Apache Spark vs Spring MVC comparison

Apache and VMware are both solutions in the Java Frameworks category. Apache is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.6, while VMware is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.8. Apache holds a 5.7% mindshare in JF, compared to VMware’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

Apache Spark

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90% willing to recommend

Spring MVC

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Apache Spark and Spring MVC 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

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Hadoop (1st), Compute Service (4th)

Spring MVC

Ranking in Java Frameworks

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Apache Spark is 5.7%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 3.3%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ilya Afanasyev

Senior Software Development Engineer at Yahoo!

Reliable, able to expand, and handle large amounts of data well

We use batch processing. It works well with our formats and file versions. There's a lot of functionality. In our pipeline each hour, we make a copy of data from MongoDB, of the changes from MongoDB to some specific file. Each time pipeline copied all of the data, it would do it each time without changes to all of the tables. Tables have a lot of data, and in the last MongoDB version, there is a possibility to read only changed data. This reduced the cost and configuration of the cluster, and we saved about $150,000. The solution is scalable. It's a stable product.

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Arkabrata Ghosh

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

Pros

"The main feature that we find valuable is that it is very fast."

"The most valuable feature of Apache Spark is its memory processing because it processes data over RAM rather than disk, which is much more efficient and fast."

"The fault tolerant feature is provided."

"The solution is scalable."

"I appreciate everything about the solution, not just one or two specific features. The solution is highly stable. I rate it a perfect ten. The solution is highly scalable. I rate it a perfect ten. The initial setup was straightforward. I recommend using the solution. Overall, I rate the solution a perfect ten."

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

"DataFrame: Spark SQL gives the leverage to create applications more easily and with less coding effort."

"We use Spark to process data from different data sources."

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"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."

"Spring MVC's extensive documentation is the most valuable feature."

"It provides the best documentation for technical support."

"Spring has a speedy development process with a lightweight framework."

"We have found Spring is easy to use and learn."

"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."

"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."

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Cons

"The solution needs to optimize shuffling between workers."

"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."

"The Spark solution could improve in scheduling tasks and managing dependencies."

"When you first start using this solution, it is common to run into memory errors when you are dealing with large amounts of data."

"Technical expertise from an engineer is required to deploy and run high-tech tools, like Informatica, on Apache Spark, making it an area where improvements are required to make the process easier for users."

"Its UI can be better. Maintaining the history server is a little cumbersome, and it should be improved. I had issues while looking at the historical tags, which sometimes created problems. You have to separately create a history server and run it. Such things can be made easier. Instead of separately installing the history server, it can be made a part of the whole setup so that whenever you set it up, it becomes available."

"I know there is always discussion about which language to write applications in and some people do love Scala. However, I don't like it."

"The product could improve the user interface and make it easier for new users."

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"The initial setup could be more straightforward."

"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 have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."

"Spring MVC could improve the integration with DevOps and other applications."

"We would like the deployment of this solution to be easier as, at present, it is quite complicated."

"It could provide faster performance."

"I saw some error messages coming up when they were getting problems actually viewing all the reports."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"Considering the product version used in my company, I feel that the tool is not costly since the product is available for free."

"Apache Spark is not too cheap. You have to pay for hardware and Cloudera licenses. Of course, there is a solution with open source without Cloudera."

"It is quite expensive. In fact, it accounts for almost 50% of the cost of our entire project."

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

"Apache Spark is an open-source tool."

"They provide an open-source license for the on-premise version."

"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."

More Apache Spark pricing and cost advice

"It is an affordable solution."

"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."

"We are using the open-source version of the solution."

"It is an open-source solution."

"The solution is free."

"Spring MVC is open source and free."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

21%

Government

Comms Service Provider

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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?

Compared to other solutions like Doc DB, Spark is more costly due to the need for extensive infrastructure. It requires significant investment in infrastructure, which can be expensive. While cloud...

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What needs improvement with Apache Spark?

The Spark solution could improve in scheduling tasks and managing dependencies. Spark alone cannot handle sequential tasks, requiring environments like Airflow scheduler or scripts. For instance, o...

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What do you like most about Spring MVC?

The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Spring MVC?

The solution is free.

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What needs improvement with Spring MVC?

In the future, 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.

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Compared 9% of the time

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Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework

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

Apache

Spring MVC is a Java web framework built on the Servlet API and has been included in the Spring Framework from the very beginning. It handles web applications that use server-rendered HTML user interface, REST APIs, and much more. The documentation includes Spring MVC, View Technologies, CORS Support, and WebSocket Support.

For baseline information and compatibility with Servlet container and Java EE version ranges please visit the Spring Framework Wiki.

VMware

Sample Customers

NASA JPL, UC Berkeley AMPLab, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, UC Santa Cruz, TripAdvisor, Taboola, Agile Lab, Art.com, Baidu, Alibaba Taobao, EURECOM, Hitachi Solutions

EMC, Aridhia, CoreLogic, CenturyLink, Humana, Purdue University, Tampon Run, ArtsPool, Charity Water, Center for ReSource Conservation, Manos Teatrales

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