ApacheCXFvs.ApacheAXISvs.

SpringWS
byAnkurKumar May.08,13IntegrationZone

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TheIntegrationZoneisbroughttoyouinpartnershipwithRedHat.Use
theseflashcardsalongwiththepopularopensourceintegrationframeworkApache
Camelasaneasyreferenceduringthedesignanddevelopmentofintegration
projects.

ThisblogdoesnottrytocompareallavailableWebServicesDevelopment
FrameworksbutfocusesonlyonthreepopularapproachesregardingthreeOpen
Sourceframeworks:ApacheCXF,ApacheAXIS&SpringWS.

Let'slookatpositives&concernsinnutshellofeachoftheseframeworks:

Framework KeyPositives KeyConcerns

Apache MostCommonlyUsed, ComparativelyMore
AXIS2 Matured&StableWebServices CodeRequired/Generated
DevelopmentFramework w.r.t.SpringWS/CXF

SupportsMultipleLanguages Isbeingphasedout
(C++,Java) gradually(mostlyby
ApacheCXF)
SupportsbothContractfirst&
ContractlastApproach Itisnotfullycompliant
forJAXWSJAXRS
IncontextofOrchestration&
WebServicesTransaction(long
runningtransactions)itsupports
widevarietyofrelatedWS*
specifications:
WSAtomicTransaction,WS
BusinessActivity,WS
Coordination,WSEventing,
WSTransfer
CompatiblewithSpring
Framework
Apache MostwidelyusedWeb Doesnotsupport
CXF ServicesStandardNow Orchestration&WS
 ImprovementoverAXIS2,which Transactionsyet
isnowgraduallybeingreplaced
byApacheCXF DoesnotsupportWSDL
2.0yet
Intuitive&EasytoUse(less
codingrequiredascomparedto
AXIS2)

Cleanseparationoffront
ends,likeJAXWS,fromthecore
code

FullycompliantwithJAXWS,
JAXRS&others

BestPerformanceacrossall
availableframeworkwith
minimumcomputationoverhead

Supportswidevarietyoffront
endmodels

SupportsbothJAXWS&
JAXRS(forRestfulServices)

SupportsJBI&SDO(not
supportedinAXIS2)

CompatiblewithSpring
Framework
SpringWS Bestintermsofsupporting LeastnumberofWS*
ContractfirstWebServices
DevelopmentApproach
EnforcesStandards&Best
PracticesbyFramework
Constraints(nowayoutofit&
hencelimitationaswell)
SupportsSpringAnnotations
aswellasJAXWS
Leastcodefromdevelopers
perspective
Specificationssupported
(doesnotfullycompliant
withJAXWS)
Springoffersitselfas
standard&henceother
Javacompliant
frameworkssupport
betterstandardssupport
OnlysupportContract
firstWebServices
DevelopmentModel

BestAlignedwithSpring
TechnologyStack(alsosimilar
architecturalstackasSpring
MVC)includingSpringSecurity

Ihavecarriedoutfurtherdetailedanalysis(usingascorecard)togrillthese
frameworksfurther&cameupwithfollowingscorecard:

Conclusion

ApacheAXIS2isrelativelymostusedframeworkbutApacheCXFscores
overotherWebServicesFrameworkcomparativelyconsideringeaseof
development,currentindustrytrend,performance,overallscorecardand
 otherfeatures(unlessthereisWebServicesOrchestrationsupportis
explicitlyneeded,whichisnotrequiredhere)
ThoughSpringCoreFrameworkisanestablishedtechnology,SpringWeb
ServicesisstillevolvingincomparisonwithApacheCXFandCXFhaswider
supportofstandardsandprovenframeworkfromperformanceperspective.
Hence,ApacheCXFistherecommendedframeworkandclearly
themostpreferredinmyopinion.

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