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Protobuf Ecosystem

The Protocol Buffers ecosystem stretches far beyond Google's official compiler. Below is an interactive explorer showcasing the most popular tools, plugins, and serialization libraries used by developers to compile, lint, format, validate, and transport Protobuf messages. Missing a tool or library? Submit a project to help grow the registry.

Found 138 projects
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pluginslibraries
9.3k
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gRPC-Web

BY grpc

JavaScript client library and protoc plugin (protoc-gen-grpc-web) enabling gRPC in web browsers.

grpc/grpc-web
libraries
8.0k
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Total:8,019
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Kitex

BY cloudwego

Go RPC framework for building microservices with native Protobuf support.

cloudwego/kitexWebsite
tools
6.0k
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Total:6,013
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Postman

BY postmanlabs

Platform for creating, testing, and debugging gRPC requests, with Protobuf endpoint mocking.

postmanlabs/postman-app-supportWebsite
libraries
5.9k
Popularity
Total:5,940
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kotlinx.serialization

BY Kotlin

Kotlin multiplatform / multi-format serialization library supporting JSON, CBOR, and Protocol Buffers.

Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization
libraries
5.9k
Popularity
Total:5,865
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Typia

BY samchon

Runtime validation and serialization library for TypeScript using transformers, with Protobuf support.

samchon/typiaWebsite
tools
5.8k
Popularity
Total:5,819
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TypeSpec

BY microsoft

API design language from Microsoft that compiles to OpenAPI, JSON Schema, and Protobuf.

microsoft/typespecWebsite
libraries
5.5k
Popularity
Total:5,490
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Proto Actor (Go)

BY asynkron

Distributed actor framework for Go, C#, Java, and Kotlin using Protobuf for network communication.

asynkron/protoactor-goWebsite
libraries
5.1k
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Total:5,132
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Armeria

BY line

Asynchronous HTTP/2 microservices framework for the JVM, supporting gRPC, REST, and GraphQL.

line/armeriaWebsite
pluginslibraries
4.8k
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Total:4,844
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gRPC Node

BY grpc

gRPC implementation for Node.js, including native code generation plugins.

grpc/grpc-node
tools
Inactive
Activity Status
This project is marked inactive because it has not had any updates on GitHub in over a year.
Last Push:2023-12-26
Last updated 2.6 years ago
4.5k
Popularity
Total:4,489
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Evans

BY ktr0731

REPL-style command-line client for exploring and calling gRPC services.

ktr0731/evans
libraries
Inactive
Activity Status
This project is marked inactive because it has not had any updates on GitHub in over a year.
Last Push:2024-03-14
Last updated 2.4 years ago
4.1k
Popularity
Total:4,058
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Cellnet

BY davyxu

Network server library for Go supporting TCP, WebSocket, and Protobuf.

davyxu/cellnet
toolsservices
2.5k
Popularity
Total:2,461
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Confluent Schema Registry

BY confluentinc

Shared schema registry for Kafka, providing serialization/deserialization helpers and compatibility verification.

confluentinc/schema-registryWebsite
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