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Apache TomEE vs Rivet
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Apache TomEE and Rivet — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Apache TomEE vs Rivet: at a glance
| Feature | Apache TomEE | Rivet |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | DevOps | DevOps |
| Velocity score | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 1 |
| Top themes | jakarta-ee, application-server, ee11, apache | actors, rust, storage engine, s3 |
| Last editorial update | 5d ago | 16h ago |
| Website | Visit → | — |
What is Apache TomEE?
TomEE opens a 10.3 line and a second EE11 milestone on the same day, with no notes
TomEE shipped 10.3.0 and 11.0.0-M2 within hours of each other on November 4, and both releases publish only the Maven release-plugin tag message. The 10.x line has moved from patch releases to a new minor, while the 11.x line, which carries the Jakarta EE 11 work on main, reached its second milestone four months after the first. The 10.x patch history behind them is mostly dependency bumps with one or two real TOMEE ticket fixes each.
What is Rivet?
Rivet's Rust SDK for Actors is generally available.
Rivet has spent two months building infrastructure for long-lived actors and AI agents: BYOC, OpenTelemetry tracing, actor-scoped JWTs and agentOS Hosted VMs. The 3.0 Preview made Rivet a single stateless binary on S3. The Rust SDK for Rivet Actors is now generally available, with SQLite, WebSockets, cron and OpenTelemetry built in.
Apache TomEE vs Rivet: editorial side-by-side
Apache TomEE
5.0DEVOPS
TomEE opens a 10.3 line and a second EE11 milestone on the same day, with no notes
◆ Current state
TomEE shipped 10.3.0 and 11.0.0-M2 within hours of each other on November 4, and both releases publish only the Maven release-plugin tag message. The 10.x line has moved from patch releases to a new minor, while the 11.x line, which carries the Jakarta EE 11 work on main, reached its second milestone four months after the first. The 10.x patch history behind them is mostly dependency bumps with one or two real TOMEE ticket fixes each.
◆ Where it's heading
The project is running two lines in parallel: 10.x as the stable Jakarta EE 10 target and 11.x as the milestone track for EE11. The roughly four-month gap between M1 and M2 suggests 11.0 is still several milestones from final. Release notes are getting thinner, so the changelog alone says less and less about what changed.
◆ Prediction
Expect further 10.3.x patches and an 11.0.0-M3; whether 10.3.0 holds real feature work cannot be read from the entries, which carry no notes.
Rivet
6.3DEVOPS
Rivet's Rust SDK for Actors is generally available.
◆ Current state
Rivet has spent two months building infrastructure for long-lived actors and AI agents: BYOC, OpenTelemetry tracing, actor-scoped JWTs and agentOS Hosted VMs. The 3.0 Preview made Rivet a single stateless binary on S3. The Rust SDK for Rivet Actors is now generally available, with SQLite, WebSockets, cron and OpenTelemetry built in.
◆ Where it's heading
Rivet is widening who can build on its actor model while 3.0 matures: a Rust SDK GA lets performance-sensitive teams use it without a TypeScript layer. The platform direction remains S3-only infrastructure for stateful workloads.
◆ Prediction
Expect 3.0 to move toward a stable release and more SDK languages. The entries don't show a 3.0 GA date.
Alternatives to Apache TomEE and Rivet
Other DevOps products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Apache TomEE or Rivet.
Gravity Wiz
Gravity Wiz previews Flowcrafter, a visual workflow canvas for Gravity Forms.
GitLab
GitLab sells Orbit as the evidence layer for agent pilots and AI-code rules.
NATS
NATS second release candidates add a config reload check and faster redelivery queues.
Zed
Zed 1.27 writes commit messages in your repo's style and trims agent memory use.
Z-Wave JS UI
Z-Wave JS UI 11.26 picks up zwave-js 15.32 and finishes the move to Node 24.
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Recent activity from Apache TomEE and Rivet
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 4d agoRivetRust SDK for Rivet Actors Is Now Generally Available
- 5d agoApache TomEETomEE 10.3.0 starts a new minor line on the stable 10.x branch
- 5d agoApache TomEETomEE 11.0.0-M2 is the second Jakarta EE 11 milestone
- 15d agoRivetIntroducing Rivet 3.0 Preview ⚡
- 29d agoRivetIntroducing agentOS 0.4 & Hosted VMs
- 1mo agoRivetIntroducing Pi Durable for Rivet
- 1mo agoRivetReplacing Our Message Broker with... S3? ⚡
- 1mo agoRivetIntroducing Pi 1.0 for Rivet
- 3mo agoApache TomEE10.2.0 fixes a request-scope LinkageError and unchained auth errors
- 4mo agoApache TomEE11.0.0-M1 opens the next major line with EE11 work on main
- 5mo agoApache TomEE10.1.5 repairs resources with an explicit String constructor-type
- 9mo agoApache TomEEApache TomEE 10.1.4
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Apache TomEE and Rivet?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Rivet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Apache TomEE better than Rivet?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Rivet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other DevOps products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Apache TomEE?
Top Apache TomEE alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Apache TomEE alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/apache-tomee for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Rivet?
Top Rivet alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Rivet alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/rivet for the full list with editorial commentary on each.