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 Specification Project at Eclipse 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 article contains a list of available implementations of OSGi standards, both commercial and open source implementations are included.

Feel free to add mentions to additional implementations.

Implementations realize specification chapter(s) from the OSGi specification documents.

Core Specification

• Latest Specification Release: R8
• Specification chapters: 2-10, 50-60, 101, 701

Specifications implemented by OSGi core frameworks. A compliant OSGi Framework must at least implement chapters 3-10 and 53-58.

Compendium Specification

• Latest Specification Release: R8
• Specification chapters: 100-117, 119-123, 125-128, 130, 132-138, 140, 147, 148, 150-155, 157-159, 702, 705-707

Enterprise Specification

• Latest Specification Release: R7
• Specification chapters: 100-102, 104-105, 107, 110, 112-113, 122-130, 132-135, 137, 138, 140, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 702, 705, 706, 707.

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.

Residential Specification

• Latest Specification Release: R6
• Specification chapters: Res2, Res3, 101-105, 107, 110-113, 117, 131, 135, 139, 141-146, 702, 705

The first release of the OSGi Residential Specification resolved the requirements of inter-operation with existing management systems and protocols, the need to remotely manage user applications life cycle as well as the need for large-scale deployments and adequate security. With this second release of the OSGi Residential Specification we introduce new specifications for abstracting devices, sensors, actuators, etc. from their corresponding communication protocols and facilitate the development of new innovative application and services. This release also contains specifications that address device connectivity via the EnOcean wireless protocol, USB and serial port. With the Resource Monitoring Specification, resources consumed by bundles can be monitored in order to fairly share resources and preserve the overall quality of service. The Network Interface Information Service Specification enables dynamic discovery of changes in the network interface.^[1]

Mobile Specification

• Latest Specification Release: 4.0.1
• Specification chapters: 101, 104-105, 109, 112-120, 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 - 60: Core Framework

Chapters 3-60 in the Core Release 8 specification.

The Core Release 8 specification comprises the following APIs, which every framework implementation must implement:

• Chapter 3: Module Layer, version 1.10
• Chapter 4: Life Cycle Layer, version 1.10
• Chapter 5: Service Layer, version 1.10
• Chapter 6: Resource API Specification, version 1.0
• Chapter 7: Bundle Wiring API Specification, version 1.2
• Chapter 8: Framework Namespaces Specification, version 1.2
• Chapter 9: Start Level API Specification, version 1.0
• Chapter 10: Framework API Specification, which contains the following packages
  • org.osgi.framework version 1.10
  • org.osgi.framework.launch version 1.2
  • org.osgi.resource version 1.0
  • org.osgi.framework.wiring version 1.2
  • org.osgi.framework.startlevel version 1.0
  • org.osgi.framework.namespace version 1.2
  • org.osgi.annotation.versioning version 1.1
  • org.osgi.annotation.bundle version 1.1
• 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 1.1
• Chapter 58: Resolver Service Specification version 1.1 (was chapter 136 in Enterprise/Compendium R6 specs)
• Chapter 59: Condition Service Specification, version 1.0
• Chapter 60: Connect Specification, version 1.0

Implementation	Core Framework Release	Link	Certification
Apache Felix	8	http://felix.apache.org	Participates
Concierge	5	https://www.eclipse.org/concierge
Eclipse Equinox	8	http://eclipse.org/equinox	Participates
JBoss	4.2	https://web.archive.org/web/20110308161235/http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi
Hitachi	4.x	http://www.hitachi-solutions.com/superj/sp/sjf/
Knopflerfish	6	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	https://web.archive.org/web/20110308161235/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	https://web.archive.org/web/20110308161235/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	https://web.archive.org/web/20110308161235/http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/osgi
Knopflerfish	1.0	http://www.knopflerfish.org	Participates
ProSyst	1.0	http://www.prosyst.com	Participates

53-60

Chapters 53 to 60 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: 1.1

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Aries	1.1	http://aries.apache.org/modules/rsa.html
Apache CXF	1.0	http://cxf.apache.org/distributed-osgi.html
Apache Karaf Cellar	1.0	http://karaf.apache.org
Amdatu Remote Services	1.1	http://bitbucket.org/amdatu/amdatu-remoteservices
Eclipse Communication Framework (ECF)	1.1[2]	http://eclipse.org/ecf
Paremus Service Fabric	1.0	https://paremus.com/products/
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: 1.4

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	https://web.archive.org/web/20110308161235/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: 1.6

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Felix	1.6	http://felix.apache.org	Participates
Eclipse Equinox	1.3[3]	http://eclipse.org/equinox	Participates
JBoss	1.3	https://web.archive.org/web/20110308161235/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: 1.4

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Felix	1.3	http://felix.apache.org	Participates
Eclipse Equinox	1.2[3]	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: Device Service Specification for UPnP™

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: 1.4

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Felix (SCR)	1.4	http://felix.apache.org	Participates
Eclipse Equinox	1.2 [3]	http://eclipse.org/equinox	Participates
Knopflerfish	1.2	http://www.knopflerfish.org	Participates
ProSyst	1.1	http://www.prosyst.com	Participates
Bnd	1.3 (annotations)	https://github.com/bndtools/bnd

113: Event Admin Service

Latest Specification Version: 1.4

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://github.com/knowhowlab/org.knowhowlab.osgi.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: 1.1

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache CXF	1.0	http://cxf.apache.org/distributed-osgi.html
Amdatu Remote	1.1	http://www.amdatu.org/components/remote.html
Eclipse ECF	1.1	http://eclipse.org/ecf
Paremus Service Fabric	1.1	https://paremus.com/products/
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	https://web.archive.org/web/20110308161235/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	1.1	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: Data Service Specification for JDBC™ Technology

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: 1.1

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Aries	1.1	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	https://web.archive.org/web/20110308161235/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
Apache Felix	1.0	http://felix.apache.org	Participates
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: 1.1

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
JBoss	1.1	https://web.archive.org/web/20110308161235/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: 1.1

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Aries	1.1	http://aries.apache.org/

137: REST Management Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Eclipse Concierge	1.0	https://github.com/eclipse/concierge/tree/master/bundles	Participates

138: Asynchronous Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Aries	1.0	http://aries.apache.org

139: EnOcean Device Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Eclipse SmartHome	1.0	https://github.com/eclipse/smarthome.osgi-ri.enocean

140: Http Whiteboard Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.1

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Felix	1.0	http://felix.apache.org
Eclipse Equinox	1.0	http://www.eclipse.org/equinox/

141: Device Abstraction Layer Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

142: Device Abstraction Layer Functions Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

143: Network Interface Information Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
KnowHowLab.org	1.0	https://github.com/knowhowlab/org.knowhowlab.osgi.networkadapter

144: Resource Monitoring Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

145: USB Information Device Category Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

146: Serial Devices Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

147: Transaction Control Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Aries	1.0	http://aries.apache.org

148: Cluster Information Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Eclipse Concierge	1.0	https://www.eclipse.org/concierge

149: Device Service Specification for ZigBee™

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

150: Configurator Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Felix	1.0	http://felix.apache.org

151: JAX-RS Whiteboard Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Aries	1.0	http://aries.apache.org

152: CDI Integration Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Aries	1.0	http://aries.apache.org

153: Service Layer API for oneM2M™

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

154: Residential Device Management Tree Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

155: TR-157 Amendment 3 Software Module Guidelines

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

157: Typed Event Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

158: Log Stream Provider Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

159: Feature Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Felix	1.0	http://felix.apache.org

702: XML Parser Service Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

703: Position Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

704: Measurement and State Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification

705: Promises Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.1

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Aries	1.1	http://aries.apache.org
OSGi	1.1	https://www.osgi.org

706: Push Stream Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
Apache Aries	1.0	http://aries.apache.org
OSGi	1.0	https://www.osgi.org

707: Converter Specification

Latest Specification Version: 1.0

Implementation	Specification Version	Link	Certification
OSGi	1.0	https://www.osgi.org

See also

• OSGi