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IBM Open Liberty vs Spring Boot comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 2025

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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

IBM Open Liberty
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Application Server (8th)
Spring Boot
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Java Frameworks (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM Open Liberty and Spring Boot aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Open Liberty is designed for Application Server and holds a mindshare of 0.8%.
Spring Boot, on the other hand, focuses on Java Frameworks, holds 40.5% mindshare, down 43.0% since last year.
Application Server
Java Frameworks
 

Q&A Highlights

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Aug 20, 2023
 

Featured Reviews

FV
Scalable solution with efficient monitoring features
We use the solution to develop microservices for financial organizations The solution has the best monitoring features. The solution's feature for distributed transaction management could be better. Also, its login feature needs improvement as well. The solution is much more stable compared to…
Aniruddh Kurundkar - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable and scalable solution with good Load Balancer and Spring Cloud Gateway
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a stable solution compared to other vendors."
"It's great because it simplifies development. Together with MyBatis they make a beautiful pair for Java development."
"Spring Boot's configuration is easy, and it has an out-of-the-box deployment."
"The platform is easy for developers to download."
"The solution is easy to use; I primarily employ integrated templates such as the REST template."
"We like that it is an open-source tool."
"Spring Boot facilitates the use of Java which is open source. We use Github and other libraries that are available which assist in the building we need to do."
"It is stable."
"The setup is straightforward."
 

Cons

"Its support documentation could have detailed information on database integration."
"Spring Boot is lacking visibility in terms of how that business process or business rule would look within your application. Because everything has been embedded within the code itself, it disables the visibility. the ability to maintain or even support a specific functionality in a user-friendly manner, where a developer can come up and just adjust that part of that process."
"When the dependencies within those starter packages clash, mismatch or have a hazard, it is hard to solve the issue."
"The current state of Spring Boot's cloud layer requires further development, especially for collecting Java functions for cloud platforms like GCP Cloudground. Having to write every single API request in a single class can be a cumbersome and time-consuming task that is not ideal for Java developers. Additionally, having all API calls in one class and making it the main class presents problems with package visibility. Therefore, there is much room for improvement in the Spring Cloud area."
"Spring Boot's cost could be cheaper."
"The solution could improve its flexibility."
"Spring Boot can improve the dependency tree that we use for libraries. It would be helpful if it was less complex."
"This solution could be improved if there were more libraries available. We would also like more mobile platform functionality using low levels of code."
"communicationbetween different services from the third party layers or with the legacy applications needs to improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is less costly than one of its competitors."
"If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
"This solution is free unless you apply for support."
"I use the free version of Spring Boot."
"Spring Boot is free; even the Spring Tools Suite for Eclipse is free."
"As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free."
"This is an open source solution."
"This is an open-source product."
"The solution is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
52%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

Which solution do you prefer: Spring Boot or Open Liberty?
Sometimes, Open Liberty is preferred over Spring Boot because Open Liberty is lightweight, scalable, and secure. It is also a good choice for microservices because it supports a wide range of deplo...
What do you like most about Open Liberty?
It is a stable solution compared to other vendors.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Open Liberty?
The solution is expensive but worth the investment as it has integration capabilities to manage the overall components. However, it is less costly compared to Spring Boot.
What do you like most about Spring Boot?
1. Open Source2. 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 availab...
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...
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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