Spring-Boot

You want to build a backend with Kotlin. Smart choice. But now comes the next question: Ktor or Spring Boot? Both are excellent frameworks. Both support Kotlin. But they have fundamentally different philosophies. Ktor is lightweight, modular, and Kotlin-native. You start with nothing and add only what you need. Spring Boot is full-featured and batteries-included. You start with everything and configure what you want. Let’s compare them across every dimension that matters. ...

You decided to build a backend with Kotlin. Good choice. But now you face another decision: Ktor or Spring Boot? Both are great frameworks. Both support Kotlin. But they are very different in philosophy, design, and use cases. Let’s compare them honestly. The Big Picture Ktor is a lightweight, modular framework built by JetBrains. It is Kotlin-native, coroutine-based, and you add features as plugins. Spring Boot is a full-featured, batteries-included framework from VMware (now Broadcom). It started as a Java framework and added Kotlin support later. ...