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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

"It gives you confidence in a readily available platform."
"Spring Boot has sped time to market and has also improved testability, hence also improving the quality of deployed solutions."
"The cloud version is very scalable."
"The API gateway and cloud configuration allows us to configure the properties outside of the service with respect to enrollment."
"I am an employee in a company that heavily invests in this technology, and it pays off."
"The solution reduces our development time."
"The setup is straightforward."
"My company relies on Spring Boot and uses it extensively as it's an open-source tool and so much has been added to it in terms of Java."
"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."
"When we shifted from our legacy frameworks to the Spring framework, we discovered that Spring definitely made our development easier. One good example is that there is a lot of boiler plate code available that you don't have to write from scratch, making the development of web applications a much simpler process."
"The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities."
"It provides the best documentation for technical support."
"Spring has a speedy development process with a lightweight framework."
"The solution is open-source and free to use."
"The solution is stable and reliable, and developing web applications is quite easy there."
"The solution can scale."
 

Cons

"I feel like communication has to be increased, for example, communicating between different services from the third party layers or with the legacy applications."
"This is a really good solution for me and I can't think of anything that can be improved."
"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."
"They should include tutorial videos for learning new features."
"The product could be improved by supporting and integrating Hadoop."
"Spring Boot's cost could be cheaper."
"Areas of Spring Boot that could be improved or enhanced include its open-source ecosystem where a lot of improvements happen."
"This solution could be improved if there were more libraries available. We would also like more mobile platform functionality using low levels of code."
"I have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."
"The documentation for Spring MVC could improve."
"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."
"I saw some error messages coming up when they were getting problems actually viewing all the reports."
"It could provide faster performance."
"The solution could be simplified quite a bit. It's unnecessarily complicated in some areas."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an open-source product."
"Spring Boot is free; even the Spring Tools Suite for Eclipse is free."
"Spring Boot is open source. It's a free tool and free framework."
"As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free."
"Spring Boot is open source."
"I am using a free version of Spring Boot."
"This is an open source solution."
"If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
"It is an open-source solution."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"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
 

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Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework
 

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