Struts

Apache Software Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Apache Struts is an open-source MVC framework for creating modern Java web applications.

It features a plugin architecture supporting REST, AJAX, and JSON, a robust interceptor stack, POJO-based actions, simplified configuration through XML scanning, custom tag libraries, and modular extensions.

According to our data, Struts ranks 16th among the backend frameworks we track.
It has 0.6% of the backend framework market share and is detected on 0.09% of all websites.

It is especially popular in Korea, where it appears on 4.9% of all websites, and in China, where it appears on 0.3%.

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

💸 Pricing

Struts is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Struts Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Struts

We have data on 3,705 websites that use the Struts backend framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Struts is ameba.jp.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 ameba.jp #274 Japan Japanese
2 parivahan.gov.in #279 India English
3 jalan.net #574 Japan Japanese
4 one.com #1,199 United Kingdom British English
5 br.de #1,333 Germany German
6 aa.com #1,509 English
7 pia.jp #1,575 Japan Japanese
8 made-in-china.com #1,595 China English
9 tsite.jp #1,598 Japan Japanese
10 tohotheater.jp #2,725 Japan Japanese
11 wien.gv.at #2,785 Austria German
12 mon-ent-occitanie.fr #2,873 France French
13 work24.go.kr #2,877 Korea Korean
14 ine.es #3,191 Spain Spanish
15 scholarships.gov.in #3,338 India English
16 maybank2u.com.my #3,511 Malaysia English
17 shopch.jp #3,703 Japan Japanese
18 japanet.co.jp #3,740 Japan Japanese
19 wikiloc.com #3,909 English
20 citapreviadnie.es #4,092 Spain European Spanish

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Struts:

Most of the sites using Struts are from Korea, the United States, and China.

  • Korea 46.7%
  • United States 13.6%
  • China 7.6%
  • Japan 3.8%
  • United Kingdom 2.2%
  • Germany 2.1%
  • Netherlands 1.8%
  • Spain 1.8%
  • India 1.6%
  • Other 18.8%

Most Struts users speak Korean, English, or Chinese.

  • Korean 40.2%
  • English 32.5%
  • Chinese 9.1%
  • Japanese 3.5%
  • Spanish 2.3%
  • German 1.6%
  • Dutch 1.5%
  • Italian 1.5%
  • Portuguese 1.3%
  • Other 6.5%

The Struts backend framework is especially popular on .com, .kr, and .co.kr top-level domains.

  • .com 33.4%
  • .kr 21.6%
  • .co.kr 6.9%
  • .org 5%
  • .ac.kr 4.2%
  • .net 2.8%
  • .jp 1.7%
  • .it 1.4%
  • .de 1.3%
  • Other 21.7%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Struts include business, education and reference, and government and military.

  • Business 19.1%
  • Education/Reference 12.8%
  • Government/Military 10.7%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 7.8%
  • Online Shopping 6.3%
  • Finance/Banking 5.5%
  • Internet Services 4.4%
  • Travel 4.1%
  • Software/Hardware 3%
  • Other 26.3%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Struts 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
19
Java Portlet
Brussels, Belgium

Pluggable user interface software components that are managed and displayed in a web portal.
24
Spring
Palo Alto, United States

A Java framework for building enterprise-grade applications.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Struts?

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

Can I use Struts for free?

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

Which country uses Struts the most?

The majority of Struts users are from Korea.

Who uses Struts?

According to our data, Struts is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as ameba.jp, parivahan.gov.in, and jalan.net.

Is Struts used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by parivahan.gov.in and scholarships.gov.in. In total, we found Struts on 9 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Struts?

Yes. Overall, we know of 156 academic websites in Korea and 12 in the United States that use Struts.

How does Struts compare to its competitors?

Struts is a moderately popular backend framework, ranking ahead of 53 other backend frameworks we track.

What are the alternatives to Struts?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Struts may include Jakarta Servlet, Apache Sling, and Jakarta Server Pages.

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