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go-kratos/kratos

Go microservices framework for cloud-native applications

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Decision brief

Kratos is a Go microservices framework designed for cloud-native applications that supports both gRPC and HTTP protocols.

Good fit when

When you need to develop efficient and scalable microservice architectures specifically in the Go programming language, as Kratos offers dedicated support to optimize go-based services.
For projects requiring seamless integration with gRPC, since Kratos includes first-class support for this protocol, making it ideal for building high-performance services.

Avoid when

If your project does not require Go or you prefer frameworks supporting a wider range of languages, as Kratos is specialized in the Go ecosystem and may introduce language-specific limitations.
In scenarios where lightweight microservices without extensive framework overhead are preferred, given that Kratos includes features like gRPC out of the box which might add unnecessary complexity.

Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Maintenance: Active (24d since push); As of 4w
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of 4w
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Install

go get github.com/go-kratos/kratos

pkg.go.dev

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Overview

Kratos is designed to streamline the development of efficient and scalable Go-based microservice architectures with support for gRPC and HTTP.

Capability facts

Languages: go
Source: github.language · Jul 26, 2026

README

Requirements

Go 1.25 or later
protoc
protoc-gen-go

Install the CLI

go install github.com/go-kratos/kratos/cmd/kratos/v3@latest
kratos upgrade

License

Kratos is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

For agents

This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.

/tools/go-kratos-kratos.md GET /api/graphcanon/tools/go-kratos-kratos GET /api/graphcanon/graph?tool=go-kratos-kratos