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Oracle Application Development Framework vs Spring Boot comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Application Developm...
Ranking in Java Frameworks
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Spring Boot
Ranking in Java Frameworks
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 5.9%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring Boot is 31.1%, down from 40.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Spring Boot31.1%
Oracle Application Development Framework5.9%
Other63.0%
Java Frameworks
 

Featured Reviews

Asad Ur Rehman - PeerSpot reviewer
ERP Manager | Implementation Head at Tharsol
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.
reviewer2759913 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Software Developer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Has improved application monitoring and supports modular development with built-in configuration features
Spring Boot has many valuable features. First, it requires less coding and less configuration. The configurations are already in-built. The security features in Spring Boot are in-built, so we don't need to use any external third-party applications for security. In Spring Boot, the robust configuration capabilities help in adapting to diverse deployment scenarios because there is a minimum configuration required for developing any applications. The auto-configuration feature is available in Spring Boot. When we start any application, there is a property file where we mention the keys, securities, DB connections, and all other configurations. When we start any application, it loads the application properties first, which include the credentials and security files. I am using Spring Boot starter projects. I assess Spring Boot's auto-configuration feature as highly efficient in managing application setup. The application.properties file allows us to specify the server settings, such as the port we want to start the server on. For example, the default is 8080, but we can configure it to 8081. Additionally, we can store connection details such as the driver class, data source URL, username, and password in the application.properties file.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the business components."
"There are several valuable features. First is the fast deployment. Also the ease of use."
"The solution enables us to create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the business components."
"The best part of Oracle ADF is being able to easily write code in Java with JavaBean files."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of integration with other Oracle products."
"This is a product that I recommend."
"This is a pretty light solution. It's not too heavy."
"Java Spring Boot is very stable, it's already proven and the market is moving towards this technology."
"Once you know how to use this solution, it's very easy, especially when building APIs."
"This is a stable solution that is being used in the HR space."
"The configuration setup in Spring Boot is pretty simplified compared to Hibernate ORM."
"Spring Boot is a very stable solution; I never had an issue with it."
"I am an employee in a company that heavily invests in this technology, and it pays off."
"Spring Boot is much easier when it comes to the configuration, setup, installation, and deployment of your applications, compared to any kind of MVC framework."
 

Cons

"The application needs to be more lightweight and the performance improved."
"Oracle ADF needs more components and the layout can be improved."
"Oracle ADF needs more components and the layout can be improved."
"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."
"You need to have Oracle ADF on-premises to build a big project. You need to have a dependable front-end application."
"Another downside with ADF is that, right now, no one is using it because everyone has moved to Oracle's APEX technology."
"The technical support should be improved; it's not as good as you get from other solutions and we don't get responses in a timely fashion, so we end up doing workarounds to solve issues."
"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."
"It's difficult to explain to junior developers what it does under the hood."
"Spring Boot could improve the interface, error handling, and integration performance."
"The current state of Spring Boot's cloud layer requires further development, especially for collecting Java functions for cloud platforms like GCP Cloudground. Having to write every single API request in a single class can be a cumbersome and time-consuming task that is not ideal for Java developers. Additionally, having all API calls in one class and making it the main class presents problems with package visibility. Therefore, there is much room for improvement in the Spring Cloud area."
"Perhaps an even lighter-weight, leaner version could be made available, to compete with alternative solutions, such as NodeJS."
"If you want to have multiple integrations, the setup phase will become complex."
"We'd like to have fewer updates."
"I think that security is a delicate issue in this product. It's not as easy as in other technologies so unless you already have something configured it can't be done with a junior developer."
"Spring Boot is okay right now, but my team is looking for some integration where you can make a call to the JMS messaging service and other types of third-party integrations. If the integration with Spring Boot is improved, that would make the tool better. What I'd like to see in the next release of Spring Boot is its integration or tie-up with messaging servers and third-party EFPs, as that would make it very good and more competitive versus other new solutions in the market."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"The cost of this solution is approximately $47,000 USD per site."
"We use a lot of Oracle products and in total, we pay about £5 million ($6.1 million USD) per year."
"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."
"Spring Boot is an open source solution, it is free to use."
"I use the free version of Spring Boot."
"It's an open-source solution."
"Spring Boot is an open-source solution."
"The solution is free."
"Spring Boot is open source. It's a free tool and free framework."
"This is an open source solution."
"This solution is free unless you apply for support."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Insurance Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise18
 

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Also Known As

Oracle ADF
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Sample Customers

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