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Oracle Application Development Framework vs Spring MVC comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Application Developm...
Ranking in Java Frameworks
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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 May 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 6.5%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 6.6%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Spring MVC6.6%
Oracle Application Development Framework6.5%
Other86.9%
Java Frameworks
 

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.
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

"This is a product that I recommend."
"The best part of Oracle ADF is being able to easily write code in Java with JavaBean files."
"It's database-centric, and it's seemingly easy to use the model–view–controller pattern that's built-in."
"We can create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."
"The most valuable feature of the Oracle Application Development Framework is the rapid development and the security it provides."
"The solution enables us to create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of integration with other Oracle products."
"There are several valuable features. First is the fast deployment. Also the ease of use."
"Spring MVC is fast and reliable."
"When we shifted from our legacy frameworks to the Spring framework, we discovered that Spring definitely made our development easier."
"We have found Spring is easy to use and learn."
"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."
"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."
"The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities."
"Spring gives you the opportunity to develop architecture in the simplest way possible."
"We have found this to be a stable solution, and have not experienced any performance issues during our time using it."
 

Cons

"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."
"You need to have Oracle ADF on-premises to build a big project."
"Oracle Application Development Framework has some minor drawbacks, especially in rendering with pages and bugs in business components. It's not a typical framework, it's a very heavy framework."
"Another downside with ADF is that, right now, no one is using it because everyone has moved to Oracle's APEX technology."
"The application needs to be more lightweight and the performance improved."
"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."
"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 documentation for Spring MVC could improve."
"It could provide faster performance."
"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."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward. It's not very easy to accomplish a deployment."
"We would like the deployment of this solution to be easier as, at present, it is quite complicated."
"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."
"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 initial setup could be more straightforward."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 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."
"We have yearly licensing costs."
"We use a lot of Oracle products and in total, we pay about £5 million ($6.1 million USD) per year."
"The cost of this solution is approximately $47,000 USD per site."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
"The solution is free."
"It is an open-source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Insurance Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

Also Known As

Oracle ADF
Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) of Egypt, Red Samurai, ChB Jelly House
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