We compared Spring Boot and Eclipse MicroProfile based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
In summary, Spring Boot is praised for its simplicity, flexibility, and efficiency in developing Java-based applications, with particular emphasis on customer service and cost-effectiveness. On the other hand, Eclipse MicroProfile is commended for its lightweight architecture, ease of integration, and strong support, with users highlighting its positive ROI and the need for improved documentation and compatibility.
Features: Spring Boot is lauded for its simplicity, ease of use, and rapid application development capabilities. Its streamlined configuration process and extensive integration options make it highly flexible. On the other hand, Eclipse MicroProfile is praised for its lightweight and flexible architecture, seamless integration with other frameworks and platforms, and extensive support and documentation.
Pricing and ROI: Spring Boot has been praised for its cost-effectiveness and reasonable pricing options, while Eclipse MicroProfile is acclaimed for its minimal setup cost and flexible licensing model. Customers appreciate the ease of implementation with Spring Boot, while users of Eclipse MicroProfile find it suitable for various usage scenarios., Spring Boot product has been praised for increased efficiency, reduced development time, improved performance, and enhanced productivity. Users appreciate the ease of use, versatility, and availability of numerous libraries. On the other hand, Eclipse MicroProfile has shown positive ROI with improved efficiency, enhanced productivity, and cost savings.
Room for Improvement: Spring Boot could benefit from enhancements in performance, documentation, and ease of use. It also needs improvements in error handling, compatibility with frameworks, resource management, and integration with external components. On the other hand, Eclipse MicroProfile needs better documentation, clearer examples and tutorials, more frequent updates, addressing compatibility issues, improving performance, and better integration with existing tools.
Deployment and customer support: The user reviews for Spring Boot and Eclipse MicroProfile show that the duration required to establish a new tech solution can vary. While some users mentioned spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup for both products, there are also users who completed deployment and setup within the same week., The customer service for Spring Boot is highly praised for its responsiveness and helpfulness. Users find the support team efficient, knowledgeable, and attentive to their needs. On the other hand, Eclipse MicroProfile's customer service is highly regarded for its prompt assistance, efficient problem-solving, and understanding of user needs. The support team's excellent response time indicates a strong commitment to customer satisfaction.
The summary above is based on 33 interviews we conducted recently with Spring Boot and Eclipse MicroProfile users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"Provides a lightweight runtime."
"We use the solution to create microservices."
"The solution is stable."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"The Spring Cloud Gateway, Load Balancer are the valuable features. Apart from them, handling a sync call, then multiple service communication through field clients are also useful features."
"The configuration setup in Spring Boot is pretty simplified compared to Hibernate ORM."
"The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is all the interactions to various applications happen using Spring Boot."
"It's great because it simplifies development. Together with MyBatis they make a beautiful pair for Java development."
"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."
"Spring Boot provides an all-in-one solution for the libraries needed to create a Win app. It covers all the aspects, including validation, security, etc. It provides all those features out-of-the-box. You can do almost everything with Spring Boot."
"The cloud version is very scalable."
"Its performance speed could be improved while working on the browser."
"Deployment of microservers in the Kubernetes environment is difficult."
"The tool needs to improve its messaging."
"Perhaps an even lighter-weight, leaner version could be made available, to compete with alternative solutions, such as NodeJS."
"The performance could be better."
"When we change versions, we run into issues."
"The solution has some vulnerabilities and fails our security audits, forcing us to keep fixing the solution."
"It needs more applicable control for large-scale application development."
"Having to restart the application to reload properties."
"The security could be simplified."
"This solution could be improved if there were more libraries available. We would also like more mobile platform functionality using low levels of code."
Eclipse MicroProfile is ranked 6th in Java Frameworks with 3 reviews while Spring Boot is ranked 1st in Java Frameworks with 38 reviews. Eclipse MicroProfile is rated 8.4, while Spring Boot is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Eclipse MicroProfile writes "Scalable solution with an easy initial setup process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Spring Boot writes "It's highly scalable, secure, and provides all the enhanced tools I need. ". Eclipse MicroProfile is most compared with Jakarta EE, Amazon Corretto, Vert.x and Open Liberty, whereas Spring Boot is most compared with Jakarta EE, Apache Spark, Open Liberty, Vert.x and Oracle Application Development Framework. See our Eclipse MicroProfile vs. Spring Boot report.
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