&gt; &quot;<i>I&#x27;m using it for just a web API, and I&#x27;ve had several scala developers tell me to use akka-http instead because it is simpler</i>&quot;<p>Have you tried Spray? It still uses akka for actors, but I consider it easier to use than akka-http.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;spray.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;spray.io&#x2F;</a>