RS)
✅ Works with application servers (WildFly, GlassFish, Payara, TomEE)
✅ Built-in database support (JPA, Hibernate)
✅ Secure & scalable
Apache Struts
🔹 Best for: Legacy enterprise applications
🔹 Features:
✅ MVC-based framework
✅ Extends Java Servlet API
✅ Uses OGNL (Object-Graph Navigation Language)
✅ Supports modular development
Vaadin
🔹 Best for: Business applications with a UI focus
🔹 Features:
✅ Component-based UI framework
✅ Server-side rendering (no need for JavaScript)
✅ Drag-and-drop UI builder
✅ Built-in security features
2. Lightweight & Microservices Frameworks
These frameworks are optimized for building REST APIs and microservices.
Micronaut
🔹 Best for: Cloud-native & microservice applications
🔹 Features:
✅ Low memory usage & fast startup time
✅ Supports GraalVM for native image compilation
✅ Dependency Injection without reflection
✅ Ideal for Kubernetes and serverless apps
Quarkus
🔹 Best for: Kubernetes-based applications & serverless computing
🔹 Features:
✅ Optimized for GraalVM & native compilation
✅ Fast boot times & low memory consumption
✅ Reactive programming support
✅ Integration with Kafka, Hibernate, and RESTEasy
Javalin
🔹 Best for: Simple REST APIs & microservices
🔹 Features:
✅ Lightweight and easy-to-use
✅ Supports Java and Kotlin
✅ Minimal configuration
Play Framework
🔹 Best for: High-performance, reactive applications
🔹 Features:
✅ Asynchronous & non-blocking architecture
✅ Supports Java & Scala
✅ Built-in support for WebSockets
✅ Hot reloading for faster development
3. Component-Based UI Frameworks
These frameworks focus on UI development for web applications.
• JavaServer Faces (JSF)
🔹 Best for: Enterprise applications with UI components
🔹 Features:
✅ Part of Jakarta EE
✅ Uses component-based UI design
✅ Often combined with PrimeFaces for enhanced UI
• GWT (Google Web Toolkit)
🔹 Best for: Large single-page applications (SPAs)
🔹 Features:
✅ Converts Java code into JavaScript
✅ Good for browser-based applications
• Hilla (Vaadin Hilla)
🔹 Best for: Reactive UI applications
🔹 Features:
✅ Combines Java backend with TypeScript frontend
✅ Built-in security & reactive support
4. Code Generators & Rapid Development Frameworks
• 🔹 Example Applications: