Webservice framework comparisonx

Comparison

Jersey
and

Apache CXF

RESTful

webservices

License

Jersey


CDDL 1.1


GPL 2
with

CPE




http://jersey.java.n
et
/


Apache CXF


Apache
L
icense

2.0




http://www.apach
e.org/licenses
/


Documentation

Jersey


Good

Wiki
documentation



http://
wikis.sun.com/
display/Jersey/Overv
iew+of+JAX
-
RS+1.0+Features



http://
wikis.sun.com/
display/Jersey/Main


Apache CXF


Large
set

of

examples

for

REST
services



http://cxf.apache.or
g/docs/index.html


http://cxf.apache.or
g/docs/jax
-
rs.html




Maven

support

Jersey


Yes



http
://
jersey.java.n
et/nonav/docume
ntation/latest/user
-
guide.html#chapt
er_deps


Apache CXF


Yes



http://
cxf.apache.
org/docs/jax
-
rs.html#JAX
-
RS
-
Mavendependenci
es


OSGi
support

Jersey


no

Apache CXF


Yes


Subproject
„Distributed OSGi“


http://cxf.apache.
org/distributed
-
osgi.html


Client API

Jersey


Only

http
centric


Proxy
based

in
experimental
state

using

own

annotations

related

to

„@
HypermediaControlle
r
“


http://
jersey.java.net/no
nav/documentation/lat
est/experimental.html


Apache CXF


Http
centric

and


Proxy
based

> Same
interface

/
class

as

server

can

be

used



http://cxf.apache.or
g/docs/jax
-
rs
-
client
-
api.html





Generated

client

code

Jersey


???

Apache CXF


???




Spring
framework

integration

(
Serverside
)

Jersey


Yes


Services
are

autodetected

by

component
-
scan



http://
blogs.oracle.c
om/enterprisetechtip
s/entry/jersey_and_s
pring#modpom


Apache CXF


Yes


But
services

have

to

be

declared

explicitly



Client:

http://cxf.apache.org/d
ocs/jax
-
rs
-
client
-
api.html#JAX
-
RSClientAPI
-
ConfiguringproxiesinSpri
ng







Spring
framework

integration

(
client
)

Jersey


no



http://
blogs.oracle.
com/enterprisetec
htips/entry/jersey_a
nd_spring#modpo
m


Apache CXF


Yes



http://cxf.apache.or
g/docs/jax
-
rs
-
client
-
api.html#JAX
-
RSClientAPI
-
ConfiguringproxiesinS
pring







Databinding

Jersey


XML


JAXB


interoperable
with

Apache CXFs XML
translation


JSON


not interoperable
with

Apache CXFs JSON
translation

Apache CXF


XML


JAXB


interoperable
with

Jerseys
XML
transformation


XMLBeans


Aegis



JSON


not interoperable
with

Jerseys
JSON
translation


Does

not
support

list

and

other

collection

interfaces



http://cxf.apache.org/doc
s/jax
-
rs
-
data
-
bindings.html






Security

Jersey


OAuth


http
://
developers.sun.co
m/identity/reference/tec
hart/restwebservices.html


http://www.ericonjava.
com/?
p=325


HTTPS


http
://
jersey.java.net/non
av/documentation/latest/
user
-
guide.html#d4e784




Apache CXF


HTTPS


http://cxf.apache.
org/docs/secure
-
jax
-
rs
-
services.html






Webservice
support

Jersey


no

Apache CXF


Yes


http://cxf.apache.or
g/docs/jax
-
rs
-
and
-
jax
-
ws.html



(Apache CXF
allows

to

integrate

into

a
Enterprise Service Bus
concept
)







Performance

Jersey
-
Server + Apache CXF
client