Java Reactive libraries

Open-source Java projects categorized as Reactive libraries

Top 5 Java Reactive library Projects

Reactive libraries
  1. RxJava

    RxJava – Reactive Extensions for the JVM – a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable sequences for the Java VM.

    Project mention: Mastering Reactive Programming in Modern Mobile Development | dev.to | 2026-02-10

    RxJava Documentation

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  3. reactor-core

    Non-Blocking Reactive Foundation for the JVM

    Project mention: Everything You Need to Know about asynchronous programming along with Kotlin + Spring WebFlux | dev.to | 2025-07-26

    Project Reactor

  4. Reactive Streams

    Reactive Streams Specification for the JVM

    Project mention: Entendendo Back Pressure: O Semáforo dos Seus Sistemas Distribuídos | dev.to | 2025-06-20
  5. rsocket-java

    Java implementation of RSocket

  6. Mutiny

    An Intuitive Event-Driven Reactive Programming Library for Java

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Reactive library projects in Java? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 RxJava 48,236
2 reactor-core 5,223
3 Reactive Streams 4,873
4 rsocket-java 2,394
5 Mutiny 923

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