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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

PA
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."
"The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is the microservices and change information. Additionally, there are plenty of features."
"This is a pretty light solution. It's not too heavy."
"It is a stable solution."
"The solution reduces our development time."
"The cloud version is very scalable."
"The simplicity is excellent."
"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."
"It's easy to set up the solution."
 

Cons

"Its support documentation could have detailed information on database integration."
"They should integrate the solution with more AI and machine learning platforms."
"Spring Boot is okay right now, but my team is looking for some integration where you can make a call to the JMS messaging service and other types of third-party integrations. If the integration with Spring Boot is improved, that would make the tool better. What I'd like to see in the next release of Spring Boot is its integration or tie-up with messaging servers and third-party EFPs, as that would make it very good and more competitive versus other new solutions in the market."
"I would like to see more integration in this solution."
"They should include tutorial videos for learning new features."
"The solution has some vulnerabilities and fails our security audits, forcing us to keep fixing the solution."
"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."
"Building a new product in Spring Boot can take a long time since the solution uses reflection. This is one area the solution could be improved."
"Spring Boot's cost could be cheaper."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is less costly than one of its competitors."
"Spring Boot is an open source solution, it is free to use."
"It's an open-source solution."
"It's open-source software, so it's free. It's a community license."
"The solution is free."
"This is an open source solution."
"Spring Boot is open source. It's a free tool and free framework."
"I am using a free version of Spring Boot."
"If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
51%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
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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