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We performed a comparison between Spring Boot and Spring MVC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Java Frameworks solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Spring Boot vs. Spring MVC Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"The solution's framework is stable.""The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is the microservices and change information. Additionally, there are plenty of features.""The cloud version is very scalable.""We like that the product is open-source.""It's easy to set up the solution.""Spring Boot's main feature is that it's great for DevOps because you can write your own application. You don't need to install Apache Tomcat. You can create your project easily with a few clicks.""It's very easy to get started. It's very quick. Most of the configurations are already available. So not much time is spent on setting up things. One can quickly set up and then get rolling.""The simplicity is excellent."

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"The solution is open-source and free to use.""The solution can scale.""Dependency Injection is one of the major features which makes our life easier using Spring. It is well documented and has active communities, which provide us enormous help.""The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities.""The interface is the solution's most valuable aspect.""Spring MVC is fast and reliable.""It provides the best documentation for technical support.""When we shifted from our legacy frameworks to the Spring framework, we discovered that Spring definitely made our development easier. One good example is that there is a lot of boiler plate code available that you don't have to write from scratch, making the development of web applications a much simpler process."

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Cons
"We have specific algorithms for our Load Balancer or API gateway. So those things, if they could make it more precise, that would be beneficial. Sometimes when we are under pressure or any new person who looks into that stuff, we'll get confused or scared because of some difficulties in understanding Which algorithm needs to be used to implement a Load Balancer. When when we Yeah. Because when we say circuit breaker, we need to use it, and then the user gets a blank circuit breaker. This means we are saying the circuit breaker needs to be moved, and then that circuit breaker needs to be elaborated more. What type of algorithm should I do, and what exactly do I need to get done so that this circuit breaker can help me to resolve my issue? Because, you know, because if you go for the circuit breaker, it will ask to open the new tab, you know, since it will check. If the service is not responding, it will wait and go for another connection. So in similar words, if they can explain it a bit more, that will be helpful. Everyone could do their own Google stuff, and they will get it, but they need help understanding how this could help them to resolve the issue. It will be good if Spring Boot provides information about real-time use cases.""Spring Boot could improve the interface, error handling, and integration performance.""It needs to be simplified, more user-friendly.""Perhaps an even lighter-weight, leaner version could be made available, to compete with alternative solutions, such as NodeJS.""When the dependencies within those starter packages clash, mismatch or have a hazard, it is hard to solve the issue.""The solution could improve its flexibility.""When we change versions, we run into issues.""If you want to have multiple integrations, the setup phase will become complex."

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"I have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security.""It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control.""It could provide faster performance.""We would like the deployment of this solution to be easier as, at present, it is quite complicated.""The documentation for Spring MVC could improve.""I saw some error messages coming up when they were getting problems actually viewing all the reports.""Spring MVC could improve the integration with DevOps and other applications.""The initial setup could be more straightforward."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Spring Boot is free; even the Spring Tools Suite for Eclipse is free."
  • "This is an open-source product."
  • "It's open-source software, so it's free. It's a community license."
  • "This solution is free unless you apply for support."
  • "As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free."
  • "Spring Boot is an open source solution, it is free to use."
  • "If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
  • "This is an open source solution."
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  • "The solution is free."
  • "Spring MVC is open source and free."
  • "This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
  • "We are using the open-source version of the solution."
  • "It is an open-source solution."
  • "It is an affordable solution."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:1. Open Source 2. Excellent Community Support -- Widely used across different projects -- so your search for answers would be easy and almost certain. 3. Extendable Stack with a wide array of… more »
    Top Answer:Springboot is a Java-based solution that is very popular and easy to use. You can use it to build applications quickly and confidently. Springboot has a very large, helpful learning community, which… more »
    Top Answer:Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether the Spring Boot or Jakarta EE application creation software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Spring Boot. Spring Boot offers… more »
    Top Answer:The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities.
    Top Answer:In the future, I expect the solution to offer and include a lot of packages so that it can be configured more easily or the speed level increases, thereby helping it overcome its shortcomings.
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    1st
    out of 12 in Java Frameworks
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    28,075
    Comparisons
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    Reviews
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    Average Words per Review
    415
    Rating
    8.5
    3rd
    out of 12 in Java Frameworks
    Views
    1,656
    Comparisons
    1,170
    Reviews
    12
    Average Words per Review
    398
    Rating
    8.7
    Comparisons
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    Compared 13% of the time.
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    Compared 1% of the time.
    Also Known As
    Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework
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    Overview

    Spring Boot is a tool that makes developing web applications and microservices with the Java Spring Framework faster and easier, with minimal configuration and setup. By using Spring Boot, you avoid all the manual writing of boilerplate code, annotations, and complex XML configurations. Spring Boot integrates easily with other Spring products and can connect with multiple databases.

    How Spring Boot improves Spring Framework

    Java Spring Framework is a popular, open-source framework for creating standalone applications that run on the Java Virtual Machine.

    Although the Spring Framework is powerful, it still takes significant time and knowledge to configure, set up, and deploy Spring applications. Spring Boot is designed to get developers up and running as quickly as possible, with minimal configuration of Spring Framework with three important capabilities.

    • Autoconfiguration: Spring Boot applications are initialized with pre-set dependencies and don't have to be configured manually. Spring Boot also automatically configures both the underlying Spring Framework and any third-party packages based on your settings and on best practices, preventing future errors. Spring Boot's autoconfiguration feature enables you to start developing Spring applications quickly and efficiently. With Spring Boot, you reduce development time and increase the overall efficiency of the development process.

    • Opinionated approach: Spring Boot uses its own judgment for adding and configuring starter packages for your application, depending on the requirements of your project. (These are defined by filling out a simple web-form during the initialization process.) Spring Boot chooses which dependencies to install and which default values to use according to the form’s values.

    • Standalone applications: Spring Boot allows developers to create applications that can run on their own without relying on an external web server, by embedding a web server inside the application. Spring Boot applications can be launched on any platform simply by hitting the Run command.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Spring Boot stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its flexible integration options and its autoconfiguration feature, which allows users to start developing applications in a minimal amount of time.

    A system analyst and team lead at a tech services company writes, “Spring Boot has a very lightweight framework, and you can develop projects within a short time. It's open-source and customizable. It's easy to control, has a very interesting deployment policy, and a very interesting testing policy. It's sophisticated. For data analysis and data mining, you can use a custom API and integrate your application. That's an advanced feature. For data managing and other things, you can get that custom from a third-party API. That is also a free license.”

    Randy M., A CEO at Modal Technologies Corporation, writes, “I have found the starter solutions valuable, as well as integration with other products. Spring Security facilitates the handling of standard security measures. The Spring Boot annotations make it easy to handle routing for microservices and to access request and response objects. Other annotations included with Spring Boot enable move away from XML configuration.”

    Spring MVC is a Java web framework built on the Servlet API and has been included in the Spring Framework from the very beginning.  It handles web applications that use server-rendered HTML user interface, REST APIs, and much more.  The documentation includes Spring MVCView TechnologiesCORS Support, and WebSocket Support

    For baseline information and compatibility with Servlet container and Java EE version ranges please visit the Spring Framework Wiki.

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    EMC, Aridhia, CoreLogic, CenturyLink, Humana, Purdue University, Tampon Run, ArtsPool, Charity Water, Center for ReSource Conservation, Manos Teatrales
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    Financial Services Firm42%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Security Firm5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company30%
    Financial Services Firm30%
    Manufacturing Company20%
    Government10%
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    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Government8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise40%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise64%
    Buyer's Guide
    Spring Boot vs. Spring MVC
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Spring Boot vs. Spring MVC and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Spring Boot is ranked 1st in Java Frameworks with 38 reviews while Spring MVC is ranked 3rd in Java Frameworks with 16 reviews. Spring Boot is rated 8.4, while Spring MVC is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Spring Boot writes "It's highly scalable, secure, and provides all the enhanced tools I need. ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Spring MVC writes "Straightforward setup, highly stable, and useful online support". Spring Boot is most compared with Jakarta EE, Open Liberty, Apache Spark, Eclipse MicroProfile and Helidon, whereas Spring MVC is most compared with Jakarta EE, Apache Spark, Open Liberty, Oracle Application Development Framework and Vert.x. See our Spring Boot vs. Spring MVC report.

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