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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