Apache Spark vs Oracle Application Development Framework comparison

Apache and Oracle are both solutions in the Java Frameworks category. Apache is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.8, while Oracle is ranked #8. Apache holds a 8.4% mindshare in JF, compared to Oracle’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Apache Spark and Oracle Application Development Framework based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Java Frameworks solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Spark

Ranking in Java Frameworks

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Hadoop (2nd), Compute Service (4th)

Oracle Application Developm...

Ranking in Java Frameworks

8th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Apache Spark is 8.4%, up from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 4.4%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Java Frameworks Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Apache Spark	8.4%
Oracle Application Development Framework	4.4%
Other	87.2%

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Featured Reviews

Omar Khaled

Data Engineer at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Empowering data consolidation and fast decision-making with efficient big data processing

I can improve the organization's functions by taking less time to make decisions. To make the right decision, you need the right data, and a solution can provide this by hiring talent and employees who can consolidate data from different sources and organize it. Not all solutions can make this data fast enough to be used, except for solutions such as Apache Spark Structured Streaming. To make the right decision, you should have both accurate and fast data. Apache Spark itself is similar to the Python programming language. Python is a language with many libraries for mathematics and machine learning. Apache Spark is the solution, and within it, you have PySpark, which is the API for Apache Spark to write and run Python code. Within it, there are many APIs, including SQL APIs, allowing you to write SQL code within a Python function in Apache Spark. You can also use Apache Spark Structured Streaming and machine learning APIs.

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Asad Ur Rehman

ERP Manager | Implementation Head at Tharsol

Eases the writing of code in Java with JavaBeans; easy to set up

My advice to anyone who intends to use ADF for the first time is that you must make sure that you have powerful enough hardware in order to run everything smoothly, especially when it comes to JDeveloper. If your hardware is adequate, you can get by without a problem in terms of speed, but be advised that it can use a lot of resources. However, even though ADF is a good product with great scalability that has really helped me out in hard times since 2014, I would ultimately recommend that new users look toward Oracle APEX instead of ADF. I would rate Oracle Application Development Framework a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Spark is used for transformations from large volumes of data, and it is usefully distributed."

"One of the key features is that Apache Spark is a distributed computing framework. You can help multiple slaves and distribute the workload between them."

"The processing time is very much improved over the data warehouse solution that we were using."

"Now, when we're tackling sentiment analysis using NLP technologies, we deal with unstructured data—customer chats, feedback on promotions or demos, and even media like images, audio, and video files. For processing such data, we rely on PySpark. Beneath the surface, Spark functions as a compute engine with in-memory processing capabilities, enhancing performance through features like broadcasting and caching. It's become a crucial tool, widely adopted by 90% of companies for a decade or more."

"The memory processing engine is the solution's most valuable aspect. It processes everything extremely fast, and it's in the cluster itself. It acts as a memory engine and is very effective in processing data correctly."

"I found the solution stable. We haven't had any problems with it."

"One of Apache Spark's most valuable features is that it supports in-memory processing, the execution of jobs compared to traditional tools is very fast."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is its capacity for processing large amounts of data."

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"The best part of Oracle ADF is being able to easily write code in Java with JavaBean files."

"The most valuable feature of the Oracle Application Development Framework is the rapid development and the security it provides."

"It's database-centric, and it's seemingly easy to use the model–view–controller pattern that's built-in."

"The power of Oracle ADF is in the business components."

"There are several valuable features. First is the fast deployment. Also the ease of use."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the business components."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of integration with other Oracle products."

"The single sign-on features applied to Oracle Cloud is a valuable feature. All parts of this application are compatible with single sign-on, where you have a security feature that is very good in Oracle Cloud."

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Cons

"One limitation is that not all machine learning libraries and models support it."

"At times during the deployment process, the tool goes down, making it look less robust. To take care of the issues in the deployment process, users need to do manual interventions occasionally."

"Stream processing needs to be developed more in Spark. I have used Flink previously. Flink is better than Spark at stream processing."

"The main concern is the overhead of Java when distributed processing is not necessary."

"At the initial stage, the product provides no container logs to check the activity."

"For improvement, I think the tool could make things easier for people who aren't very technical. There's a significant learning curve, and I've seen organizations give up because of it. Making it quicker or easier for non-technical people would be beneficial."

"The management tools could use improvement. Some of the debugging tools need some work as well. They need to be more descriptive."

"Apache Spark should add some resource management improvements to the algorithms."

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"Oracle ADF needs more components and the layout can be improved."

"Lacks tailoring to geographic regional differences and consistent integration with third parties."

"The performance of this solution needs to be improved because it is very slow."

"The model layer could be improved for performance because once that part gets bloated, the performance is lacking. So, there is room for performance optimization."

"You need to have Oracle ADF on-premises to build a big project. You need to have a dependable front-end application."

"Oracle Application Development Framework is set to go out of support over the next three years but they should provide support for the solution for the longer term. Additionally, there needs to be more overall optimization and specifically in webpage rendering. The solution uses a lot of resources, and in order for them to move forward, they would have to create a smaller resource impact."

"The application needs to be more lightweight and the performance improved."

"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Spark is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."

"It is an open-source platform. We do not pay for its subscription."

"Apache Spark is an open-source solution, and there is no cost involved in deploying the solution on-premises."

"We are using the free version of the solution."

"Licensing costs can vary. For instance, when purchasing a virtual machine, you're asked if you want to take advantage of the hybrid benefit or if you prefer the license costs to be included upfront by the cloud service provider, such as Azure. If you choose the hybrid benefit, it indicates you already possess a license for the operating system and wish to avoid additional charges for that specific VM in Azure. This approach allows for a reduction in licensing costs, charging only for the service and associated resources."

"It is an open-source solution, it is free of charge."

"The tool is an open-source product. If you're using the open-source Apache Spark, no fees are involved at any time. Charges only come into play when using it with other services like Databricks."

"The product is expensive, considering the setup."

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"We use a lot of Oracle products and in total, we pay about £5 million ($6.1 million USD) per year."

"The solution has an annual licensing cost and there are only standard fees. If you want Oracle support this is charged extra on top of the licensing fees."

"We have yearly licensing costs."

"Oracle ADF is an expensive product. I don't know the actual figures, but our licensing costs for the year 2020, for example, were very high."

"The cost of this solution is approximately $47,000 USD per site."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	27
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	32

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	1

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache Spark?

We use Spark to process data from different data sources.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Spark?

Apache Spark is open-source, so it doesn't incur any charges.

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What needs improvement with Apache Spark?

Regarding Apache Spark, I have only used Apache Spark Structured Streaming, not the machine learning components. I am uncertain about specific improvements needed today. However, after five years, ...

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Oracle ADF

Overview

Spark provides programmers with an application programming interface centered on a data structure called the resilient distributed dataset (RDD), a read-only multiset of data items distributed over a cluster of machines, that is maintained in a fault-tolerant way. It was developed in response to limitations in the MapReduce cluster computing paradigm, which forces a particular linear dataflowstructure on distributed programs: MapReduce programs read input data from disk, map a function across the data, reduce the results of the map, and store reduction results on disk. Spark's RDDs function as a working set for distributed programs that offers a (deliberately) restricted form of distributed shared memory

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Oracle ADF is an end-to-end Java EE framework that simplifies application development by providing out-of-the-box infrastructure services and a visual and declarative development experience. Oracle ADF simplifies Java EE development by minimizing the need to write code that implements the applicationâs infrastructure allowing the developers to focus on the features of the actual application. Oracle ADF provides these infrastructure implementations as part of the framework. It also implements the Model-View-Controller design pattern and offers an integrated solution that covers all the layers of the architecture integrated with the Oracle SOA and WebCenter Portal frameworks.

Oracle

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