Dropwizard vs Rocket

The application can be run and debugged from the IDE without the need to recompile or redeploy the WAR file. This is because a Dropwizard web application creates on main program which starts the jetty container.

Dropwizard comes with application metrics integrated out of the box. These metrics provide a lot of useful information such as request/response time.

For example, to get the execution time of a method, the @Timed annotation is used.

Starting a project with Dropwizard si very easy and bootstraping is quick and painless. All that's needed is a single dependency added in the pom.xml file and it's ready to go.

Rocket makes extensive use of Rust's code generation tools to provide a clean API.

Rocket streams all incoming and outgoing data, so size isn't a concern.

View, add, or remove cookies, with or without encryption, without hassle.

Unit test your applications with ease using the built-in testing library.

Easily create your own primitives that any Rocket application can use.

Rocket makes rendering templates a breeze with built-in templating support.

Handling query strings and parameters is type-safe and easy in Rocket.

From request to response Rocket ensures that your types mean something.

Spend your time writing code that really matters, and let Rocket generate the rest.

Configure your application your way for development, staging, and production.