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Oracle Application Development Framework vs Spring MVC comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Application Developm...
Ranking in Java Frameworks
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
9
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
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 2.2%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 3.0%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Asad Ur Rehman - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Arkabrata  Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's database-centric, and it's seemingly easy to use the model–view–controller pattern that's built-in."
"The most valuable feature of the Oracle Application Development Framework is the rapid development and the security it provides."
"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 is the ease of integration with other Oracle products."
"We can create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."
"The power of Oracle ADF is in the business components."
"Spring has a speedy development process with a lightweight framework."
"Spring MVC's extensive documentation is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is open-source and free to use."
"We have found Spring is easy to use and learn."
"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."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
"Dependency Injection is one of the major features which makes our life easier using Spring. It is well documented and has active communities, which provide us enormous help."
"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."
 

Cons

"The application needs to be more lightweight and the performance improved."
"Lacks tailoring to geographic regional differences and consistent integration with third parties."
"Oracle ADF needs more components and the layout can be improved."
"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."
"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 model layer could be improved for performance because once that part gets bloated, the performance is lacking. So, there is room for performance optimization."
"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."
"The performance of this solution needs to be improved because it is very slow."
"The documentation for Spring MVC could improve."
"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."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward."
"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."
"Adding more modules takes about 10 to 15 minutes each. It would be nice if they could reduce that part. The deployment time is a little high."
"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."
"Spring MVC could improve the integration with DevOps and other applications."
"The solution could be simplified quite a bit. It's unnecessarily complicated in some areas."
 

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."
"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."
"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."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
"The solution is free."
"It is an affordable solution."
"It is an open-source solution."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
19%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Application Development Framework?
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.
What needs improvement with Oracle Application Development Framework?
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. On the View Controller part, the U...
What do you like most about Spring MVC?
The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities.
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.
 

Also Known As

Oracle ADF
Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework
 

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Sample Customers

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