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Jakarta EE vs Spring MVC comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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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
8th
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 March 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Jakarta EE is 17.2%, down from 21.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 5.6%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jakarta EE17.2%
Spring MVC5.6%
Other77.2%
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.
reviewer2151066 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Straightforward setup, highly stable, and useful online support
We are using Spring MVC based on our business problem statements One of the most valuble features for our business is the bootstrap which allows our developers to save time when developing code. Additionally, it has a built-in library that is useful. The most valuable features of Spring MVC are…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Jakarta EE's best features include REST services, configuration, and persistent facilities. It's also incredibly cloud friendly."
"Configuring, monitoring, and ensuring observability is a straightforward process."
"The feature that allows a variation of work space based on the application being used."
"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."
"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 have found Spring is easy to use and learn."
"The solution is open-source and free to use."
"The interface is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of Spring MVC is the configuration, such as WAF."
"The solution can scale."
 

Cons

"Jakarta EE's configuration could be simpler, which would make it more useful as a developer experience."
"All the customization and plugins can make the interface too slow and heavy in some situations."
"It would be great if we could have a UI-based approach or easily include the specific dependencies we need."
"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."
"I saw some error messages coming up when they were getting problems actually viewing all the reports."
"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."
"I have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."
"The documentation for Spring MVC could improve."
"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate Jakarta EE's pricing seven out of ten."
"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."
"The solution is free."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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

Questions from the Community

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Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework
 

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