Go Framework Comparison for Web Development
1. Gin Features A fast and efficient web framework. It provides a rich set of features such as routing, middleware, parameter binding, JSON/XML rendering, etc. Sample Code package main import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin" func main() { router := gin.Default() router.GET("/hello", func(c *gin.Context) { c.JSON(200, gin.H{ "message": "Hello, world!", }) }) router.Run(":8080") } This program simultaneously demonstrates examples of github.com/gin-gonic/gin, github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/rest, and other commonly used Go web frameworks. After running the program, you can visit http://localhost:8080/hello, http://localhost:8081/hello, and http://localhost:8888/hello to view the example return results of each framework respectively. 2. Echo Features A lightweight, high-performance web framework. It has a concise API design. Sample Code package main import ( "net/http" "github.com/labstack/echo/v4" ) func main() { e := echo.New() e.GET("/hello", func(c echo.Context) error { return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!") }) e.Start(":8080") } 3. Gorilla Mux Features It has powerful routing capabilities. It provides various components and tools. Sample Code package main import ( "fmt" "net/http" "github.com/gorilla/mux" ) func main() { r := mux.NewRouter() r.HandleFunc("/hello", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { fmt.Fprintln(w, "Hello, world!") }) http.ListenAndServe(":8080", r) } 4. Beego Features A full-featured MVC framework. It provides a wealth of built-in functions such as routing, middleware, ORM, etc. Sample Code package main import ( "github.com/astaxie/beego" ) type MainController struct { beego.Controller } func (c *MainController) Get() { c.Ctx.WriteString("Hello, world!") } func main() { beego.Router("/hello", &MainController{}) beego.Run(":8080") } 5. Revel Features A high-productivity full-stack framework. It provides functions such as routing, controllers, and template engines. Sample Code package main import "github.com/revel/revel" func Hello() revel.Result { return revel.Text("Hello, world!") } func main() { revel.Get("/hello", Hello) revel.Run(":8080") } 6. Fiber Features A Go web framework similar to Express.js. It has high performance, flexibility, and a concise API design. Sample Code package main import "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2" func main() { app := fiber.New() app.Get("/hello", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error { return c.SendString("Hello, world!") }) app.Listen(":8080") } 7. go-zero/rest Features A simple and easy-to-use RESTful API framework. Based on the Go - Zero framework, it is suitable for high-concurrency scenarios. Sample Code package main import ( "net/http" "github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/rest" ) func main() { engine := rest.NewEngine() defer engine.Stop() engine.AddRoute(rest.Route{ Method: http.MethodGet, Path: "/hello", Handler: helloHandler, }) engine.Start() } func helloHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { w.Write([]byte("Hello, world!")) } These examples demonstrate how to use each framework to create a simple HTTP server and return the string "Hello, world!" when accessing the /hello path. Framework Comparison Features Gin Echo Gorilla Mux Beego Revel Fiber go - zero/rest Type Web framework Web framework Web framework MVC framework Full-stack framework Web framework Web framework Routing function ✔️ Simple and easy to use ✔️ Simple and easy to use ✔️ Powerful routing function ✔️ Built-in routing function ✔️ Built-in routing function ✔️ Simple and flexible ✔️ Simple and easy to use Middleware support ✔️ Supported ✔️ Supported ❌ Requires an additional middleware library ✔️ Supported ✔️ Supported ✔️ Supported ✔️ Supported Template engine ❌ Not provided ❌ Not provided, but can integrate third-party template engines ❌ Not provided ✔️ Built-in template engine ✔️ Built-in template engine ❌ Not provided ❌ Not provided ORM ❌ Not provided ❌ Not provided ❌ Not provided ✔️ Built-in ORM ✔️ Built-in ORM ❌ Not provided ✔️ Supported WebSocket support ❌ Not provided ❌ Not provided ❌ Not provided ❌ Not provided ✔️ Supported ❌ Not provided ❌ Not provided Use in production environment ✔️ Suitable for production environment ✔️ Suitable for production environment ✔️ Suitable for production environment ✔️ Suitable for production environment ✔️ Suitable for production environment ✔️ Suitable for production environment ✔️ Suitable for production environment Performance High High High H
1. Gin
Features
- A fast and efficient web framework.
- It provides a rich set of features such as routing, middleware, parameter binding, JSON/XML rendering, etc.
Sample Code
package main
import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
func main() {
router := gin.Default()
router.GET("/hello", func(c *gin.Context) {
c.JSON(200, gin.H{
"message": "Hello, world!",
})
})
router.Run(":8080")
}
This program simultaneously demonstrates examples of github.com/gin-gonic/gin
, github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/rest
, and other commonly used Go web frameworks. After running the program, you can visit http://localhost:8080/hello
, http://localhost:8081/hello
, and http://localhost:8888/hello
to view the example return results of each framework respectively.
2. Echo
Features
- A lightweight, high-performance web framework.
- It has a concise API design.
Sample Code
package main
import (
"net/http"
"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
)
func main() {
e := echo.New()
e.GET("/hello", func(c echo.Context) error {
return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!")
})
e.Start(":8080")
}
3. Gorilla Mux
Features
- It has powerful routing capabilities.
- It provides various components and tools.
Sample Code
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"github.com/gorilla/mux"
)
func main() {
r := mux.NewRouter()
r.HandleFunc("/hello", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
fmt.Fprintln(w, "Hello, world!")
})
http.ListenAndServe(":8080", r)
}
4. Beego
Features
- A full-featured MVC framework.
- It provides a wealth of built-in functions such as routing, middleware, ORM, etc.
Sample Code
package main
import (
"github.com/astaxie/beego"
)
type MainController struct {
beego.Controller
}
func (c *MainController) Get() {
c.Ctx.WriteString("Hello, world!")
}
func main() {
beego.Router("/hello", &MainController{})
beego.Run(":8080")
}
5. Revel
Features
- A high-productivity full-stack framework.
- It provides functions such as routing, controllers, and template engines.
Sample Code
package main
import "github.com/revel/revel"
func Hello() revel.Result {
return revel.Text("Hello, world!")
}
func main() {
revel.Get("/hello", Hello)
revel.Run(":8080")
}
6. Fiber
Features
- A Go web framework similar to Express.js.
- It has high performance, flexibility, and a concise API design.
Sample Code
package main
import "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
func main() {
app := fiber.New()
app.Get("/hello", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
return c.SendString("Hello, world!")
})
app.Listen(":8080")
}
7. go-zero/rest
Features
- A simple and easy-to-use RESTful API framework.
- Based on the Go - Zero framework, it is suitable for high-concurrency scenarios.
Sample Code
package main
import (
"net/http"
"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/rest"
)
func main() {
engine := rest.NewEngine()
defer engine.Stop()
engine.AddRoute(rest.Route{
Method: http.MethodGet,
Path: "/hello",
Handler: helloHandler,
})
engine.Start()
}
func helloHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
w.Write([]byte("Hello, world!"))
}
These examples demonstrate how to use each framework to create a simple HTTP server and return the string "Hello, world!" when accessing the /hello
path.
Framework Comparison
Features | Gin | Echo | Gorilla Mux | Beego | Revel | Fiber | go - zero/rest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Web framework | Web framework | Web framework | MVC framework | Full-stack framework | Web framework | Web framework |
Routing function | ✔️ Simple and easy to use | ✔️ Simple and easy to use | ✔️ Powerful routing function | ✔️ Built-in routing function | ✔️ Built-in routing function | ✔️ Simple and flexible | ✔️ Simple and easy to use |
Middleware support | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ❌ Requires an additional middleware library | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported |
Template engine | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided, but can integrate third-party template engines | ❌ Not provided | ✔️ Built-in template engine | ✔️ Built-in template engine | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided |
ORM | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided | ✔️ Built-in ORM | ✔️ Built-in ORM | ❌ Not provided | ✔️ Supported |
WebSocket support | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided | ✔️ Supported | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided |
Use in production environment | ✔️ Suitable for production environment | ✔️ Suitable for production environment | ✔️ Suitable for production environment | ✔️ Suitable for production environment | ✔️ Suitable for production environment | ✔️ Suitable for production environment | ✔️ Suitable for production environment |
Performance | High | High | High | High | High | High | High |
Community support | ✔️ Active community support | ✔️ Active community support | ✔️ Active community support | ✔️ Active community support | ✔️ Active community support | ✔️ Active community support | ✔️ Active community support |
Learning curve | Low | Low | Medium | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Documentation quality | High | High | Medium | Medium | High | High | High |
GitHub stars | 42.7k | 20.3k | 17.2k | 12.5k | 12.2k | 12.4k | 7.5k |
Routing parameter parsing | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported |
Static file service | ✔️ Supported | ❌ Requires an additional middleware library | ❌ Requires an additional middleware library | ✔️ Supported | ❌ Requires an additional middleware library | ❌ Requires an additional middleware library | ❌ Requires an additional middleware library |
Custom middleware | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ❌ Requires an additional middleware library | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported |
Testing support | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ❌ Not provided |
Internationalization support | ✔️ Supported | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided | ✔️ Supported | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided | ❌ Not provided |
Security | High | High | High | Medium | High | High | High |
Cross-platform support | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported |
Expandability | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported | ✔️ Supported |
Version stability | High | High | High | Medium | High | High | High |
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