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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
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 7.0%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring Boot is 25.3%, down from 39.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Spring Boot25.3%
Oracle Application Development Framework7.0%
Other67.7%
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

"Oracle support is great, one of the best that I've seen."
"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 single sign-on features applied to Oracle Cloud is a valuable feature."
"The power of Oracle ADF is in the business components."
"The solution enables us to create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."
"There are several valuable features. First is the fast deployment. Also the ease of use."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the business components."
"Once you know how to use this solution, it's very easy, especially when building APIs."
"The API gateway and cloud configuration allows us to configure the properties outside of the service with respect to enrollment."
"The platform is easy for developers to download."
"If you wanted to build your own product or solution, Spring Boot offers many possibilities."
"Features that help with monitoring and tracking network calls between several micro services."
"The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is the microservices and change information. Additionally, there are plenty of features."
"It's easy to set up the solution."
"We like that it is an open-source tool; the solution is very lightweight, simple to access, has a great design, and one of the best aspects is that it is cloud native."
 

Cons

"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."
"That's where I have issues with it. It's said that it's scalable, but I have found that it's a bit lacking in that department."
"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."
"Another downside with ADF is that, right now, no one is using it because everyone has moved to Oracle's APEX technology."
"The performance of this solution needs to be improved because it is very slow."
"Oracle ADF needs more components and the layout can be improved."
"Lacks tailoring to geographic regional differences and consistent integration with third parties."
"The cross framework compatibility has some shortcomings. With JUnit Test Runner and Spring Boot, it's really tedious to make them both work to write the test cases."
"I feel like communication has to be increased, for example, communicating between different services from the third party layers or with the legacy applications."
"There are tons of improvements that we can do in Spring Boot."
"Building a new product in Spring Boot can take a long time since the solution uses reflection. This is one area the solution could be improved."
"It needs more applicable control for large-scale application development."
"This is not a tool for beginners; you need to know and understand it well, and it needs to be simplified and more user-friendly."
"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."
"This solution could be improved if there were more libraries available. We would also like more mobile platform functionality using low levels of code."
 

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 use a lot of Oracle products and in total, we pay about £5 million ($6.1 million USD) per year."
"The cost of this solution is approximately $47,000 USD per site."
"We have yearly licensing costs."
"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."
"If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
"The solution is free."
"Spring Boot is free; even the Spring Tools Suite for Eclipse is free."
"It's an open-source solution."
"Spring Boot is an open-source solution."
"As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free."
"I use the free version of Spring Boot."
"The solution is an open-source tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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 Business21
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
 

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