Dropwizard vs Node.js: What are the differences?
Dropwizard: Java framework for developing ops-friendly, high-performance, RESTful web services. Dropwizard is a sneaky way of making fast Java web applications. Dropwizard pulls together stable, mature libraries from the Java ecosystem into a simple, light-weight package that lets you focus on getting things done; Node.js: A platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.
Dropwizard and Node.js can be categorized as "Frameworks (Full Stack)" tools.
"Quick and easy to get a new http service going" is the primary reason why developers consider Dropwizard over the competitors, whereas "Npm" was stated as the key factor in picking Node.js.
Dropwizard and Node.js are both open source tools. It seems that Node.js with 35.5K GitHub stars and 7.78K forks on GitHub has more adoption than Dropwizard with 7.25K GitHub stars and 3.04K GitHub forks.
Uber Technologies, Netflix, and Twitter are some of the popular companies that use Node.js, whereas Dropwizard is used by Yammer, Opower, and ClassPass. Node.js has a broader approval, being mentioned in 4102 company stacks & 4028 developers stacks; compared to Dropwizard, which is listed in 51 company stacks and 12 developer stacks.