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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
8th
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
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 7.1%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring Boot is 24.3%, down from 38.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Spring Boot24.3%
Oracle Application Development Framework7.1%
Other68.6%
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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.
Venkataraju Nandam - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at SID GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC
Has enabled me to implement flexible microservices and streamline deployment workflows for cloud and on-premises environments
I have not evaluated such scenarios because what we currently have allows us to use it effectively. We always face one challenge with Spring Boot applications when libraries are updated, libraries have changed, or class loaders or class-level implementation are modified based on Java or other libraries. At these times, we definitely face challenges, but this is something developers must handle by identifying the right library. Because it is open source, all external systems are actually external to Spring framework. The challenge could be addressed through auto-identification or auto-configuration based on versioning since version-to-version libraries are different. Based on versioning, that would be really helpful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The power of Oracle ADF is in the business components."
"There are several valuable features. First is the fast deployment. Also the ease of use."
"It's database-centric, and it's seemingly easy to use the model–view–controller pattern that's built-in."
"The best part of Oracle ADF is being able to easily write code in Java with JavaBean files."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the business components."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of integration with other Oracle products."
"The solution enables us to create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."
"The most valuable feature of the Oracle Application Development Framework is the rapid development and the security it provides."
"The solution's framework is stable."
"It's great because it simplifies development, and together with MyBatis they make a beautiful pair for Java development."
"Java Spring Boot is very stable, it's already proven and the market is moving towards this technology."
"Features that help with monitoring and tracking network calls between several micro services."
"Spring Boot could improve its integration with the major cloud providers. Connectivity with cloud solutions isn't easy compared to other frameworks like Django and Python."
"Spring Boot facilitates the use of Java which is open source. We use Github and other libraries that are available which assist in the building we need to do."
"The setup is straightforward."
"Spring Boot favors convention over configuration so there are no big challenges when it comes to setting it up."
 

Cons

"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."
"Oracle Application Development Framework is set to go out of support over the next three years but they should provide support for the solution for the longer term. Additionally, there needs to be more overall optimization and specifically in webpage rendering. The solution uses a lot of resources, and in order for them to move forward, they would have to create a smaller resource impact."
"We have some problems with Oracle relative to third parties. Like in one project, there were some loopholes for hackers to penetrate through our main application."
"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."
"I use JDeveloper along with ADF and, unfortunately, JDeveloper is a very slow tool. It takes a lot of time to accomplish things with it during both development and deployment. I hope that Oracle will improve JDeveloper to make it run faster."
"Another downside with ADF is that, right now, no one is using it because everyone has moved to Oracle's APEX technology."
"You need to have Oracle ADF on-premises to build a big project. You need to have a dependable front-end application."
"Oracle Application Development Framework has some minor drawbacks, especially in rendering with pages and bugs in business components. It's not a typical framework, it's a very heavy framework."
"I feel like communication has to be increased, for example, communicating between different services from the third party layers or with the legacy applications."
"The solution could improve its flexibility."
"We'd like them to develop more supporting testing."
"Spring Boot is based on convention over configuration. Therefore, sometimes it seems that everything happens magically."
"It needs more applicable control for large-scale application development."
"In terms of the Spring Boot application, the application's startup time needs to be improved."
"I have encountered performance and stability issues in the on-premises usage of Spring Boot."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"I use the free version of Spring Boot."
"This is an open-source product."
"This solution is free unless you apply for support."
"I am using a free version of Spring Boot."
"As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free."
"Spring Boot is an open source solution, it is free to use."
"Spring Boot is open source."
"If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
15%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
 

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