JHipster

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Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

JHipster is ranked #6 of 33 in code generators on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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JHipster Free Open source development platform jhipster.tech · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on code generators

Free plan: Yes
Project scaffolding: Yes
Custom templates: Yes
Schema-to-code generation: Yes
CLI available: Yes
Supported languages: Java, Kotlin

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The record

Purpose: JHipster generates, develops, and deploys modern web applications and microservice architectures.
Frontend: Supported frontend technologies include Angular, React, and Vue, with mobile app support through Ionic and React Native.
Backend: Supported backend technologies include Spring Boot with Java or Kotlin, Micronaut, Quarkus, Node.js, and .NET.
Deployment: JHipster supports Docker and Kubernetes and lists deployment support for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Heroku, and OpenShift.
Installation: JHipster can be used through JHipster Online, local NPM installation, or a Docker container.
Online limitation: JHipster Online generates an application without installing JHipster, but generated applications still require Java and NPM for normal development.
Integrations: The homepage lists CI/CD options including Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Azure Pipelines, and GitHub Workflows.
Data and messaging: The homepage lists integrations including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Couchbase, Kafka, and Pulsar.
Authentication: JHipster documents JWT, session-based authentication, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect; Keycloak is the default OIDC server configured with JHipster.
Security setup: JHipster's security documentation says to change the generated default user and admin passwords in production.
Support: The project directs users to ask questions, report issues, contribute, and connect with the community through GitHub.
Local requirements: The installation guide specifies Java 21 LTS or greater and an LTS 64-bit Node.js version for local NPM installation.
Founded: 2013
Price from: Free

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jhipster.tech· checked 29 Sept 2026
jhipster.tech/installation/· checked 29 Sept 2026
jhipster.tech/security/· checked 29 Sept 2026