Open Liberty vs Thorntail comparison

IBM and Thorntail are both solutions in the Java Frameworks category. IBM is ranked #5 with an average rating of 10.0, while Thorntail is ranked #12. IBM holds a 10.0% mindshare in JF, compared to Thorntail’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution.

Open Liberty

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Categories and Ranking

Open Liberty

Ranking in Java Frameworks

5th

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Thorntail

Ranking in Java Frameworks

12th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Open Liberty is 10.0%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Thorntail is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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…

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

50%

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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...

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What do you like most about Open Liberty?

It is a stable solution compared to other vendors.

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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.

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Overview

Open Liberty is built on a foundation of Java EE and Eclipse Microprofile and lets you run only the features your app needs.
In addition to support for the open source Open Liberty runtime, Open Liberty Support also includes support for Java EE, Eclipse Microprofile, and Eclipse OpenJ9 JVM when used with Open Liberty.
Support for Open Liberty gives you 24x7x364 access to IBM’s world-class support and the development team that created Open Liberty.
Open Liberty is the most flexible server runtime available to Java developers. Work at lightspeed in a lightweight environment and build cloud-native Java apps and microservices.

Thorntail offers an innovative approach to packaging and running Java EE applications by packaging them with just enough of the server runtime to "java -jar" your application. It's MicroProfile compatible, too.

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Red Hat, Eclipse Foundation, Jakarta EE

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