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Jakarta EE vs Spring MVC comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

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
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Jakarta EE is 22.6%, up from 21.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 3.0%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks
 

Featured Reviews

Erick  Karanja - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 30, 2023
A robust enterprise Java capabilities with complex configuration involved, making it a powerful choice for scalable applications while requiring a learning curve
We use it for building dynamic cloud profiles and developing cost-effective cloud-native applications Configuring, monitoring, and ensuring observability is a straightforward process. You can readily set up these elements on your local machine to keep track of metrics. Enhancements in…
Arkabrata  Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 20, 2023
A scalable tool with great auto-configuration capabilities
With Spring MVC, I have only developed things based on problems. Spring MVC follows monolithic architectures, and it also includes monorepo. Spring MVC takes care of the implementation of controllers along with areas like controller class and service class. Spring MVC allows me to work with REST…

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."
"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."
"It provides the best documentation for technical support."
"Spring has a speedy development process with a lightweight framework."
"The solution is open-source and free to use."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
"The solution can scale."
"The interface is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"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."
 

Cons

"Jakarta EE's configuration could be simpler, which would make it more useful as a developer experience."
"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."
"I saw some error messages coming up when they were getting problems actually viewing all the reports."
"I have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."
"We would like the deployment of this solution to be easier as, at present, it is quite complicated."
"Spring IDE​ needs some work and improvement. We have faced many issues when adding third-party Eclipse plugins."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward."
"Spring MVC could improve the integration with DevOps and other applications."
"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 could provide faster performance."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
19%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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 ...
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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