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Spring Boot vs Spring MVC comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Spring Boot
Ranking in Java Frameworks
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Spring MVC
Ranking in Java Frameworks
5th
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 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Spring Boot is 24.4%, down from 38.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 9.6%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Spring Boot24.4%
Spring MVC9.6%
Other66.0%
Java Frameworks
 

Featured Reviews

Venkataraju Nandam - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at SID GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC
Has enabled me to implement flexible microservices and streamline deployment workflows for cloud and on-premises environments
I have not evaluated such scenarios because what we currently have allows us to use it effectively. We always face one challenge with Spring Boot applications when libraries are updated, libraries have changed, or class loaders or class-level implementation are modified based on Java or other libraries. At these times, we definitely face challenges, but this is something developers must handle by identifying the right library. Because it is open source, all external systems are actually external to Spring framework. The challenge could be addressed through auto-identification or auto-configuration based on versioning since version-to-version libraries are different. Based on versioning, that would be really helpful.
Arkabrata  Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Java developer at Marlabs Inc.
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

"This solution is really user friendly. In terms of prototyping, it's really fast to build the applications we want to test to complete a proof of concept."
"It's great because it simplifies development, and together with MyBatis they make a beautiful pair for Java development."
"Anything which is to do with enterprise scale, as far as Java is concerned, Spring Boot has all the best practices factored in."
"Spring Boot is a very stable solution; I never had an issue with it."
"Java Spring Boot is very stable, it's already proven and the market is moving towards this technology."
"The most valuable features of Spring Boot include being able to check all the logs and doing health checks for applications. We can also do monitoring more quickly, and use Spring Boot for production support, so when production goes up or down, we can bring up the application very quickly through Spring Boot."
"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."
"My advice for others looking into using Spring Boot is that if you want to start fast with a robust, scalable, and stable system for your application, then you should go for Spring Boot, as it supports almost all of the third-party APIs with a wide range of dependencies."
"The stability has been good over the past few years; we don't have any complaints, it doesn't crash or freeze, and I can't recall experiencing bugs, so it's reliable."
"It provides the best documentation for technical support."
"Spring gives you the opportunity to develop architecture in the simplest way possible. It comes with everything you would want in terms of security. If you want to access the database, you have the ability to do that."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
"We have found Spring is easy to use and learn."
"The solution can scale."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
"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."
 

Cons

"I think that security is a delicate issue in this product. It's not as easy as in other technologies so unless you already have something configured it can't be done with a junior developer."
"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."
"The security could be simplified."
"Having to restart the application to reload properties."
"I have encountered performance and stability issues in the on-premises usage of Spring Boot."
"The configuration moving down from a command key is difficult. If you are doing configurations and adding items, it can become a little challenging."
"Nothing really comes to mind in terms of areas of improvement."
"Spring Boot does not have the capability to process large amounts of data, such as thousands or even 10,000 to 50,000 records, faster."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward. It's not very easy to accomplish a deployment."
"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."
"I saw some error messages coming up when they were getting problems actually viewing all the reports."
"Spring IDE​ needs some work and improvement. We have faced many issues when adding third-party Eclipse plugins."
"The documentation for Spring MVC could improve."
"I have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."
"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."
"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Spring Boot is free; even the Spring Tools Suite for Eclipse is free."
"I am using a free version of Spring Boot."
"As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free."
"This solution is free unless you apply for support."
"The solution is free."
"This is an open-source product."
"It's an open-source solution."
"It's open-source software, so it's free. It's a community license."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"It is an open-source solution."
"The solution is free."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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