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Apache Dubbo vs Harbor: What are the differences?
Developers describe Apache Dubbo as "A high performance Java RPC framework". It is a high-performance, light weight, java based RPC framework. Dubbo offers three key functionalities, which include interface based remote call, fault tolerance & load balancing, and automatic service registration & discovery. On the other hand, Harbor is detailed as "Manage and serve container images in a secure environment (created at VMware)". Harbor is an open source cloud native registry that stores, signs, and scans container images for vulnerabilities Harbor solves common challenges by delivering trust, compliance, performance, and interoperability. It fills a gap for organ.
Apache Dubbo belongs to "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)" category of the tech stack, while Harbor can be primarily classified under "Docker Registry".
Some of the features offered by Apache Dubbo are:
- Transparent interface based RPC
- Intelligent load balancing
- Automatic service registration and discovery
On the other hand, Harbor provides the following key features:
- Multi-tenant content signing and validation
- Image replication between instances
- Extensible API and graphical UI
Apache Dubbo and Harbor are both open source tools. Apache Dubbo with 30.1K GitHub stars and 19.8K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Harbor with 9.96K GitHub stars and 2.82K GitHub forks.
Pros of Apache Dubbo
Pros of Harbor
- Good on-premises container registry4
- Container Replication1
- Nice UI1
- Vulnerability Scanner1
- Supports LDAP/Active Directory1
- Supports OIDC1
- Support multiple authentication methods1
- Perfect for Teams and Organizations1