OSS TanbouOverview
Gin is a Go HTTP web framework that bundles routing, middleware, request binding/validation, rendering, and panic recovery for building REST APIs and microservices with less boilerplate.
Features and best fit
Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:
Compose HTTP APIs from routers and middleware
Path parameters, route groups, and middleware chains support authentication, CORS, logging, and other request-processing concerns.
Standardize binding, validation, rendering, and recovery
Gin provides request binding, validation, JSON/XML/HTML rendering, and panic recovery for common server patterns.
For Go APIs and microservices that need more structure than raw net/http
It fits teams wanting a relatively thin framework layer plus a mature middleware ecosystem.
Sources: [2]
Measure performance with your real workload rather than headline benchmark ratios
Benchmark comparisons vary by framework versions, route patterns, middleware, and payload characteristics.
Sources: [2]
Official sources
- [1]gin-gonic/gin repository(2026-09-21)
- [2]Gin README(2026-09-21)
- [3]Gin documentation(2026-09-21)
- [4]Gin MIT license(2026-09-21)
Supplemental curator note
Gin provides routing and middleware conveniences over Go's HTTP stack. Performance benchmark ratios depend heavily on versions and workloads, so selection should be based on representative routing, middleware, and payload tests rather than headline multipliers alone.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Get the source
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin.git - 2
Enter the repository
cd gin - 3
Check the official steps
Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.
find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Growth
Growth trends · Last 30 days
89,244 Stars
Trend data is still being collected.
Development activity
Last 90 days · weekly
- Commits (last 30 days)
- 11
- Open PRs
- 158
Development activity is still being collected.
Built with
Categories and tags
Categories
GitHub data
GitHub dataView detailed GitHub data
GitHub Topics
- server
- middleware
- framework
- go
- router
- performance
- gin
- Stars
- 89,244
- Forks
- 8,703
- Watchers
- 1,364
- Open issues
- 601
- Contributors
- 442
- Primary language
- Go
- License
- MIT
- Repository last updated
- Sep 19, 2026
Related information
Write a related articleShare a guide or use case for this OSS in Markdown. Articles are published after administrator approval.
Explore next
- Express69,452 Stars
2 shared tag(s)
A minimalist Node.js framework for building APIs and web backends by composing routing and middleware.
JavaScript - Play Framework12,617 Stars
1 shared tag(s) · 2 shared category(s)
A JVM web framework for building REST APIs and web applications in Java or Scala, with a stateless, non-blocking architecture plus JSON, WebSocket, testing, and fast development workflows.
Scala - PocketBase61,120 Stars
1 shared tag(s) · 1 shared category(s) · Same language
A self-hostable Go backend combining SQLite, realtime data, auth, files, admin UI, and APIs.
Go - LocalAI49,201 Stars
1 shared tag(s) · 1 shared category(s) · Same language
A self-hosted AI engine that unifies LLM, vision, voice, image, and video backends behind familiar APIs.
Go - LiveKit21,015 Stars
1 shared tag(s) · 1 shared category(s) · Same language
A self-hostable WebRTC SFU/media server for realtime audio, video, and data connecting humans and AI.
Go
Report incorrect information
Tell us if any listing information is incorrect or outdated.