Oracle Application Development Framework vs Spring MVC comparison

Oracle and VMware are both solutions in the Java Frameworks category. Oracle is ranked #10, while VMware is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.8. Oracle holds a 2.5% mindshare in JF, compared to VMware’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Development Framework and Spring MVC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Java Frameworks solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Application Developm...

Ranking in Java Frameworks

10th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

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

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 2.5%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 3.3%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Asad Ur Rehman

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.

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Arkabrata Ghosh

Java developer at Marlabs Inc.

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."

"We can create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."

"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."

"The best part of Oracle ADF is being able to easily write code in Java with JavaBean files."

"The most valuable feature of the Oracle Application Development Framework is the rapid development and the security it provides."

"The power of Oracle ADF is in the business components."

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"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."

"The solution is open-source and free to use."

"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."

"The solution can scale."

"The most valuable features of Spring MVC are the modules, such as Spring Admin. All the Spring solutions work well together and are simple to maintain, such as the load balancing on the client side."

"Spring has a speedy development process with a lightweight framework."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is simplicity."

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Cons

"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."

"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."

"The application needs to be more lightweight and the performance improved."

"Oracle ADF needs more components and the layout can be improved."

"The performance of this solution needs to be improved because it is very slow."

"Lacks tailoring to geographic regional differences and consistent integration with third parties."

"You need to have Oracle ADF on-premises to build a big project. You need to have a dependable front-end application."

"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."

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"Spring MVC could improve the integration with DevOps and other applications."

"The documentation for Spring MVC could improve."

"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."

"I have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."

"We would like the deployment of this solution to be easier as, at present, it is quite complicated."

"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."

"The initial setup could be more straightforward."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."

"Spring MVC is open source and free."

"It is an affordable solution."

"It is an open-source solution."

"The solution is free."

"We are using the open-source version of the solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

Non Profit

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

21%

Government

Comms Service Provider

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Application Development Framework?

It is low cost and has fast development.

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What do you like most about Spring MVC?

The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Spring MVC?

The solution is free.

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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.

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Also Known As

Oracle ADF

Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework

Overview

Oracle ADF is an end-to-end Java EE framework that simplifies application development by providing out-of-the-box infrastructure services and a visual and declarative development experience. Oracle ADF simplifies Java EE development by minimizing the need to write code that implements the applicationâs infrastructure allowing the developers to focus on the features of the actual application. Oracle ADF provides these infrastructure implementations as part of the framework. It also implements the Model-View-Controller design pattern and offers an integrated solution that covers all the layers of the architecture integrated with the Oracle SOA and WebCenter Portal frameworks.

Oracle

Spring MVC is a Java web framework built on the Servlet API and has been included in the Spring Framework from the very beginning. It handles web applications that use server-rendered HTML user interface, REST APIs, and much more. The documentation includes Spring MVC, View Technologies, CORS Support, and WebSocket Support.

For baseline information and compatibility with Servlet container and Java EE version ranges please visit the Spring Framework Wiki.

VMware

Sample Customers

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

EMC, Aridhia, CoreLogic, CenturyLink, Humana, Purdue University, Tampon Run, ArtsPool, Charity Water, Center for ReSource Conservation, Manos Teatrales

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