NetworkObjects vs Embassy

NetworkObjects

Swift backend / server framework (Pure Swift, Supports Linux) (by colemancda)

Network Webserver

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Embassy

Super lightweight async HTTP server library in pure Swift runs in iOS / MacOS / Linux (by envoy)

Network Webserver Swift Asynchronous iOS Lightweight Linux

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NetworkObjects		Embassy
	Project
-	Mentions	1
259	Stars	593
-	Growth	0.7%
7.9	Activity	0.0
8 months ago	Latest Commit	2 months ago
Swift	Language	Swift
MIT License	License	MIT License

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NetworkObjects

Posts with mentions or reviews of NetworkObjects. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

Embassy

Posts with mentions or reviews of Embassy. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-05.

Is it possible/straightforward to have a webserver baked in to an iOS app?
5 projects | /r/iOSProgramming | 5 May 2023

Right now I'm using https://github.com/envoy/Embassy. There's also https://github.com/envoy/Ambassador if you want an "HTTP Framework". These are more lightweight, but they might not be feature complete.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing NetworkObjects and Embassy you can also consider the following projects:

KZPlayground - Better playgrounds that work both for Objective-C and Swift

swifter - Tiny http server engine written in Swift programming language.

MMBarricade - Runtime configurable local server for iOS apps.

Vapor - 💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework.

Kitura - A Swift web framework and HTTP server.

Express - Swift Express is a simple, yet unopinionated web application server written in Swift

Aeon - [Deprecated]

Noze.io - Evented I/O streams for Swift

swiftmon - swiftmon restarts your swift application in case of any file changes

Perfect - Server-side Swift. The Perfect core toolset and framework for Swift Developers. (For mobile back-end development, website and API development, and more…)