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Jakarta EE vs Spring MVC comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
Spring MVC
Ranking in Java Frameworks
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Jakarta EE is 20.7%, down from 22.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 3.5%, up from 2.6% 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.…
Arkabrata  Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
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

"Configuring, monitoring, and ensuring observability is a straightforward process."
"The feature that allows a variation of work space based on the application being used."
"Jakarta EE's best features include REST services, configuration, and persistent facilities. It's also incredibly cloud friendly."
"It provides the best documentation for technical support."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
"The solution can scale."
"The interface is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The solution is open-source and free to use."
"Dependency Injection is one of the major features which makes our life easier using Spring. It is well documented and has active communities, which provide us enormous help."
"We have found Spring is easy to use and learn."
 

Cons

"It would be great if we could have a UI-based approach or easily include the specific dependencies we need."
"Jakarta EE's configuration could be simpler, which would make it more useful as a developer experience."
"All the customization and plugins can make the interface too slow and heavy in some situations."
"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."
"The solution could be simplified quite a bit. It's unnecessarily complicated in some areas."
"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."
"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."
"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."
"It could provide faster performance."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate Jakarta EE's pricing seven out of ten."
"It is an open-source solution."
"The solution is free."
"It is an affordable solution."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
20%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

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 ...
What do you like most about Spring MVC?
The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities.
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.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework
 

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Sample Customers

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