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Jakarta EE vs Spring MVC comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Jakarta EE
Ranking in Java Frameworks
3rd
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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 August 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Jakarta EE is 16.6%, up from 15.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 8.4%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jakarta EE16.6%
Spring MVC8.4%
Other75.0%
Java Frameworks
 

Featured Reviews

Erick  Karanja - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Cellulant Kenya
A robust enterprise Java capabilities with complex configuration involved, making it a powerful choice for scalable applications while requiring a learning curve
When running applications in the cloud, scalability is highly dependent on how you configure it. Factors such as the number of instances you want to scale, and the threshold for scaling based on the quantity of messages or the amount of data, are all customizable based on your application's needs.
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

"Eclipse is now on a good track and they have a very good interface."
"The feature that allows a variation of work space based on the application being used."
"Configuring, monitoring, and ensuring observability is a straightforward process."
"Jakarta EE's best features include REST services, configuration, and persistent facilities. It's also incredibly cloud friendly."
"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."
"I am today able to spin up a Java web service, especially with embedded Tomcat, within hours."
"It provides the best documentation for technical support."
"The solution is stable and reliable, and developing web applications is quite easy there."
"The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
 

Cons

"It would be great if we could have a UI-based approach or easily include the specific dependencies we need."
"All the customization and all the plugins we can install make the interface too slow and heavy in some situations."
"Jakarta EE's configuration could be simpler, which would make it more useful as a developer experience."
"Spring IDE​ needs some work and improvement. We have faced many issues when adding third-party Eclipse plugins."
"The documentation for Spring MVC could improve."
"We would like the deployment of this solution to be easier as, at present, it is quite complicated."
"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 solution could be simplified quite a bit. It's unnecessarily complicated in some areas."
"It could provide faster performance."
"The link with UI components could be improved."
"I have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate Jakarta EE's pricing seven out of ten."
"The solution is free."
"It is an open-source solution."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
"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
16%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
10%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

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Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework
 

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