https://github.com/rogervinas/top-5-server-side-kotlin-frameworks-2022

⭐ Top 5 Server-Side Frameworks for Kotlin in 2022
https://github.com/rogervinas/top-5-server-side-kotlin-frameworks-2022

http4k kotlin ktor micronaut quarkus spring-boot

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⭐ Top 5 Server-Side Frameworks for Kotlin in 2022

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rogervinas/top-5-server-side-kotlin-frameworks-2022
• Owner: rogervinas
• Created: 2022-10-26T17:47:38.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-07T06:54:15.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-07T07:27:31.298Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: http4k, kotlin, ktor, micronaut, quarkus, spring-boot
• Language: Kotlin
• Homepage: https://dev.to/rogervinas/series/21428
• Size: 4.21 MB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Top 5 Server-Side Frameworks for Kotlin in 2022

This is a demo inspired by [Anton Arhipov](https://github.com/antonarhipov)'s [Top 5 Server-Side Frameworks for Kotlin in 2022 @ Kotlin by JetBrains](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYK5KkuZ3aU) where, **spoiler alert**, the author shares this top 5 list:

* 🥇 [Spring Boot](https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot)

* 🥈 [Quarkus](https://quarkus.io/)

* 🥉 [Micronaut](https://micronaut.io/)

* 🏅 [Ktor](https://ktor.io/docs/welcome.html)

* 🏅 [Http4k](https://www.http4k.org/)

I have a lot of experience in **Spring Boot**, so I wanted to take a look at the other ones 😜



  



To do so we will create a simple application with each one of these frameworks, implementing the following scenario:



  



We will use this [docker-compose.yaml](docker-compose.yaml) to start locally [Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/) and [Postgresql](https://www.postgresql.org/), as well as the application containers.

In order to put a `greeting.secret` in vault we will start another **Vault** container overriding its entrypoint to just put the secret using `vault kv put` and die afterwards (maybe there is another more elegant way to do it but this one works).

Please find below a step-by-step guide for each one of the top 5 frameworks. Here we go!

* 🥇 [Spring Boot App](springboot-app)

* 🥈 [Quarkus App](quarkus-app)

* 🥉 [Micronaut App](micronaut-app)

* 🏅 [Ktor App](ktor-app)

* 🏅 [Http4k App](http4k-app)

Happy coding! 💙