1. Action based framework
2. Mature with a vibrant developer and user community
3. Annotation and XML configuration options
4. POJO-based actions that are easy to test
5. String, siteMesh and Tiles integration
6. OGNL expression language integration
7. Themes based tag libraries and Ajax tags
8. Multiple view options(JSP, Freemarker, Velocity and XSLT)
9. Plug-ins to extend and modify framework features
