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Oracle Application Development Framework vs Spring Boot comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Application Developm...
Ranking in Java Frameworks
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
9
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 Oracle Application Development Framework is 7.4%, up from 4.5% 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%
Oracle Application Development Framework7.4%
Other68.2%
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Featured Reviews

Asad Ur Rehman - PeerSpot reviewer
ERP Manager | Implementation Head at Tharsol
Eases the writing of code in Java with JavaBeans; easy to set up
My advice to anyone who intends to use ADF for the first time is that you must make sure that you have powerful enough hardware in order to run everything smoothly, especially when it comes to JDeveloper. If your hardware is adequate, you can get by without a problem in terms of speed, but be advised that it can use a lot of resources. However, even though ADF is a good product with great scalability that has really helped me out in hard times since 2014, I would ultimately recommend that new users look toward Oracle APEX instead of ADF. I would rate Oracle Application Development Framework a nine out of ten.
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 single sign-on features applied to Oracle Cloud is a valuable feature."
"The power of Oracle ADF is in the business components."
"There are several valuable features. First is the fast deployment. Also the ease of use."
"The most valuable feature of the Oracle Application Development Framework is the rapid development and the security it provides."
"The best part of Oracle ADF is being able to easily write code in Java with JavaBean files."
"Oracle support is great, one of the best that I've seen."
"The solution enables us to create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."
"This is a product that I recommend."
"The most valuable features of Spring Boot include being able to check all the logs and doing health checks for applications. We can also do monitoring more quickly, and use Spring Boot for production support, so when production goes up or down, we can bring up the application very quickly through Spring Boot."
"Anything which is to do with enterprise scale, as far as Java is concerned, Spring Boot has all the best practices factored in."
"Spring Boot is much easier when it comes to the configuration, setup, installation, and deployment of your applications, compared to any kind of MVC framework. It has everything within a single framework."
"The initial setup is very straightforward using the Spring Initializr, and you can configure any project in a matter of seconds, creating an executable JAR that will run automatically with a single command."
"Spring Boot has sped time to market and has also improved testability, hence also improving the quality of deployed solutions."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...The initial setup was not complex and was a simple process."
"This is a stable solution that is being used in the HR space."
"The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is all the interactions to various applications happen using Spring Boot."
 

Cons

"Another downside with ADF is that, right now, no one is using it because everyone has moved to Oracle's APEX technology."
"We have some problems with Oracle relative to third parties. Like in one project, there were some loopholes for hackers to penetrate through our main application."
"That's where I have issues with it. It's said that it's scalable, but I have found that it's a bit lacking in that department."
"The application needs to be more lightweight and the performance improved."
"The performance of this solution needs to be improved because it is very slow."
"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."
"You need to have Oracle ADF on-premises to build a big project. You need to have a dependable front-end application."
"The technical support should be improved; it's not as good as you get from other solutions and we don't get responses in a timely fashion, so we end up doing workarounds to solve issues."
"It needs to be simplified, more user-friendly."
"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."
"It needs more applicable control for large-scale application development."
"I have encountered performance and stability issues in the on-premises usage of Spring Boot."
"The performance could be better."
"The cloud packaging is not very straightforward, I would say."
"It's difficult to explain to junior developers what it does under the hood."
"They should include tutorial videos for learning new features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of this solution is approximately $47,000 USD per site."
"We use a lot of Oracle products and in total, we pay about £5 million ($6.1 million USD) per year."
"We have yearly licensing costs."
"The solution has an annual licensing cost and there are only standard fees. If you want Oracle support this is charged extra on top of the licensing fees."
"Oracle ADF is an expensive product. I don't know the actual figures, but our licensing costs for the year 2020, for example, were very high."
"The solution is an open-source tool."
"Spring Boot is open source. It's a free tool and free framework."
"Spring Boot is open source."
"This is an open-source product."
"If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
"This solution is free unless you apply for support."
"I use the free version of Spring Boot."
"Spring Boot is an open source solution, it is free to use."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
18%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
 

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Also Known As

Oracle ADF
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