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Top 10 Grails Alternatives & Competitors

By The Grails Project
(33)3.6 out of 5

If you are considering Grails, you may also want to investigate similar alternatives or competitors to find the best solution. Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to Grails include plugins. The best overall Grails alternative is spring.io. Other similar apps like Grails are Spark, Vraptor, JHipster, and Play. Grails alternatives can be found in Java Web Frameworks but may also be in JavaScript Web Frameworks.

Best Paid & Free Alternatives to Grails

  • spring.io
  • Spark
  • Vraptor
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Top 10 Alternatives to Grails Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

Browse options below. Based on reviewer data, you can see how Grails stacks up to the competition, check reviews from current & previous users in industries like Information Technology and Services, Computer Software, and Internet, and find the best product for your business.
    #1

  1. spring.io

    By Broadcom
    (316)4.5 out of 5

    2. The Spring Framework is an application framework and inversion of control container for the Java platform.

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, spring.io is:

    Better at support
    Easier to admin
    Better at meeting requirements
    See all spring.io reviews
    #2

  2. Spark

    By The Apache Software Foundation
    (52)4.3 out of 5

    3. Spark - A micro framework for creating web applications in Java 8 with minimal effort

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, Spark is:

    More expensive
    Better at support
    Easier to admin
    See all Spark reviews
    #3

  3. Vraptor

    By The Apache Software Foundation
    (11)4.5 out of 5

    4. VRaptor 4 delivers high productivity to your Java Web applications on top of CDI. VRaptor is an opensource MVC framework with a large developers and users community.

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, Vraptor is:

    Easier to admin
    Easier to set up
    Easier to do business with
    See all Vraptor reviews
    #4

  4. JHipster

    By JHipster
    (97)4.4 out of 5

    5. JHipster is a development platform to generate, develop and deploy Spring Boot + Angular Web applications and Spring microservices.

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, JHipster is:

    Better at support
    More expensive
    Better at meeting requirements
    See all JHipster reviews
    #5

  5. Play

    By The Apache Software Foundation
    (13)4.1 out of 5

    6. The High Velocity Web Framework For Java and Scala

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, Play is:

    Better at support
    Easier to set up
    More expensive
    See all Play reviews
    #6

  6. Apache Struts

    By The Apache Software Foundation
    (21)4.0 out of 5

    7. Apache Struts is a free, open-source, MVC framework for creating elegant, modern Java web applications. It favors convention over configuration, is extensible using a plugin architecture, and ships with plugins to support REST, AJAX and JSON.

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, Apache Struts is:

    More expensive
    Better at support
    Better at meeting requirements
    See all Apache Struts reviews
    #7

  7. Vaadin

    By Vaadin Ltd.
    (36)4.1 out of 5

    8. Build your web UIs in HTML or Java

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, Vaadin is:

    More expensive
    Better at support
    Easier to admin
    See all Vaadin reviews
    #8

  8. Apache Wicket

    By The Apache Software Foundation
    (19)3.8 out of 5

    9. The Apache Software Foundation announces Apache Wicket v7.0 Open Source Java web framework that powers thousands of web applications and web sites for governments, stores, universities, cities, banks, email providers, and more.

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, Apache Wicket is:

    More expensive
    Better at support
    Better at meeting requirements
    See all Apache Wicket reviews
    #9

  9. Jmix

    By Jmix
    (23)4.8 out of 5

    10. Jmix is a high level framework for the rapid development of enterprise applications with rich web interfaces. The platform abstracts developers from underlying technologies so they can focus on the business tasks, whilst retaining full flexibility by providing unrestricted access to low level code.

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, Jmix is:

    More expensive
    Better at support
    Easier to admin
    See all Jmix reviews
    #10

  10. Eclipse RAP

    By Eclipse Foundation
    (16)4.1 out of 5

    11. RAP provides a powerful widget toolkit and integrates well with proven technologies such as OSGi and JEE. You can write your application entirely in Java, re-use code and benefit from first-class IDE tools.

    Categories in common with Grails:

    Reviewers say compared to Grails, Eclipse RAP is:

    Better at support
    Better at meeting requirements
    More usable
    See all Eclipse RAP reviews

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