Para
Flexible and modular backend framework/server for object persistence, API development and authentication.
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Still maintained? Yes: 46 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.57.0 (Oct 2026).
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At a glance
Para quick facts
- Health score
- 91/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 574
- Last commit
- 2 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.57.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Para is a scalable, multitenant backend server/framework for object persistence and retrieval. It helps you build and prototype applications faster by taking care of backend operations. It can be a part of your JVM-based application or it can be deployed as standalone, multitenant API server with multiple applications and clients connecting to it."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Para scores 91/100, #8 of 16 in Software Development - API Management: 46 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.57.0, 21 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 574 stars add 11.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 9.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
46 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.57.0 released 21 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 11.0 / 20
574 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 46
- Last 90 days
- 209
- Last 12 months
- 2 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 16 tools in Software Development - API Management by health , between Hoppscotch Community Edition (#7) and Composio (#9) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Java, Docker |
| Latest release | 1.57.0 · 21 days ago |
| Stars | 574 |
| Open issues | 3 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | erudika/para ↗ |
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Para: common questions
Is Para still maintained?
Para had 46 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 2 days ago; the latest tagged release, 1.57.0, is from 21 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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