{
  "slug": "dropwizard",
  "category": "jvm-frameworks",
  "name": "Dropwizard",
  "description": "Java framework for building RESTful web services that bundles Jetty, Jersey and Jackson into one application package with built-in metrics and health checks.",
  "website": "https://www.dropwizard.io",
  "source": "https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard",
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "platforms": [
    "linux",
    "macos",
    "windows"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 70,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Dropwizard scores 70 out of 100 (grade C) on the Java and Kotlin frameworks criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no trackers or telemetry. It partly meets no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/jvm-frameworks/dropwizard/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/jvm-frameworks/dropwizard/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/blob/release/5.0.x/LICENSE",
      "note": "Apache 2.0-licensed."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard",
      "note": "No telemetry in the source code, and the Read the Docs site has analytics turned off."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.dropwizard.io/en/stable/",
      "note": "No ads in the framework, but the documentation site on Read the Docs shows EthicalAds contextual ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:17.911Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}