Quarkus
quarkus.ioSupersonic Subatomic Java
Dev Toolsjavacloud-nativekubernetesgraalvmnative-compilationmicroservicesopen-source
About
Quarkus is an open-source Java framework optimized for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments, featuring fast startup times and low memory usage via compile-time boot techniques. It supports both JVM and native binary deployments using GraalVM, and integrates with over fifty popular libraries. It is designed to boost developer productivity through live reload, unified configuration, and AI-ready capabilities.
Problem
Traditional Java frameworks have slow startup times and high memory consumption, making them poorly suited for containerized and cloud-native deployments.
For
Java developers building cloud-native and Kubernetes-based applications
How it works
Quarkus moves framework initialization and metadata computation to build time, enabling near-instant startup and minimal runtime memory usage for JVM and native GraalVM deployments.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched
Company
Red Hat (now under Commonhaus Foundation)