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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
7th
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 June 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Apache Spark is 11.3%, up from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 7.2%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apache Spark11.3%
Spring MVC7.2%
Other81.5%
Java Frameworks
 

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

"After using Spark, we were able to accomplish this task within hours."
"The product is useful for analytics."
"It is highly scalable, allowing you to efficiently work with extensive datasets that might be problematic to handle using traditional tools that are memory-constrained."
"We are able to solve problems, e.g., reporting on big data, that we were not able to tackle in the past."
"One of Apache Spark's most valuable features is that it supports in-memory processing, the execution of jobs compared to traditional tools is very fast."
"We have built a product called NetBot where we take any form of data, such as large email data, images, videos, or transactional data, and transform unstructured textual and video data into structured transactional data to create an enterprise-wide smart data grid that is then used by downstream analytics tools."
"Spark can handle small to huge data and is suitable for any size of company."
"Spark replaced other costly products, reducing costs by thirty-eight percent."
"We have found this to be a stable solution, and have not experienced any performance issues during our time using it."
"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."
"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."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
"The solution is stable and reliable, and developing web applications is quite easy there."
"The most valuable feature of Spring MVC is the configuration, such as WAF."
"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."
 

Cons

"The management tools could use improvement. Some of the debugging tools need some work as well. They need to be more descriptive."
"Better data lineage support."
"We are building our own queries on Spark, and it can be improved in terms of query handling."
"Its UI can be better. Maintaining the history server is a little cumbersome, and it should be improved."
"Stability in terms of API (things were difficult, when transitioning from RDD to DataFrames, then to DataSet)."
"When you first start using this solution, it is common to run into memory errors when you are dealing with large amounts of data."
"At times during the deployment process, the tool goes down, making it look less robust. To take care of the issues in the deployment process, users need to do manual interventions occasionally."
"The Spark solution could improve in scheduling tasks and managing dependencies."
"I saw some error messages coming up when they were getting problems actually viewing all the reports."
"I have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."
"Spring IDE​ needs some work and improvement. We have faced many issues when adding third-party Eclipse plugins."
"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."
"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's not very easy to accomplish a deployment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Apache Spark is open-source. You have to pay only when you use any bundled product, such as Cloudera."
"Apache Spark is an open-source tool."
"They provide an open-source license for the on-premise version."
"It is quite expensive. In fact, it accounts for almost 50% of the cost of our entire project."
"The tool is an open-source product. If you're using the open-source Apache Spark, no fees are involved at any time. Charges only come into play when using it with other services like Databricks."
"We are using the free version of the solution."
"Licensing costs can vary. For instance, when purchasing a virtual machine, you're asked if you want to take advantage of the hybrid benefit or if you prefer the license costs to be included upfront by the cloud service provider, such as Azure. If you choose the hybrid benefit, it indicates you already possess a license for the operating system and wish to avoid additional charges for that specific VM in Azure. This approach allows for a reduction in licensing costs, charging only for the service and associated resources."
"It is an open-source solution, it is free of charge."
"It is an open-source solution."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
"The solution is free."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
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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