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Eclipse MicroProfile vs Spring Boot comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Eclipse MicroProfile
Ranking in Java Frameworks
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Eclipse MicroProfile is 7.5%, up from 6.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring Boot is 24.3%, down from 38.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Spring Boot24.3%
Eclipse MicroProfile7.5%
Other68.2%
Java Frameworks
 

Q&A Highlights

NC
Content Manager at PeerSpot
Nov 25, 2021
 

Featured Reviews

FABIO LUIS VELLOSO DA SILVA - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner at SouJava
A scalable and easy to setup solution
We use the solution to create microservices.  The tool needs to improve its messaging.  I don't have much more data or experience with stability.  The solution is scalable.  The tool's setup is easy.  I would rate the product a nine out of ten. It is very important to know Java, and issues…
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We use the solution to create microservices."
"The solution is stable."
"A great feature is the lightweight runtime."
"Provides a lightweight runtime."
"Spring Boot provides an all-in-one solution for the libraries needed to create a Win app; it covers all the aspects, including validation and security, and provides all those features out-of-the-box so you can do almost everything with Spring Boot."
"The initial setup is very straightforward using the Spring Initializr, and you can configure any project in a matter of seconds, creating an executable JAR that will run automatically with a single command."
"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."
"This is a stable solution that is being used in the HR space."
"In my opinion, the best feature in Spring Boot is its inbuilt Tomcat server."
"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."
"We like that it is an open-source tool."
"The solution reduces our development time."
 

Cons

"The most difficult part is deployment of the microservers in the Kubernetes environment and building the mechanisms for automated testing."
"Its performance speed could be improved while working on the browser."
"The tool needs to improve its messaging."
"I feel like communication has to be increased, for example, communicating between different services from the third party layers or with the legacy applications."
"We'd like them to develop more supporting testing."
"The solution has some vulnerabilities and fails our security audits, forcing us to keep fixing the solution."
"When we change versions, we run into issues."
"This is not a tool for beginners; you need to know and understand it well, and it needs to be simplified and more user-friendly."
"There are tons of improvements that we can do in Spring Boot."
"If you want to have multiple integrations, the setup phase will become complex."
"If you want to create large microservices applications, you need to connect several applications and services to each other. It is very complicated, and Spring Boot does not have an integrated solution for it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is an open-source tool."
"Spring Boot is an open-source solution."
"I am using a free version of Spring Boot."
"Spring Boot is open source."
"Spring Boot is free; even the Spring Tools Suite for Eclipse is free."
"This is an open-source product."
"This is an open source solution."
"I use the free version of Spring Boot."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
University
14%
Insurance Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Spring Boot or Eclipse MicroProfile?
Springboot is a Java-based solution that is very popular and easy to use. You can use it to build applications quickly and confidently. Springboot has a very large, helpful learning community, whic...
What do you like most about Spring Boot?
1. Open Source2. Excellent Community Support -- Widely used across different projects -- so your search for answers would be easy and almost certain.3. Extendable Stack with a wide array of availab...
Which is better - Spring Boot or Jakarta EE?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether the Spring Boot or Jakarta EE application creation software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Spring Boot. Spring Boot offe...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Spring Boot?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was reasonable, which is why we chose this solution.
 

Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Eclipse MicroProfile vs. Spring Boot and other solutions. Updated: October 2026.
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