OSGi Specification Implementations
The OSGi framework is a standardized module system and service platform for the Java programming language. The OSGi standards are defined in the OSGi Alliance and published in OSGi specification documents such as the Core and Compendium specifications. These specifications contain chapters each of which describe a specific OSGi standard. This page contains a list of available implementations of OSGi standards, both commercial and open source implementations are included. Implementations realize specification chapter(s) from the OSGi specification documents.
The OSGi Specifications can be obtained from the following location: http://www.osgi.org/Specifications/HomePage
Core Specification
- Latest Specification Release: 6
- Specification chapters: 2-10, 50-57, 701
Specifications implemented by OSGi core frameworks. A compliant OSGi Framework must at least implement chapters 3-10 and 53-57.
Compendium Specification
- Latest Specification Release: 5
- Specification chapters: 100-117, 119-123, 125-128, 130, 132-136, 702-704, 999
The Compendium Specification contains all the specification chapters not in the Core Specification which are part of the OSGi Service Platform.
Enterprise Specification
- Latest Specification Release: 5
- Specification chapters: 100-102, 104-105, 107, 110, 112-113, 121-130, 132-136, 701-702 (note that although the specification PDF contains a chapter 131 (Resolver) this incorrectly numbered and should have number 136).
The Enterprise Specification contains an enterprise-focused subset of the OSGi specifications. Certain Specification chapters are not yet in the Compendium Specification document because it was released before the Enterprise Specification.
Mobile Specification
- Latest Specification Release: 4.0.1
- Specification chapters: 101, 104-105, 109, 112-120, 701-702
Residential Specification
- Latest Specification Release: 4.3
- Specification chapters: Res2, Res3, 101-105, 107, 110-113, 117, 131, 701-702
Implementations
The following sections list implementations of OSGi specifications organized by chapter. The Version column indicates the OSGi specification version supported, not the project version. The Certification column indicates whether an implementation participates in the OSGi Certification Program. The exact version of certified implementations can be obtained from the relevant implementation projects. Note that the order in which projects appear in the tables below is alphabetically.
2: Security
Latest Specification Version: 1.8
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.7 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.8 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.7 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.5 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
3 - 10: Core Framework
Chapters 3-10 in the Core Release 6 specification.
The Core Release 5 specification comprises the following APIs, which every framework implementation must implement:
- Chapter 3: Module Layer, version 1.8
- Chapter 4: Life Cycle Layer, version 1.8
- Chapter 5: Service Layer, version 1.8
- Chapter 6: Resource API Specification, version 1.0
- Chapter 7: Bundle Wiring API Specification, version 1.2
- Chapter 8: Framework Namespaces Specification, version 1.1
- Chapter 9: Start Level API Specification, version 1.0
- Chapter 10: Framework API Specification, which contains the following packages
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org.osgi.frameworkversion 1.8 -
org.osgi.framework.launchversion 1.2 -
org.osgi.resourceversion 1.0 -
org.osgi.framework.wiringversion 1.2 -
org.osgi.framework.startlevelversion 1.0 -
org.osgi.framework.namespaceversion 1.1 -
org.osgi.annotation.versioningversion 1.0
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- Chapter 53: Resolver Hook Service Specification, version 1.0
- Chapter 54: Bundle Hook Service Specification, version 1.1
- Chapter 55: Service Hook Service Specification, version 1.1
- Chapter 56: Weaving Hook Service Specification, version 1.1
- Chapter 57: Data Transfer Objects Specification, version 1.0
| Implementation | Core Framework Release | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 5 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Concierge | 5 | http://projects.eclipse.org/projects/iot.concierge/ | |
| Eclipse Equinox | 6 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| JBoss | 4.2 | http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi | |
| Hitachi | 4.x | http://www.hitachi-solutions.com/superj/sp/sjf/ | |
| Knopflerfish | 5 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 4.2 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
7: Package Admin Service (OSGi Core Release 4.2 spec)
Latest Specification Version: 1.2
The Package Admin Service has been replaced by the Bundle Wiring API.
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.2 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.2 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| JBoss | 1.2 | http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi | |
| Knopflerfish | 1.2 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.2 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
8: Start Level Service (OSGi Core Release 4.2 spec)
Latest Specification Version: 1.1
The Start Level Service has been replaced by the Start Level API.
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.1 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.1 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| JBoss | 1.1 | http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi | |
| Knopflerfish | 1.1 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
50: Conditional Permission Admin Service
Chapter 9 in the Core 4.2 specification.
Latest Specification Version: 1.1
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.1 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.1 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.1 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
51: Permission Admin Service
Chapter 10 in the Core 4.2 specification.
Latest Specification Version: 1.2
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.2 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.2 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.2 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.2 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
52: URL Handler Service
Chapter 11 in the Core 4.2 specification.
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.0 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| JBoss | 1.0 | http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi | |
| Knopflerfish | 1.0 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.0 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
53-57
Chapters 53 to 57 are part of the mandatory set of specifications implemented by every OSGi Core Framework.
100: Remote Services
Chapter 13 in the Compendium 4.2 and Enterprise 4.2 specifications. Chapter 6 in the Core 4.3 specification.
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache CXF | 1.0 | http://cxf.apache.org/distributed-osgi.html | |
| Apache Karaf Cellar | 1.0 | http://karaf.apache.org | |
| Amdatu Remote Services | 1.0 | http://bitbucket.org/amdatu/amdatu-remoteservices | |
| Eclipse Communication Framework (ECF) | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/ecf | |
| Paremus Nimble Distribution | 1.0 | http://www.paremus.com/nimble | |
| SVC Delivery | 1.0 | https://code.google.com/p/osgi-remote-services | |
| AIOLOS Remote Services | 1.0 | http://aiolos.intec.ugent.be/ | |
| Fabric8 | 1.0 | http://fabric8.io/ |
101: Log Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.3
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.3 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.3 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.3 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.3 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
| Pax Logging | 1.3 | http://ops4j1.jira.com/wiki/display/paxlogging/Pax+Logging |
102: HTTP Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.2
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.2 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.2 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.2 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| Pax Web | 1.2 | http://ops4j1.jira.com/wiki/display/paxweb/Pax+Web | |
| ProSyst | 1.2 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
| GlassFish | 1.2 | https://wikis.oracle.com/display/GlassFish/OSGi | |
| JBoss | 1.2 | http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi |
103: Device Access Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.1
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.1 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.1 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
104: Configuration Admin Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.5
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.3 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.3 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| JBoss | 1.3 | http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi | |
| Knopflerfish | 1.5 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.3 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
105: Metatype Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.2
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.1 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.2 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.2 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
106: Preference Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.1
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.1 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.1 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.1 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
107: User Admin Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.1
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.1 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.1 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
108: Wire Admin Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish Pro | 1.0 | http://www.makewave.com | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.0 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
109: IO Connector Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.3
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.3 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.3 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.3 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
110: Initial Provisioning Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.2
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.2 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish Pro | 1.2 | http://www.makewave.com | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.2 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
111: UPnP Device Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.2
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.1 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Knopflerfish Pro | 1.2 | http://www.makewave.com | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
112: Declarative Services
Latest Specification Version: 1.2
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix (SCR) | 1.2 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.2 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.2 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
113: Event Admin Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.3
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.3 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.3 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish | 1.3 | http://www.knopflerfish.org | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.2 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
114: Deployment Admin Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.1
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.1 | http://felix.apache.org | Participates |
| Knopflerfish Pro | 1.1 | http://www.makewave.com | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
115: Auto Configuration Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knopflerfish Pro | 1.0 | http://www.makewave.com | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.0 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
116: Application Admin Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.1
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.1 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
| Knopflerfish Pro | 1.1 | http://www.makewave.com | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.1 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
117: DMT Admin Service
Latest Specification Version: 2.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knopflerfish Pro | 2.0 | http://www.makewave.com | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.0 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
119: Monitor Admin Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knopflerfish Pro | 1.0 | http://www.makewave.com | Participates |
| KnowHowLab.org | 1.0 | https://code.google.com/p/osgilab/wiki/MonitorAdmin | |
| ProSyst | 1.0 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
120: Foreign Applications Access
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knopflerfish Pro | 1.0 | http://www.makewave.com | Participates |
| ProSyst | 1.0 | http://www.prosyst.com | Participates |
121: Blueprint Container
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Aries | 1.0 | http://aries.apache.org/ | |
| Eclipse Gemini | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/gemini | Participates |
122: Remote Service Admin
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache CXF | 1.0 | http://cxf.apache.org/distributed-osgi.html | |
| Eclipse ECF | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/ecf | |
| Paremus Nimble Distribution | 1.0 | http://www.paremus.com/nimble | |
| AIOLOS RemoteServiceAdmin | 1.0 | http://aiolos.intec.ugent.be/ |
123: JTA Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Aries | 1.0 | http://aries.apache.org/ | |
| JBoss | 1.0 | http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi | |
| GlassFish | 1.0 | https://wikis.oracle.com/display/GlassFish/OSGi |
124: JMX Management Model
Latest Specification Version: 1.1
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Aries | 1.0 | http://aries.apache.org/ | |
| Eclipse Gemini | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/gemini | |
| KnowHowLab.org | 1.0 | https://code.google.com/p/osgilab/wiki/JMX |
125: JDBC Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Gemini | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/gemini | |
| GlassFish | 1.0 | https://wikis.oracle.com/display/GlassFish/OSGi | |
| Pax JDBC | 1.0 | http://team.ops4j.org/wiki/display/PAXJDBC/Pax+JDBC |
126: JNDI Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Aries | 1.0 | http://aries.apache.org/ | |
| Eclipse Gemini | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/gemini |
127: JPA Service
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Aries | 1.0 | http://aries.apache.org/ | |
| Eclipse Gemini | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/gemini |
128: Web Applications
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pax Web | 1.0 (WAB support) | http://ops4j1.jira.com/wiki/display/paxweb/Pax+Web | |
| Pax URL | 1.0 (URL handler) | http://ops4j1.jira.com/wiki/display/paxurl/Pax+URL | |
| Apache Aries | 1.0 (URL handler) | http://aries.apache.org/ | |
| Eclipse Gemini | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/gemini | |
| GlassFish | 1.0 | https://wikis.oracle.com/display/GlassFish/OSGi | |
| JBoss | 1.0 | http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi |
129: SCA Configuration Type
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|
130: Coordinator Service Specification
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Equinox | 1.0 | http://eclipse.org/equinox | Participates |
131: TR069 Connector Service Specification
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|
132: Repository Service Specification
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| JBoss | 1.0 (in preparation) | http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi | |
| Knopflerfish | 1.0 | http://www.knopflerfish.org/maven2/index.xml | |
| AIOLOS Repository | 1.0 | http://aiolos.intec.ugent.be | |
| Package Drone | 1.0 (XML index) | http://packagedrone.org | |
| Felix OBR | 1.0 | http://felix.apache.org |
133: Service Loader Mediator Specification
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Aries (SPI-Fly) | 1.0 | http://aries.apache.org/ |
134: Subsystem Service Specification
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Aries | 1.0 | http://aries.apache.org/ |
136: Resolver Service Specification
Latest Specification Version: 1.0
| Implementation | Specification Version | Link | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Felix | 1.0 | http://felix.apache.org |