Apache Spark vs Jakarta EE comparison

Apache and Eclipse Foundation are both solutions in the Java Frameworks category. Apache is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.6, while Eclipse Foundation is ranked #3. Apache holds a 10.0% mindshare in JF, compared to Eclipse Foundation’s 17.2% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Eclipse Foundation users who would recommend it.

Apache Spark

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90% willing to recommend

Jakarta EE

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66% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Apache Spark and Jakarta EE based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Spark

Ranking in Java Frameworks

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Hadoop (1st), Compute Service (5th)

Jakarta EE

Ranking in Java Frameworks

3rd

Average Rating

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Apache Spark is 10.0%, up from 7.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jakarta EE is 17.2%, down from 21.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Apache Spark	10.0%
Jakarta EE	17.2%
Other	72.8%

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Devindra Weerasooriya

Data Architect at Devtech

Provides a consistent framework for building data integration and access solutions with reliable performance

The in-memory computation feature is certainly helpful for my processing tasks. It is helpful because while using structures that could be held in memory rather than stored during the period of computation, I go for the in-memory option, though there are limitations related to holding it in memory that need to be addressed, but I have a preference for in-memory computation. The solution is beneficial in that it provides a base-level long-held understanding of the framework that is not variant day by day, which is very helpful in my prototyping activity as an architect trying to assess Apache Spark, Great Expectations, and Vault-based solutions versus those proposed by clients like TIBCO or Informatica.

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Erick Karanja

Technical Lead at Cellulant Kenya

A robust enterprise Java capabilities with complex configuration involved, making it a powerful choice for scalable applications while requiring a learning curve

When running applications in the cloud, scalability is highly dependent on how you configure it. Factors such as the number of instances you want to scale, and the threshold for scaling based on the quantity of messages or the amount of data, are all customizable based on your application's needs.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I like Apache Spark's flexibility the most. Before, we had one server that would choke up. With the solution, we can easily add more nodes when needed. The machine learning models are also really helpful. We use them to predict energy theft and find infrastructure problems."

"The product is useful for analytics."

"The most significant advantage of Spark 3.0 is its support for DataFrame UDF Pandas UDF features."

"Spark Streaming, Spark SQL and MLib in that order."

"It allows the loading and investigation of very lard data sets, has MLlib for machine learning, Spark streaming, and both the new and old dataframe API."

"Now, when we're tackling sentiment analysis using NLP technologies, we deal with unstructured data—customer chats, feedback on promotions or demos, and even media like images, audio, and video files. For processing such data, we rely on PySpark. Beneath the surface, Spark functions as a compute engine with in-memory processing capabilities, enhancing performance through features like broadcasting and caching. It's become a crucial tool, widely adopted by 90% of companies for a decade or more."

"The product’s most valuable features are lazy evaluation and workload distribution."

"The deployment of the product is easy."

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"Configuring, monitoring, and ensuring observability is a straightforward process."

"The feature that allows a variation of work space based on the application being used."

"Jakarta EE's best features include REST services, configuration, and persistent facilities. It's also incredibly cloud friendly."

Cons

"The Spark solution could improve in scheduling tasks and managing dependencies."

"It should support more programming languages."

"Spark Streaming is difficult to stabilize as you're always dependant to your stream flow."

"We use big data manager but we cannot use it as conditional data so whenever we're trying to fetch the data, it takes a bit of time."

"Apache Spark can improve the use case scenarios from the website. There is not any information on how you can use the solution across the relational databases toward multiple databases."

"Dynamic DataFrame options are not yet available."

"I do not know exactly what was the reason to move away from Apache Spark or the underlying database system, but it was simply a decision driven by the customer."

"The setup I worked on was really complex."

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"It would be great if we could have a UI-based approach or easily include the specific dependencies we need."

"Jakarta EE's configuration could be simpler, which would make it more useful as a developer experience."

"All the customization and plugins can make the interface too slow and heavy in some situations."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive, considering the setup."

"The solution is affordable and there are no additional licensing costs."

"I did not pay anything when using the tool on cloud services, but I had to pay on the compute side. The tool is not expensive compared with the benefits it offers. I rate the price as an eight out of ten."

"It is quite expensive. In fact, it accounts for almost 50% of the cost of our entire project."

"Licensing costs can vary. For instance, when purchasing a virtual machine, you're asked if you want to take advantage of the hybrid benefit or if you prefer the license costs to be included upfront by the cloud service provider, such as Azure. If you choose the hybrid benefit, it indicates you already possess a license for the operating system and wish to avoid additional charges for that specific VM in Azure. This approach allows for a reduction in licensing costs, charging only for the service and associated resources."

"Apache Spark is an open-source tool."

"Spark is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."

"Since we are using the Apache Spark version, not the data bricks version, it is an Apache license version, the support and resolution of the bug are actually late or delayed. The Apache license is free."

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"I would rate Jakarta EE's pricing seven out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

23%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	16
Large Enterprise	32

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache Spark?

We use Spark to process data from different data sources.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Spark?

Apache Spark is open-source, so it doesn't incur any charges.

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What needs improvement with Apache Spark?

I find that there really lacks the technical depth to do any recommendations for future updates of Apache Spark. I used it for two years for our prototype work and testing things, but because I had...

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Which is better - Spring Boot or Jakarta EE?

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 offe...

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Overview

Spark provides programmers with an application programming interface centered on a data structure called the resilient distributed dataset (RDD), a read-only multiset of data items distributed over a cluster of machines, that is maintained in a fault-tolerant way. It was developed in response to limitations in the MapReduce cluster computing paradigm, which forces a particular linear dataflowstructure on distributed programs: MapReduce programs read input data from disk, map a function across the data, reduce the results of the map, and store reduction results on disk. Spark's RDDs function as a working set for distributed programs that offers a (deliberately) restricted form of distributed shared memory

Apache

Jakarta EE is a powerful platform for developing enterprise-level Java applications. It provides a set of specifications and APIs that enable developers to build scalable, secure, and portable applications. Jakarta EE is built on the foundation of Java EE, which has been widely adopted by organizations around the world.

One of the key features of Jakarta EE is its support for distributed computing. It includes APIs for building distributed applications, such as remote method invocation (RMI) and message-driven beans. This allows developers to create applications that can run on multiple servers and communicate with each other seamlessly.

Another important aspect of Jakarta EE is its focus on security. It provides a comprehensive set of security APIs and features, including authentication, authorization, and encryption. This ensures that applications built with Jakarta EE are robust and protected against potential security threats.

Portability is also a major advantage of Jakarta EE. It allows developers to write applications that can run on any Jakarta EE-compliant server, regardless of the underlying operating system or hardware. This makes it easier to deploy and maintain applications across different environments.

In addition, Jakarta EE offers a wide range of APIs and specifications for various enterprise-level services, such as database access, messaging, and web services. This simplifies the development process and allows developers to focus on building business logic rather than dealing with low-level details.

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NASA JPL, UC Berkeley AMPLab, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, UC Santa Cruz, TripAdvisor, Taboola, Agile Lab, Art.com, Baidu, Alibaba Taobao, EURECOM, Hitachi Solutions

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