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Open Liberty vs Spring MVC 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

Open Liberty
Ranking in Java Frameworks
5th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
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 April 2025, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Open Liberty is 11.1%, up from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 3.1%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks
 

Featured Reviews

FV
Scalable solution with efficient monitoring features
We use the solution to develop microservices for financial organizations The solution has the best monitoring features. The solution's feature for distributed transaction management could be better. Also, its login feature needs improvement as well. The solution is much more stable compared to…
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

"It is a stable solution compared to other vendors."
"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."
"Spring MVC's extensive documentation is the most valuable feature."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
"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."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
"We have found Spring is easy to use and learn."
"The most valuable feature is simplicity."
"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."
 

Cons

"Its support documentation could have detailed information on database integration."
"We would like the deployment of this solution to be easier as, at present, it is quite complicated."
"The documentation for Spring MVC could improve."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward."
"Spring IDE​ needs some work and improvement. We have faced many issues when adding third-party Eclipse plugins."
"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."
"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."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is less costly than one of its competitors."
"It is an open-source solution."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
"The solution is free."
"It is an affordable solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
53%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
21%
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 solution do you prefer: Spring Boot or Open Liberty?
Sometimes, Open Liberty is preferred over Spring Boot because Open Liberty is lightweight, scalable, and secure. It is also a good choice for microservices because it supports a wide range of deplo...
What do you like most about Open Liberty?
It is a stable solution compared to other vendors.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Open Liberty?
The solution is expensive but worth the investment as it has integration capabilities to manage the overall components. However, it is less costly compared to Spring Boot.
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.
 

Also Known As

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Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework
 

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