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Spring Boot vs Spring MVC comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Spring Boot
Ranking in Java Frameworks
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
42
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 Spring Boot is 29.2%, down from 40.3% 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 Boot29.2%
Spring MVC6.6%
Other64.2%
Java Frameworks
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2759913 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Software Developer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Has improved application monitoring and supports modular development with built-in configuration features
Spring Boot has many valuable features. First, it requires less coding and less configuration. The configurations are already in-built. The security features in Spring Boot are in-built, so we don't need to use any external third-party applications for security. In Spring Boot, the robust configuration capabilities help in adapting to diverse deployment scenarios because there is a minimum configuration required for developing any applications. The auto-configuration feature is available in Spring Boot. When we start any application, there is a property file where we mention the keys, securities, DB connections, and all other configurations. When we start any application, it loads the application properties first, which include the credentials and security files. I am using Spring Boot starter projects. I assess Spring Boot's auto-configuration feature as highly efficient in managing application setup. The application.properties file allows us to specify the server settings, such as the port we want to start the server on. For example, the default is 8080, but we can configure it to 8081. Additionally, we can store connection details such as the driver class, data source URL, username, and password in the application.properties file.
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

"Spring Boot has a very lightweight framework, and you can develop projects within a short time. It's open-source and customizable. It's easy to control, has a very interesting deployment policy, and a very interesting testing policy. It's sophisticated."
"Spring Boot could improve its integration with the major cloud providers. Connectivity with cloud solutions isn't easy compared to other frameworks like Django and Python."
"I have found the starter solutions valuable, as well as integration with other products."
"The configuration setup in Spring Boot is pretty simplified compared to Hibernate ORM."
"It simplifies the development environment for developing web applications."
"The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is all the interactions to various applications happen using Spring Boot."
"It's great because it simplifies development, and together with MyBatis they make a beautiful pair for Java development."
"Spring Boot is very valuable because it can accommodate any number of implementations that can be done by microservices, and it has many advantages when used on top of Java."
"The solution is open-source and free to use."
"When we shifted from our legacy frameworks to the Spring framework, we discovered that Spring definitely made our development easier."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
"The solution can scale."
"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."
"I am today able to spin up a Java web service, especially with embedded Tomcat, within hours."
"The solution is stable and reliable, and developing web applications is quite easy there."
"It provides the best documentation for technical support."
 

Cons

"The security could be simplified."
"It needs to be simplified, more user-friendly."
"This solution could be improved if it offered greater integration and was more compatible with other solutions."
"The product could be improved by supporting and integrating Hadoop."
"When the dependencies within those starter packages clash, mismatch or have a hazard, it is hard to solve the issue."
"We have specific algorithms for our Load Balancer or API gateway. So those things, if they could make it more precise, that would be beneficial. Sometimes when we are under pressure or any new person who looks into that stuff, we'll get confused or scared because of some difficulties in understanding Which algorithm needs to be used to implement a Load Balancer. When when we Yeah. Because when we say circuit breaker, we need to use it, and then the user gets a blank circuit breaker. This means we are saying the circuit breaker needs to be moved, and then that circuit breaker needs to be elaborated more. What type of algorithm should I do, and what exactly do I need to get done so that this circuit breaker can help me to resolve my issue? Because, you know, because if you go for the circuit breaker, it will ask to open the new tab, you know, since it will check. If the service is not responding, it will wait and go for another connection. So in similar words, if they can explain it a bit more, that will be helpful. Everyone could do their own Google stuff, and they will get it, but they need help understanding how this could help them to resolve the issue. It will be good if Spring Boot provides information about real-time use cases."
"The product could be improved by supporting and integrating Hadoop."
"This is not a tool for beginners; you need to know and understand it well, and it needs to be simplified and more user-friendly."
"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."
"Spring IDE needs some work and improvement. We have faced many issues when adding third-party Eclipse plugins."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward."
"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 link with UI components could be improved."
"It can be difficult for a basic user to understand the concepts in this solution, such as inversion of control."
"I have recently had problems with the changes that were made using Spring Security."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is an open-source tool."
"Spring Boot is an open-source solution."
"Spring Boot is open source. It's a free tool and free framework."
"Spring Boot is an open source solution, it is free to use."
"If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available."
"I am using a free version of Spring Boot."
"The solution is free."
"Spring Boot is free; even the Spring Tools Suite for Eclipse is free."
"The solution is free."
"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."
"It is an open-source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
6%
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 Business21
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

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