openapi-generator
OpenAPI Generator allows generation of API client libraries (SDK generation), server stubs, documentation and configuration automatically given an OpenAPI Spec (v2, v3) (by OpenAPITools)
kiota
OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator (by microsoft)
openapi-generator | kiota | |
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251 | 4 | |
23,505 | 3,329 | |
2.7% | 3.6% | |
9.9 | 10.0 | |
1 day ago | 5 days ago | |
Java | C# | |
Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
openapi-generator
Posts with mentions or reviews of openapi-generator.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-04-22.
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API-First Development in Scala
various openapi-generator plugins
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Generate JAVA code from OpenAPI specification
OpenAPI Generator Gradle Plugin
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Show HN: FastOpenAPI – automated docs for many Python frameworks
I'm also really happy with spec first. We're using openapi-generator[1] to generate types from a yaml schema (inverting the more standard approach of generating the yaml) in our Typescript (mostly Nest.js) backends, and export those types as packages for use in our frontends.
[1] https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator
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openapi-generator VS lapidary-render - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 16 Mar 2025
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Using OpenAPI to Automate API Integration With Rapyd's Payment Gateway
Manually writing API clients can be time-consuming and result in errors. This is where the OpenAPI specification and tools like OpenAPI Generator are helpful.
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Define, Generate, and Implement: An API-First Approach with OpenAPI Generator and FlightPHP
With your API defined, use the OpenAPI Generator to generate your code automatically. The PHP Flight generator — documented here — was provided by the author and, although its status is still marked as "experimental", it has been my production workhorse for over a year.
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Redefining our SDKs Developer Experience
Until now, we relied on an open-source OpenAPI generator to build our SDKs. While it served us well, the maintenance and scalability challenges became apparent as we expanded our platform. Key pain points included:
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7 SDK Generator Tools for APIs in 2025
OpenAPI Generator
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Generating OpenAPI API clients for Angular
Let’s learn how to generate an API client for an Angular project using the open-source OpenAPI Generator program. The OpenAPI Generator project offers a CLI for generating API client modules for multiple language targets by importing a YAML/JSON API specification file.
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After 3 Years, I Failed. Here's All My Startup's Code
Did you try to use https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator directly?
kiota
Posts with mentions or reviews of kiota.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-08-14.
- Kiota: OpenAPI-Based HTTP Client Code Generator
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It's 2023. Your API should have a schema
have you tried https://github.com/microsoft/kiota?
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How to OpenAPI?
Creating client libraries could be done via kiota
- Kiota
What are some alternatives?
When comparing openapi-generator and kiota you can also consider the following projects:
NSwag - The Swagger/OpenAPI toolchain for .NET, ASP.NET Core and TypeScript.
ogen - OpenAPI v3 code generator for go
oapi-codegen - Generate Go client and server boilerplate from OpenAPI 3 specifications
autorest - OpenAPI (f.k.a Swagger) Specification code generator. Supports C#, PowerShell, Go, Java, Node.js, TypeScript, Python
Feign - Feign makes writing java http clients easier
tgstation-server - A production scale tool for DreamMaker server management