Apache Cocoon

Apache Software Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Apache Cocoon was an open-source Java web application framework built around XML processing and retired in January 2025.

It used a pipeline architecture with generators, transformers, and serializers to convert XML into outputs such as HTML, PDF, and RTF, emphasized separation of content, logic, and presentation, and integrated with XSLT, XQuery, and the Spring framework.

According to our data, Apache Cocoon ranks 50th among the backend frameworks we track.
It has 0.006% of the backend framework market share and is detected on 0.001% of all websites.

It is especially popular in Germany, appearing on 0.002% of all websites in the country.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Apache Cocoon is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

⚡ Sites Built With Apache Cocoon

We have data on 34 websites that use the Apache Cocoon backend framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Apache Cocoon is fiscal-focus.it.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 fiscal-focus.it #76,526 Italy Italian
2 diytrade.com #82,990 English
3 justiz.de #110,806 Germany German
4 eduq.info #233,622
5 reichstagsprotokolle.de #303,894 Germany
6 ombplus.de #353,885 Germany German
7 prtls.jp #414,374 Japan English
8 bibliosante.ml #960,436 Mali English
9 almedalsbiblioteket.se #1,000,065 Sweden Swedish
10 relav.jp #1,095,873 Japan Japanese
11 riarte.es #1,184,093 Spain English
12 cocemfeasturias.es #1,191,825 Spain Spanish
13 glockenberg.de #1,855,316 Germany German
14 ecom.su #2,409,933 Russia Russian
15 cepet.fr #2,499,683 France French
16 dml.cz #2,735,093 Czech Republic
17 cosmosel.it #2,862,146 Italy Italian
18 odf.u-paris.fr France French
19 ritdml.rit.edu United States English
20 repositorio.ufpi.br Brazil

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Apache Cocoon:

Most of the sites using Apache Cocoon are from Germany, Japan, and Spain.

  • Germany 15.6%
  • Japan 15.6%
  • Spain 15.6%
  • France 12.5%
  • Czech Republic 6.3%
  • Italy 6.3%
  • Russia 6.3%
  • Brazil 3.1%
  • Lesotho 3.1%
  • Other 15.6%

Most Apache Cocoon users speak English, German, or Japanese.

  • English 33.3%
  • German 14.8%
  • Japanese 14.8%
  • French 11.1%
  • Russian 7.4%
  • Italian 7.4%
  • Spanish 3.7%
  • Czech 3.7%
  • Swedish 3.7%
  • Other 0.1%

The Apache Cocoon backend framework is especially popular on .de, .fr, and .com top-level domains.

  • .de 14.7%
  • .fr 11.8%
  • .com 8.8%
  • .net 5.9%
  • .es 5.9%
  • .it 5.9%
  • .jp 5.9%
  • .cz 5.9%
  • .su 5.9%
  • Other 29.3%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Apache Cocoon include education and reference, online shopping, and non-profit, advocacy and NGO.

  • Education/Reference 33.3%
  • Online Shopping 22.2%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 22.2%
  • Travel 11.1%
  • Software/Hardware 11.1%
  • Other 0.1%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Apache Cocoon alternatives.

RankName
11
Jakarta Servlet
Brussels, Belgium

Enables developers to write web UIs using pure Java.

FreeOpen source
12
Apache Sling
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

An open-source web framework that uses a Java Content Repository, such as Apache Jackrabbit, to store and manage content.

FreeOpen source
13
Jakarta Server Pages
Brussels, Belgium

A technology that enables developers to create dynamic web content using XML markup, custom tags, expression language, and Java.

FreeOpen source
24
Spring
Palo Alto, United States

A Java framework for building enterprise-grade applications.

FreeOpen source
39
Grails
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

A Groovy-based web application framework for the JVM built on top of Spring Boot.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Apache Cocoon?

Apache Cocoon is owned by the Apache Software Foundation, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.

Is Apache Cocoon free?

Yes, it is a free backend framework.
It is also open source and its code can be found on GitHub.

Which country uses Apache Cocoon the most?

The majority of Apache Cocoon users are from Germany.

Who uses Apache Cocoon?

According to our data, Apache Cocoon is used on at least 34 sites, including such established ones as fiscal-focus.it, diytrade.com, and justiz.de.

Do academic institutions use Apache Cocoon?

Yes. The most prominent of these is ritdml.rit.edu.

What are the alternatives to Apache Cocoon?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Apache Cocoon may include Spring, Grails, and Jakarta Servlet.

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