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Product Information on Jetty

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Jetty?

Jetty is a software developed by the Eclipse Foundation that provides a Java-based web server and servlet container. The software supports the deployment and management of Java web applications and provides functionality for HTTP, HTTP/2, WebSocket, and OSGi. Jetty is used to embed web server capabilities within Java applications and serves static and dynamic content through servlets, JSPs, and RESTful APIs. The software addresses the need for scalable and flexible web application hosting in both standalone server environments and embedded use cases, enabling developers to integrate web capabilities without relying on external servers. Jetty features modular architecture, asynchronous request handling, and secure communication support, which help streamline the development and deployment of web-based Java solutions.

Overall experience with Jetty

Engineer
50M - 250M USD, Software
FAVORABLE

Eclipse Becomes Handy with Easy Code Debugging

5.0
Apr 3, 2025
Eclipse was very useful to us, it was giving easy code debugging
Software Developer
10B - 30B USD, Banking
CRITICAL

Jetty: A powerful functional and free tool for web servers.

3.0
Feb 18, 2020
A complete free tool for web server programming. Its open source. it has easy to use interface, developing and debugging processes are smooth. However, your developers need to have a deep knowledge of web programming and protocols. With the goodness of open source, errors in the application can be annoying and increase the development time.

About Company

Company Description

The Eclipse Foundation is a global association that collaborates on open source software, providing a conducive environment for tech innovation. It is responsible for the Eclipse IDE, Jakarta EE, and more than 375 open source projects. These projects involve a broad array of domains such as cloud and edge applications, IoT, AI, automotive, systems engineering, distributed ledger technologies, and open processor designs. The Eclipse Foundation AISBL is an internationally recognized non-profit organization sustained by a substantial network of over 300 members, including businesses that consider open source technology essential for their operational strategies.

Company Details

Year Founded
2004
Head office location
Ottawa, Canada
Number of employees
11 - 50

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4.6

(185 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
46%
4 Star
46%
3 Star
7%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
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Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.3

Product Capabilities

4.5

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  • Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Eclipse Becomes Handy with Easy Code Debugging

    5.0
    Apr 3, 2025
    Eclipse was very useful to us, it was giving easy code debugging
  • Systems Engineer
    1B-10B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Examining the Flexibility and Convenience of a User-Friendly Interface

    5.0
    Sep 19, 2024
    I would say the overall experience for this product is that it is very easy to use, comfortable and also the steps to do Git pull and push are also very convenient and have a very user-friendly interface.
  • SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER II
    10B+ USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Good for large software frameworks

    5.0
    Jan 16, 2024
    This web server is very good to implement applcation server for Java web application. This is the tool that is first in technology and its free of cost, which is great thing for all the users. One of the main advantage of this one is, its very easy to embed with various frameworks, servers and clusters.
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Best IDE for Java

    5.0
    Sep 16, 2023
    Best Lightweight Integrated Development Environment for Java Programming
  • SOFTWARE ENGINEER
    50M-1B USD
    Miscellaneous
    Review Source

    "Jetty": A popular and highly flexible open-source web server and servlet container.

    4.0
    Mar 31, 2023
    A positive experience with the web server, citing its flexibility, performance and reliability as some of its key strengths along with it Jetty is lightweight and having modular design makes it easy to configure.
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