Oracle Application Development Framework vs Spring MVC comparison

Oracle and Broadcom are both solutions in the Java Frameworks category. Oracle is ranked #9, while Broadcom is ranked #8. Oracle holds a 4.9% mindshare in JF, compared to Broadcom’s 5.1% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Oracle Application Development Framework and Spring MVC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Java Frameworks solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Oracle Application Development Framework vs. Spring MVC Report (Updated: December 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Application Developm...

Ranking in Java Frameworks

9th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

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

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Oracle Application Development Framework is 4.9%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 5.1%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Java Frameworks Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Spring MVC	5.1%
Oracle Application Development Framework	4.9%
Other	90.0%

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Asad Ur Rehman

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.

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reviewer2151066

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…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."

"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 most valuable feature is the ease of integration with other Oracle products."

"We can create objects that allow us to develop pages and applications very rapidly."

"The power of Oracle ADF is in the business components."

"The single sign-on features applied to Oracle Cloud is a valuable feature. All parts of this application are compatible with single sign-on, where you have a security feature that is very good in Oracle Cloud."

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"The solution is open-source and free to use."

"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."

"The most valuable feature of Spring MVC is the configuration, such as WAF."

"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 interface is the solution's most valuable aspect."

"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."

"It provides the best documentation for technical support."

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Cons

"The application needs to be more lightweight and the performance improved."

"Oracle ADF needs more components and the layout can be improved."

"I use JDeveloper along with ADF and, unfortunately, JDeveloper is a very slow tool. It takes a lot of time to accomplish things with it during both development and deployment. I hope that Oracle will improve JDeveloper to make it run faster."

"You need to have Oracle ADF on-premises to build a big project. You need to have a dependable front-end application."

"The model layer could be improved for performance because once that part gets bloated, the performance is lacking. So, there is room for performance optimization."

"Oracle Application Development Framework is set to go out of support over the next three years but they should provide support for the solution for the longer term. Additionally, there needs to be more overall optimization and specifically in webpage rendering. The solution uses a lot of resources, and in order for them to move forward, they would have to create a smaller resource impact."

"The UI is very slow and not up to market standard."

"Lacks tailoring to geographic regional differences and consistent integration with third parties."

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"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 have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."

"The solution could be simplified quite a bit. It's unnecessarily complicated in some areas."

"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."

"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."

"Spring MVC could improve the integration with DevOps and other applications."

More Spring MVC cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Spring MVC is open source and free."

"It is an open-source solution."

"The solution is 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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Insurance Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	11

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Also Known As

Oracle ADF

Spring by Pivotal, Spring, Spring Framework

Overview

Oracle ADF is an end-to-end Java EE framework that simplifies application development by providing out-of-the-box infrastructure services and a visual and declarative development experience. Oracle ADF simplifies Java EE development by minimizing the need to write code that implements the applicationâs infrastructure allowing the developers to focus on the features of the actual application. Oracle ADF provides these infrastructure implementations as part of the framework. It also implements the Model-View-Controller design pattern and offers an integrated solution that covers all the layers of the architecture integrated with the Oracle SOA and WebCenter Portal frameworks.

Oracle

Spring MVC is a Java web framework built on the Servlet API and has been included in the Spring Framework from the very beginning. It handles web applications that use server-rendered HTML user interface, REST APIs, and much more. The documentation includes Spring MVC, View Technologies, CORS Support, and WebSocket Support.

For baseline information and compatibility with Servlet container and Java EE version ranges please visit the Spring Framework Wiki.

Broadcom

Sample Customers

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

EMC, Aridhia, CoreLogic, CenturyLink, Humana, Purdue University, Tampon Run, ArtsPool, Charity Water, Center for ReSource Conservation, Manos Teatrales

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