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Apache Spark vs Oracle Application Development Framework comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Apache Spark
Ranking in Java Frameworks
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (1st), Compute Service (6th)
Oracle Application Developm...
Ranking in Java Frameworks
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Apache Spark is 11.3%, up from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 6.8%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apache Spark11.3%
Oracle Application Development Framework6.8%
Other81.9%
Java Frameworks
 

Featured Reviews

Devindra Weerasooriya - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Asad Ur Rehman - PeerSpot reviewer
ERP Manager | Implementation Head at Tharsol
Eases the writing of code in Java with JavaBeans; easy to set up
My advice to anyone who intends to use ADF for the first time is that you must make sure that you have powerful enough hardware in order to run everything smoothly, especially when it comes to JDeveloper. If your hardware is adequate, you can get by without a problem in terms of speed, but be advised that it can use a lot of resources. However, even though ADF is a good product with great scalability that has really helped me out in hard times since 2014, I would ultimately recommend that new users look toward Oracle APEX instead of ADF. I would rate Oracle Application Development Framework a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Aggregations are very fast in our project since we started to use Spark."
"Apache Spark provides a very high-quality implementation of distributed data processing."
"The scalability has been the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"Organisations can now harness richer data sets and benefit from use cases, which add value to their business functions."
"The deployment of the product is easy."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its capacity for processing large amounts of data."
"The memory processing engine is the solution's most valuable aspect. It processes everything extremely fast, and it's in the cluster itself. It acts as a memory engine and is very effective in processing data correctly."
"Apache Spark is known for its ease of use. Compared to other available data processing frameworks, it is user-friendly."
"This is a product that I recommend."
"Oracle support is great, one of the best that I've seen."
"The power of Oracle ADF is in the business components."
"The single sign-on features applied to Oracle Cloud is a valuable feature."
"It's database-centric, and it's seemingly easy to use the model–view–controller pattern that's built-in."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of integration with other Oracle products."
"The best part of Oracle ADF is being able to easily write code in Java with JavaBean files."
"There are several valuable features. First is the fast deployment. Also the ease of use."
 

Cons

"When you want to extract data from your HDFS and other sources then it is kind of tricky because you have to connect with those sources."
"The basic improvement would be to have integration with these solutions."
"Apache Spark should add some resource management improvements to the algorithms."
"Include more machine learning algorithms and the ability to handle streaming of data versus micro batch processing."
"It would be beneficial to enhance Spark's capabilities by incorporating models that utilize features not traditionally present in its framework."
"Better data lineage support."
"The solution’s integration with other platforms should be improved."
"For improvement, I think the tool could make things easier for people who aren't very technical. There's a significant learning curve, and I've seen organizations give up because of it. Making it quicker or easier for non-technical people would be beneficial."
"We have some problems with Oracle relative to third parties. Like in one project, there were some loopholes for hackers to penetrate through our main application."
"Oracle Application Development Framework is set to go out of support over the next three years but they should provide support for the solution for the longer term. Additionally, there needs to be more overall optimization and specifically in webpage rendering. The solution uses a lot of resources, and in order for them to move forward, they would have to create a smaller resource impact."
"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."
"The performance of this solution needs to be improved because it is very slow."
"The application needs to be more lightweight and the performance improved."
"Another downside with ADF is that, right now, no one is using it because everyone has moved to Oracle's APEX technology."
"The technical support should be improved; it's not as good as you get from other solutions and we don't get responses in a timely fashion, so we end up doing workarounds to solve issues."
"I use JDeveloper along with ADF and, unfortunately, JDeveloper is a very slow tool. It takes a lot of time to accomplish things with it during both development and deployment. I hope that Oracle will improve JDeveloper to make it run faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On the cloud model can be expensive as it requires substantial resources for implementation, covering on-premises hardware, memory, and licensing."
"Considering the product version used in my company, I feel that the tool is not costly since the product is available for free."
"We are using the free version of the solution."
"Apache Spark is an expensive solution."
"Apache Spark is an open-source tool."
"Spark is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."
"It is quite expensive. In fact, it accounts for almost 50% of the cost of our entire project."
"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."
"The cost of this solution is approximately $47,000 USD per site."
"We have yearly licensing costs."
"Oracle ADF is an expensive product. I don't know the actual figures, but our licensing costs for the year 2020, for example, were very high."
"The solution has an annual licensing cost and there are only standard fees. If you want Oracle support this is charged extra on top of the licensing fees."
"We use a lot of Oracle products and in total, we pay about £5 million ($6.1 million USD) per year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Spark?
Apache Spark is open-source, so it doesn't incur any charges.
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...
What is your primary use case for Apache Spark?
I attempted to use Apache Spark in one of our customer projects, but after the initial test, our customer moved to another technology and another database system. I do not have any final remarks on...
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Oracle ADF
 

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Sample Customers

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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