Portofino
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Portofino, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Portofino's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Portofino 6 | Free | Open-source framework |
The facts
Each one read from Portofino's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication
- Authentication and authorization can use built-in Apache Shiro or an external implementation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Customization
- You can customize APIs declaratively or extend them with Java or Groovy code.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Database API
- Built-in data access supports multi-field search and create, read, update, and delete operations, with validation for data changes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Portofino exposes REST APIs that any REST client can consume; the site also lists portofino-commander and portofino-js client libraries.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Legacy systems
- Portofino can expose a legacy database through a REST API and deploy it as a Spring Boot application without changing the legacy code.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Model
- Its human-readable application model can be authored in the application or through command-line and GUI tools, and is consulted at runtime rather than used for code generation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Portofino connects to databases, builds an enriched data model, and exposes the data through a REST API.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The project site says authentication and authorization are built in through Apache Shiro or can be managed with an external implementation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project site provides a mailing list contact at [email protected].checked 11 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The site describes it as a tool for developers building APIs and service-oriented business applications, including applications based on legacy databases.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Technology
- The framework is built on Spring and Hibernate and is designed for microservices environments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- UI
- Portofino 6 has no built-in UI; the site lists Portofino Angular UI and portofino-react-admin as ready-made options.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Genova, Italychecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- ManyDesigns says it created and maintains Portofino, an open-source web framework.checked 11 Oct 2026
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