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Jakarta EE vs Oracle Application Development Framework comparison

 

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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

Jakarta EE
Ranking in Java Frameworks
3rd
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Application Developm...
Ranking in Java Frameworks
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Jakarta EE is 18.1%, down from 22.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 2.4%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Mortaza Ghahramani - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud-friendly but has problems with configuration
I primarily use Jakarta EE as a business enterprise product Jakarta EE's best features include REST services, configuration, and persistent facilities. It's also incredibly cloud friendly. Jakarta EE's configuration could be simpler, which would make it more useful as a developer experience.…
Asad Ur Rehman - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The feature that allows a variation of work space based on the application being used."
"Configuring, monitoring, and ensuring observability is a straightforward process."
"Jakarta EE's best features include REST services, configuration, and persistent facilities. It's also incredibly cloud friendly."
"We can create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."
"It's database-centric, and it's seemingly easy to use the model–view–controller pattern that's built-in."
"The best part of Oracle ADF is being able to easily write code in Java with JavaBean files."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the business components."
"The power of Oracle ADF is in the business components."
"The most valuable feature of the Oracle Application Development Framework is the rapid development and the security it provides."
"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."
 

Cons

"It would be great if we could have a UI-based approach or easily include the specific dependencies we need."
"All the customization and plugins can make the interface too slow and heavy in some situations."
"Jakarta EE's configuration could be simpler, which would make it more useful as a developer experience."
"I use JDeveloper along with ADF and, unfortunately, JDeveloper is a very slow tool. It takes a lot of time to accomplish things with it during both development and deployment. I hope that Oracle will improve JDeveloper to make it run faster."
"Oracle ADF needs more components and the layout can be improved."
"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 performance of this solution needs to be improved because it is very slow."
"You need to have Oracle ADF on-premises to build a big project. You need to have a dependable front-end application."
"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."
"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."
"Lacks tailoring to geographic regional differences and consistent integration with third parties."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate Jakarta EE's pricing seven out of ten."
"The cost of this solution is approximately $47,000 USD per site."
"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 use a lot of Oracle products and in total, we pay about £5 million ($6.1 million USD) per year."
"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."
"We have yearly licensing costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

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 do you like most about Jakarta EE?
Configuring, monitoring, and ensuring observability is a straightforward process.
What needs improvement with Jakarta EE?
Enhancements in configurations can be achieved by benchmarking against Spring Boot technology. It would be great if we could have a UI-based approach or easily include the specific dependencies we ...
 

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Oracle ADF
 

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Sample Customers

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Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) of Egypt, Red Samurai, ChB Jelly House
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