--- title: Apache Thrift Reviews meta\_title: 'Apache Thrift Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 23 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Apache Thrift works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 23 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Containerization url: https://www.g2.com/categories/containerization --- # Apache Thrift Reviews & Product Details The Apache Thrift software framework, for scalable cross-language services development, combines a software stack with a code generation engine to build services that work efficiently and seamlessly between C++, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, Erlang, Perl, Haskell, C#, Cocoa, JavaScript, Node.js, Smalltalk, OCaml and Delphi and other languages. * * * Seller [The Apache Software Foundation](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-apache-software-foundation) Discussions [Apache Thrift Community](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-thrift/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![GRPC](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GRPC") GRPC 4.3/5(23) ](https://www.g2.com/products/grpc/reviews) [ ![HashiCorp Consul](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "HashiCorp Consul") HashiCorp Consul 4.3/5(23) ](https://www.g2.com/products/hashicorp-consul/reviews) [ ![Docker](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Docker") Docker 4.6/5(301) ](https://www.g2.com/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-thrift/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 23 real user reviews. 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