# Quarkus

30 Hacker News commenters recommended Quarkus and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Java framework for fast-starting, small apps, with native builds via GraalVM and a developer experience people prefer over Spring. Common caveat: steep learning curve for newcomers.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast startup and small footprint (5 comments): "Newer frameworks like Quarkus are specifically built for container usage and applications built with it are a bit faster and smaller than Spring boot." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47573003)) "I have some quarkus applications that can take 10 seconds to ready running via the jre that take 10ms or less to start as a graalvm built binary" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49651314)) "They do build time DI, and are more focused on performance and reduced resource usage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49278004))
- Native binaries via GraalVM (3 comments): "Quarkus definitely have a whole ecosystems of java libraries and framework setup that just works when using native builds" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46455138)) "the creation of native binaries via GraalVM is seamlessly integrated into stacks like Quarkus or Spring Boot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45990583)) "Quarkus, although not fully Jakarta EE, can even build apps to native binaries." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47575664))
- Good developer experience (4 comments): "Pretty pleasant experience to get the whole stack spun up and observable alongside the dev server." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47156085)) "I found both Micronaut and Quarkus dev experience more palatable than spring." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47422616)) "We have a medium sized Quarkus app (~200kLOC) and Quarkus has been fantastic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47579590))
- Preferred over Spring (4 comments): "I found both Micronaut and Quarkus dev experience more palatable than spring." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47422616)) "I want compile time DI, so Micronaut or Quarkus." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47421981)) "I'd rather use Micronauts or Quarkus than Spring" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47578574))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ruby on Rails](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ruby-on-rails.md): 337 recommend
- [Django](https://hackerapproved.com/p/django.md): 277 recommend
- [Next.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/next-js.md): 127 recommend
- [Phoenix Framework](https://hackerapproved.com/p/phoenix.md): 85 recommend
- [Laravel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/laravel.md): 71 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Quarkus", https://hackerapproved.com/p/quarkus/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).