Grails
Grails is a Groovy-based web application framework for the JVM built on top of Spring Boot.
It integrates GORM for object-relational mapping, supports SQL, MongoDB, and Neo4j, and offers built-in tools for asynchronous programming, JSON rendering, and RESTful APIs.
According to our data, Grails ranks 38th among the backend frameworks we track.
It has 0.03% of the backend framework market share and is detected on 0.004% of all websites.
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Grails is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Backend Frameworks
- Rank: 38
- Market share: 0.03%
🏆 Grails Awards
- 🔥 12nd most popular in Poland in the Backend Frameworks category.
⚡ Sites Built With Grails
We have data on 129 websites that use the Grails backend framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Grails is mobireg.pl.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #54,798 | Poland | Polish | |
| 2 | #222,779 | Poland | Polish | |
| 3 | #286,551 | Poland | Polish | |
| 4 | #492,587 | Poland | English | |
| 5 | #496,037 | Poland | Polish | |
| 6 | #701,966 | Poland | Polish | |
| 7 | #709,493 | Poland | Polish | |
| 8 | #710,089 | Canada | English | |
| 9 | #846,198 | Poland | Polish | |
| 10 | #993,730 | Poland | Polish | |
| 11 | #1,375,658 | Romania | Romanian | |
| 12 | #1,783,349 | Poland | Polish | |
| 13 | #2,040,849 | Poland | Polish | |
| 14 | #2,390,290 | Poland | Polish | |
| 15 | #2,512,436 | Poland | Polish | |
| 16 | #2,721,027 | Poland | Polish | |
| 17 | #2,762,816 | Poland | Polish | |
| 18 | #3,073,807 | Poland | English | |
| 19 | #3,139,306 | Poland | English | |
| 20 | #3,151,916 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Grails:
- are located in Poland
- have content in Polish
- use the .pl domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Grails are from Poland and Romania.
- Poland 78%
- Romania 5.7%
- Australia 4.9%
- Canada 2.4%
- United States 2.4%
- France 1.6%
- Austria 0.8%
- Germany 0.8%
- Netherlands 0.8%
- Other 2.6%
Most Grails users speak Polish, English, or Romanian.
- Polish 68%
- English 22.7%
- Romanian 5.5%
- German 1.6%
- French 0.8%
- Chinese 0.8%
- Norwegian 0.8%
The Grails backend framework is especially popular on .pl and .com top-level domains.
- .pl 51.2%
- .com 17.1%
- .ro 4.7%
- .com.pl 4.7%
- .com.au 3.1%
- .org 1.6%
- .ca 1.6%
- .me 1.6%
- .edu.pl 1.6%
- Other 12.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Grails include business, education and reference, and Internet services.
- Business 25.7%
- Education/Reference 20%
- Internet Services 8.6%
- Online Shopping 8.6%
- Public Information 5.7%
- Health 5.7%
- Travel 5.7%
- Sports 5.7%
- Potentially Unwanted Programs 5.7%
- Other 8.6%
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Java Portlet💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Is Grails free?
Yes, it is a free backend framework.
Moreover, it is an open source solution, and you can find its code on 
GitHub.
Which country uses Grails the most?
The majority of Grails users are from Poland.
Who uses Grails?
According to our data, Grails is used on over a hundred sites, including such established ones as mobireg.pl,
webwavecms.com, and
superksiegowa.pl.
Do academic institutions use Grails?
Yes. In total, we know of 2 academic websites in Poland that use Grails.
How does Grails compare to its competitors?
Grails is a moderately popular backend framework, ranking ahead of 29 other backend frameworks we track.
What are the alternatives to Grails?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Grails may include 
Spring, 
Apache Cocoon, and 
Jakarta Servlet.
MongoDB
Neo4j