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24 alternatives to WebRPC – a simple alternative to REST and SOAP

Lightweight web APIs for Java. Contribute to HTTP-RPC/Kilo development by creating an account on GitHub.

WebRPC is a lightweight framework for building web APIs in Java, positioned as an alternative to REST and SOAP architectures. It simplifies API development by reducing complexity compared to traditional approaches. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. WebRPC – a simple alternative to REST and SOAP launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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BinaryRPC – Lightweight WebSocket-based RPC framework in modern C++▲78
Hi HN, I’m a recent CS graduate. During the past few months I wrote BinaryRPC, an open-source RPC framework in modern C++20 focused on low-latency, binary WebSocket messaging. Why I built it * Wanted first-class session support, pluggable QoS levels and a simple middleware chain (global, specific, multi handler) without extra JSON/XML parsing. * Easy developer experience A quick feature list * Binary WebSocket frames – minimal overhead * Built-in session layer (login / reconnect / heartbeat) * QoS1 / QoS2 with automatic ACK & retry * Plugin system – rooms, msgpack, etc.…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I built a web framework in C▲420
a lightweight web framework in c. Contribute to ashtonjamesd/lavandula development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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OpenRPC – An Interface Definition for JSON-RPC APIs▲20
A standard, programming language-agnostic interface description for JSON-RPC 2.0 APIs
2019 · open-rpc.org · its alternatives →
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HyperApp – 1k JavaScript framework for building web applications▲303
1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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gRPC over WebRTC▲102
gRPC over WebRTC. Contribute to jsmouret/grpc-over-webrtc development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Webflow CMS▲642
Build professional dynamic websites without any code
2015 · its alternatives →
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A dynamic C (Hot reloading) module-based Web Framework▲128
A modular web framework for C, inspired by kernel modules. Dynamically upload and compile C code at runtime to build REST APIs, WebSocket services, and more. Includes support for JSON (Jansson), SQLite, OpenSSL, and streaming large data efficiently. - joexbayer/c-web-modules
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I wrote a WebAssembly Interpreter and Toolkit in C▲105
Web49: WebAssembly Interpeter. Contribute to FastVM/Web49 development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code▲88
SlashApi is a web platform to build REST APIs fast without having to write any code yourself, you will gain instantly access to a fully operational API
2021 · slashapi.com · its alternatives →
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Webiny Serverless Page Builder▲255
Open source, dev-friendly and powered by GraphQL and React
2019 · webiny.com · its alternatives →
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APIs With GitHub▲276
Create simple JSON APIs with GitHub Repository
2019 · apiwithgithub.com · its alternatives →
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A Fortran web framework▲227
Finally a Fortran MVC web platform. Contribute to mapmeld/fortran-machine development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pure C WebRTC implementation for embedded devices▲251
Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Webrtc SDK is for developers to install and customize realtime communication between devices and enable secure streaming of video, audio to Kinesis Video Streams. - awslabs/amazon-kinesis-video-streams-webrtc-sdk-c
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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REST Alternative to GraphQL and tRPC▲123
2023 · openapistack.co · its alternatives →
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A an R7RS Scheme Implementation in WebAssembly▲84
An R7RS Scheme implemented in WebAssembly . Contribute to PollRobots/scheme development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Get your local and public IP addresses in JavaScript▲239
Demo: https://diafygi.github.io/webrtc-ips/. Contribute to diafygi/webrtc-ips development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Micro web framework for low-resource systems – live example on ESP8266▲146
2015 · ureq.solusipse.net · its alternatives →
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WebRTC Nuts and Bolts, A holistic way of understanding how WebRTC runs▲124
Hi HN! I’m so excited to show my first open-source project and first post here. I initially started this project to learn Go language, it is an experimental project. The main goal is to track the adventure of a WebRTC stream from start to finish, by debugging the project or tracking the output at console. By trying out this project, you will deep dive into the steps which are taken while starting up a WebRTC session, and more. It consists of a web UI (TypeScript) and a server back-end (Golang) projects. They can run on Docker containers, in development mode or production mode, you can find…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AV1 and WebRTC▲72
Pure Go implementation of the WebRTC API. Contribute to pion/webrtc development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Declarative Testing Framework for REST, GraphQL APIs▲45
:boom: Test REST, GraphQL APIs. Contribute to kiranz/just-api development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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StaticBackend▲118
Low code self-hosted backend API to build web apps
2023 · its alternatives →
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HyperRPC▲3
An extremely fast read-only RPC for data-intensive tasks
2024 · docs.envio.dev · its alternatives →
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WebAssembly▲86
New binary format for compiling applications for the web
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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IceRPC▲7
The RPC framework for the QUIC era
2024 · zeroc.com · its alternatives →

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