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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
43
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 September 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Spring Boot is 24.6%, down from 39.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 8.8%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Spring Boot24.6%
Spring MVC8.8%
Other66.6%
Java Frameworks
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2759913 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Software Developer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Has improved application monitoring and supports modular development with built-in configuration features
Spring Boot has many valuable features. First, it requires less coding and less configuration. The configurations are already in-built. The security features in Spring Boot are in-built, so we don't need to use any external third-party applications for security. In Spring Boot, the robust configuration capabilities help in adapting to diverse deployment scenarios because there is a minimum configuration required for developing any applications. The auto-configuration feature is available in Spring Boot. When we start any application, there is a property file where we mention the keys, securities, DB connections, and all other configurations. When we start any application, it loads the application properties first, which include the credentials and security files. I am using Spring Boot starter projects. I assess Spring Boot's auto-configuration feature as highly efficient in managing application setup. The application.properties file allows us to specify the server settings, such as the port we want to start the server on. For example, the default is 8080, but we can configure it to 8081. Additionally, we can store connection details such as the driver class, data source URL, username, and password in the application.properties file.
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.

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Pros

"It's easy to set up the solution."
"Spring Boot is a good product to get started with, especially when there are services to be written, in particular, when in the new microservices area."
"Spring Boot is much easier when it comes to the configuration, setup, installation, and deployment of your applications, compared to any kind of MVC framework. It has everything within a single framework."
"It's very easy to get started. It's very quick. Most of the configurations are already available. So not much time is spent on setting up things. One can quickly set up and then get rolling."
"Anything which is to do with enterprise scale, as far as Java is concerned, Spring Boot has all the best practices factored in."
"It's great because it simplifies development, and together with MyBatis they make a beautiful pair for Java development."
"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."
"Spring Boot could improve its integration with the major cloud providers. Connectivity with cloud solutions isn't easy compared to other frameworks like Django and Python."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Spring MVC is the configuration, such as WAF."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
"The solution can scale."
"Spring has a speedy development process with a lightweight framework."
"The solution is open-source and free to use."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
"We have found this to be a stable solution, and have not experienced any performance issues during our time using it."
 

Cons

"The solution has some vulnerabilities and fails our security audits, forcing us to keep fixing the solution."
"Areas of Spring Boot that could be improved or enhanced include its open-source ecosystem where a lot of improvements happen."
"We'd like them to develop more supporting testing."
"I have encountered performance and stability issues in the on-premises usage of Spring Boot."
"They should include tutorial videos for learning new features."
"Nothing really comes to mind in terms of areas of improvement."
"This solution could be improved if there were more libraries available. We would also like more mobile platform functionality using low levels of code."
"Perhaps an even lighter-weight, leaner version could be made available, to compete with alternative solutions, such as NodeJS."
"Spring IDE​ needs some work and improvement. We have faced many issues when adding third-party Eclipse plugins."
"Adding more modules takes about 10 to 15 minutes each. It would be nice if they could reduce that part. The deployment time is a little high."
"The documentation for Spring MVC could improve."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward. It's not very easy to accomplish a deployment."
"Spring MVC could improve the integration with DevOps and other applications."
"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."
"The cost is quite high."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Spring Boot is open source. It's a free tool and free framework."
"Spring Boot is an open source solution, it is free to use."
"It's an open-source solution."
"Spring Boot is an open-source solution."
"This is an open-source product."
"The solution is free."
"As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free."
"If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
"It is an open-source solution."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
"The solution is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

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