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Eclipse MicroProfile vs Spring Boot comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Eclipse MicroProfile
Ranking in Java Frameworks
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
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
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Eclipse MicroProfile is 7.6%, up from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring Boot is 24.4%, down from 38.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Spring Boot24.4%
Eclipse MicroProfile7.6%
Other68.0%
Java Frameworks
 

Q&A Highlights

NC
Content Manager at PeerSpot
Nov 25, 2021
 

Featured Reviews

FABIO LUIS VELLOSO DA SILVA - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner at SouJava
A scalable and easy to setup solution
We use the solution to create microservices.  The tool needs to improve its messaging.  I don't have much more data or experience with stability.  The solution is scalable.  The tool's setup is easy.  I would rate the product a nine out of ten. It is very important to know Java, and issues…
Venkataraju Nandam - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at SID GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC
Has enabled me to implement flexible microservices and streamline deployment workflows for cloud and on-premises environments
I have not evaluated such scenarios because what we currently have allows us to use it effectively. 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. At these times, we definitely face challenges, but this is something developers must handle by identifying the right library. Because it is open source, all external systems are actually external to Spring framework. The challenge could be addressed through auto-identification or auto-configuration based on versioning since version-to-version libraries are different. Based on versioning, that would be really helpful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is stable."
"A great feature is the lightweight runtime."
"We use the solution to create microservices."
"Provides a lightweight runtime."
"Spring Boot's most valuable functionalities include inversion of control, dependency injection, and the ability to gather all services, models, and controllers together for easy connectivity to your REST API, as well as the ability to build a modular response and request system. It seamlessly integrates with various backends, such as SQL, events, and messaging systems, making it a user-friendly and efficient Java tool. Additionally, it functions as a reliable business transaction layer, providing excellent support for front-end and back-end visual tools."
"Spring Boot has sped time to market and has also improved testability, hence also improving the quality of deployed solutions."
"It gives you confidence in a readily available platform."
"Anything which is to do with enterprise scale, as far as Java is concerned, Spring Boot has all the best practices factored in."
"In terms of stability, the performance is good and it is a reliable product."
"The setup is straightforward."
"Features that help with monitoring and tracking network calls between several micro services."
"The cloud version is very scalable."
 

Cons

"Its performance speed could be improved while working on the browser."
"The most difficult part is deployment of the microservers in the Kubernetes environment and building the mechanisms for automated testing."
"The tool needs to improve its messaging."
"The cloud packaging is not very straightforward, I would say."
"When the dependencies within those starter packages clash, mismatch or have a hazard, it is hard to solve the issue."
"Spring Boot is lacking visibility in terms of how that business process or business rule would look within your application. Because everything has been embedded within the code itself, it disables the visibility. the ability to maintain or even support a specific functionality in a user-friendly manner, where a developer can come up and just adjust that part of that process."
"The performance could be better."
"Perhaps an even lighter-weight, leaner version could be made available, to compete with alternative solutions, such as NodeJS."
"Spring Boot is okay right now, but my team is looking for some integration where you can make a call to the JMS messaging service and other types of third-party integrations. If the integration with Spring Boot is improved, that would make the tool better. What I'd like to see in the next release of Spring Boot is its integration or tie-up with messaging servers and third-party EFPs, as that would make it very good and more competitive versus other new solutions in the market."
"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."
"If you want to create large microservices applications, you need to connect several applications and services to each other. It is very complicated, and Spring Boot does not have an integrated solution for it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Spring Boot is open source. It's a free tool and free framework."
"Spring Boot is an open-source solution."
"I am using a free version of Spring Boot."
"The solution is an open-source tool."
"Spring Boot is free; even the Spring Tools Suite for Eclipse is free."
"If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
"Spring Boot is open source."
"As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
University
14%
Insurance Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Spring Boot or Eclipse MicroProfile?
Springboot is a Java-based solution that is very popular and easy to use. You can use it to build applications quickly and confidently. Springboot has a very large, helpful learning community, whic...
What do you like most about Spring Boot?
1. Open Source2. Excellent Community Support -- Widely used across different projects -- so your search for answers would be easy and almost certain.3. Extendable Stack with a wide array of availab...
Which is better - Spring Boot or Jakarta EE?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether the Spring Boot or Jakarta EE application creation software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Spring Boot. Spring Boot offe...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Spring Boot?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was that it was reasonable, which is why we chose this solution.
 

Overview

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