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76 avg health

104 comparisons

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Go Blockchain Libraries

5 packages ranked

Go CLI Frameworks

22 packages ranked

Go Configuration Libraries

12 packages ranked

Go Database Migration Libraries

12 packages ranked

Go HTTP Routers

11 packages ranked

Go JSON Libraries

7 packages ranked

Go JWT Libraries

8 packages ranked

Go Logging Libraries

15 packages ranked

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#1 Chi

Package chi is a small, idiomatic and composable router for building HTTP services.

Go HTTP Routers 22.3K stars 17.3K imported-by 100% confidence

#2 Echo

Package echo implements high performance, minimalist Go web framework.

Go Web Frameworks 32.4K stars 31.3K imported-by 100% confidence

#3 Gin

Package gin implements a HTTP web framework called gin.

Go Web Frameworks 88.6K stars 183.2K imported-by 100% confidence

#4 GORM

Developer-friendly ORM library for Go.

Go ORM Libraries 39.8K stars 86.9K imported-by 100% confidence

#5 urfave/cli

Package cli provides a minimal framework for creating and organizing command line Go applications.

Go CLI Frameworks 24.1K stars 23.1K imported-by 100% confidence

#6 Fiber

Package fiber is an Express inspired web framework built on top of Fasthttp, the fastest HTTP engine for Go.

Go Web Frameworks 39.8K stars 30.9K imported-by 100% confidence

#7 go-redis

Package redis implements a Redis client.

Go Redis Clients 22.1K stars 17.4K imported-by 100% confidence

#8 golang-jwt

Package jwt is a Go implementation of JSON Web Tokens: http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-jones-json-web-token.html

Go JWT Libraries 9.1K stars 15.1K imported-by 100% confidence

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