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    gofr-dev/gofr

    An opinionated GoLang framework for accelerated microservice development. Built in support for databases and observability.

    20.8K stars
    1.8K forks
    28 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 7, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 2 days ago, with 164 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #23 in the weekly ranking the week of Mar 22, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides an opinionated Go framework to accelerate microservice development with built-in support for databases and observability.
    • Offers out-of-the-box observability and Kubernetes deployment focus, simplifying microservice lifecycle management compared to generic frameworks.
    • Use for building RESTful microservices with integrated logging, tracing, and metrics in Go environments.
    • Use for developing gRPC-based services with middleware support and circuit breaker patterns for resilient communication.
    • Use for managing microservice health, database migrations, and scheduled cron jobs within a unified Go framework.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

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    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    GoFr is designed to simplify microservice development, with key focuses on Kubernetes deployment and out-of-the-box observability. While capable of building generic applications, microservices remain at its core.

    Excerpt from the gofr-dev/gofr README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

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    Open issues

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