When comparing Echo Framework vs Martini, the Slant community recommends Echo Framework for most people. In the question“What are the best web frameworks for Go?” Echo Framework is ranked 3rd while Martini is ranked 8th.
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Pros
Pro Well documented
A lot of effort has been put into making the documentation as clear and helpful as possible. And it shows.
The documentation is thorough and complete. Every part of the framework is explained in a way that's clear and understandable.
Pro No unneccessary cruft
Martini is a very minimal framework. It only comes packed with the most essential features and libraries needed to develop a web application. If you need more features, you can install third party libraries. This way you only use what you need.
Pro Flexible routing
Martini's routing is flexible and DRY. It supports parameters, wildcards and regex.
Cons
Con Lack of support and updates
- If you go with Echo chances are, you won't easily be able to get help or support for it.
- If you encounter an issue, even if you did a pull request to fix it, there is a good chance your pull request won't get merged in a timely manner.
Con No longer maintained
Martini is no longer being actively maintained.