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Eclipse MicroProfile vs Spring MVC comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Eclipse MicroProfile
Ranking in Java Frameworks
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Spring MVC
Ranking in Java Frameworks
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Eclipse MicroProfile is 7.1%, down from 7.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 3.8%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Spring MVC3.8%
Eclipse MicroProfile7.1%
Other89.1%
Java Frameworks
 

Featured Reviews

Idris Oyibo Igagwu - PeerSpot reviewer
Scalable solution with an easy initial setup process
We use the solution for managing large programs, customer interactions, testing, and calculation purposes of our finance-based company The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to support dynamic developer profiles. We can easily create multiple accounts and rooms for different…
Arkabrata  Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
A scalable tool with great auto-configuration capabilities
The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities. A user need not configure anything in the product as it offers configuration files to set profiling and guide users with what they need to connect for development, staging, or production. The auto-configuration is one of the best components of the solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Provides a lightweight runtime."
"The solution is stable."
"We use the solution to create microservices."
"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."
"It provides the best documentation for technical support."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
"The most valuable features of Spring MVC are the modules, such as Spring Admin. All the Spring solutions work well together and are simple to maintain, such as the load balancing on the client side."
"The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities."
"Spring has a speedy development process with a lightweight framework."
"The most valuable feature is simplicity."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
 

Cons

"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."
"Spring IDE​ needs some work and improvement. We have faced many issues when adding third-party Eclipse plugins."
"We would like the deployment of this solution to be easier as, at present, it is quite complicated."
"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward."
"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."
"The newer versions of Spring MVC have released a lot of features that we are not using right now because, in many cases, we are limited to running older versions. As such, it would be nice if Spring were to improve support for upgrading to newer versions, especially for legacy applications."
"It could provide faster performance."
"The documentation for Spring MVC could improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"It is an open-source solution."
"The solution is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Spring Boot or Eclipse MicroProfile?
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, whic...
What do you like most about Spring MVC?
The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities.
What needs improvement with Spring MVC?
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.
 

Also Known As

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Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework
 

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Sample Customers

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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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