gofr-dev/gofr

Analysis updated 2026-06-21

★ 21,533GoAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

Mindmap

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  root((GoFr))
    What it does
      Microservices framework
      Opinionated Go setup
    Built in features
      REST and gRPC
      Logs traces metrics
      Circuit breaker
      Cron jobs
      DB migrations
    Kubernetes ready
      Observability built in
      Health checks
    Audience
      Backend developers
      DevOps engineers
    Tech
      Go 1.24 plus

mindmap root((GoFr)) What it does Microservices framework Opinionated Go setup Built in features REST and gRPC Logs traces metrics Circuit breaker Cron jobs DB migrations Kubernetes ready Observability built in Health checks Audience Backend developers DevOps engineers Tech Go 1.24 plus

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Build a new REST API microservice in Go with logging, metrics, and distributed tracing set up out of the box.

USE CASE 2

Add a scheduled background job to a Go service without wiring up a third-party cron library.

USE CASE 3

Connect a Go microservice to a database with built-in health checks and migration management included.

USE CASE 4

Set up gRPC communication between two Go services using GoFr's built-in gRPC support.

What is it built with?

How does it compare?

	gofr-dev/gofr	henrygd/beszel	dgraph-io/dgraph
Stars	21,533	21,644	21,669
Language	Go	Go	Go
Setup difficulty	moderate	easy	moderate
Complexity	3/5	2/5	4/5
Audience	developer	ops devops	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires Go 1.24 or above, first-time setup involves understanding the opinionated project structure and configuring database connections.

Use freely for any purpose including commercial, modify and distribute, as long as you include the original license and notice files.

In plain English

GoFr is a framework for building microservices in Go (also called Golang). A microservice is a small, independent program that handles one specific job, large applications are often built from many microservices working together. GoFr is described as "opinionated," meaning it makes deliberate choices about how code should be structured, so developers don't have to make as many decisions themselves. This speeds up development, especially for teams following common patterns. The framework is designed with Kubernetes deployment and observability in mind. Kubernetes is a system for running and managing containerized services at scale. Observability means the framework provides built-in support for collecting logs (records of what the service is doing), traces (tracking requests as they pass through multiple services), and metrics (numeric measurements like request count or response time), without needing to add this infrastructure yourself. Beyond observability, GoFr includes a range of built-in features: REST API setup with straightforward syntax, authentication middleware, support for gRPC (a high-performance communication protocol between services), a circuit breaker for calling other HTTP services (a safety mechanism that stops cascading failures), scheduled jobs (cron), database health checks, database migration management, WebSocket support, and automatic Swagger API documentation rendering. These features cover the common needs of a backend service so developers can focus on business logic rather than plumbing. You would use GoFr when starting a new backend service in Go and wanting a structured foundation with production-ready features already wired in. It requires Go version 1.24 or above and is licensed under Apache 2.0.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Create a minimal GoFr microservice that exposes a GET /hello endpoint, connects to a Postgres database, and runs database migrations on startup. Show me the full code.

Prompt 2

Using GoFr, how do I add a scheduled job that runs every hour? Show me the syntax for registering the job and a simple task function.

Prompt 3

Show me how to add a circuit breaker in GoFr when calling an external HTTP service so my service does not cascade-fail if the downstream is slow or down.

Prompt 4

I want automatic Swagger docs for my GoFr REST API. What do I annotate in my handlers and how do I serve the Swagger UI?

Frequently asked questions

What is gofr?

An opinionated Go framework for building microservices with production features, logging, tracing, REST, gRPC, database migrations, WebSocket, and more, already wired in so you focus on your business logic.

What language is gofr written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go.

What license does gofr use?

Use freely for any purpose including commercial, modify and distribute, as long as you include the original license and notice files.

How hard is gofr to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is gofr for?

Mainly developer.

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