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Apache Spark vs Spring MVC comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Spark
Ranking in Java Frameworks
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (1st), Compute Service (6th)
Spring MVC
Ranking in Java Frameworks
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Apache Spark is 11.7%, up from 8.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 9.6%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apache Spark11.7%
Spring MVC9.6%
Other78.7%
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Featured Reviews

Devindra Weerasooriya - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Architect at Devtech
Provides a consistent framework for building data integration and access solutions with reliable performance
The in-memory computation feature is certainly helpful for my processing tasks. It is helpful because while using structures that could be held in memory rather than stored during the period of computation, I go for the in-memory option, though there are limitations related to holding it in memory that need to be addressed, but I have a preference for in-memory computation. The solution is beneficial in that it provides a base-level long-held understanding of the framework that is not variant day by day, which is very helpful in my prototyping activity as an architect trying to assess Apache Spark, Great Expectations, and Vault-based solutions versus those proposed by clients like TIBCO or Informatica.
Arkabrata  Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Aggregations are very fast in our project since we started to use Spark."
"Having everything in the same framework has helped us out a lot."
"Spark can handle small to huge data and is suitable for any size of company."
"Its scalability and speed are very valuable. You can scale it a lot. It is a great technology for big data. It is definitely better than a lot of earlier warehouse or pipeline solutions, such as Informatica. Spark SQL is very compliant with normal SQL that we have been using over the years. This makes it easy to code in Spark. It is just like using normal SQL. You can use the APIs of Spark or you can directly write SQL code and run it. This is something that I feel is useful in Spark."
"Apache Spark’s ability to perform batch processing at one second or less intervals is the most transformative and less pervasive for any data processing application."
"The solution has been very stable."
"It is useful for handling large amounts of data, and it is very useful for scientific purposes."
"With Hadoop-related technologies, we can distribute the workload with multiple commodity hardware."
"The most valuable feature is simplicity."
"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."
"The solution can scale."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Spring MVC is the configuration, such as WAF."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
"We have found this to be a stable solution, and have not experienced any performance issues during our time using it."
"The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities."
 

Cons

"Apache Spark could improve the connectors that it supports."
"One limitation is that not all machine learning libraries and models support it."
"There is complexity when it comes to understanding the whole ecosystem, especially for beginners."
"For improvement, I think the tool could make things easier for people who aren't very technical. There's a significant learning curve, and I've seen organizations give up because of it. Making it quicker or easier for non-technical people would be beneficial."
"Apache Spark provides very good performance The tuning phase is still tricky."
"The solution’s integration with other platforms should be improved."
"The solution needs to optimize shuffling between workers."
"There were some problems related to the product's compatibility with a few Python libraries."
"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."
"The cost is quite high."
"The link with UI components could be improved."
"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. It's not very easy to accomplish a deployment."
"Spring MVC could improve the integration with DevOps and other applications."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Apache Spark is open-source. You have to pay only when you use any bundled product, such as Cloudera."
"It is an open-source platform. We do not pay for its subscription."
"On the cloud model can be expensive as it requires substantial resources for implementation, covering on-premises hardware, memory, and licensing."
"They provide an open-source license for the on-premise version."
"Apache Spark is an expensive solution."
"It is quite expensive. In fact, it accounts for almost 50% of the cost of our entire project."
"I did not pay anything when using the tool on cloud services, but I had to pay on the compute side. The tool is not expensive compared with the benefits it offers. I rate the price as an eight out of ten."
"We are using the free version of the solution."
"The solution is free."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
"It is an open-source solution."
"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%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Spark?
Apache Spark is open-source, so it doesn't incur any charges.
What needs improvement with Apache Spark?
I find that there really lacks the technical depth to do any recommendations for future updates of Apache Spark. I used it for two years for our prototype work and testing things, but because I had...
What is your primary use case for Apache Spark?
I attempted to use Apache Spark in one of our customer projects, but after the initial test, our customer moved to another technology and another database system. I do not have any final remarks on...
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