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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
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Spring MVC
Ranking in Java Frameworks
5th
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 September 2026, in the Java Frameworks category, the mindshare of Spring Boot is 24.6%, down from 39.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spring MVC is 8.8%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Java Frameworks Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Spring Boot24.6%
Spring MVC8.8%
Other66.6%
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

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Pros

"It simplifies the development environment for developing web applications."
"Features that help with monitoring and tracking network calls between several micro services."
"It's great because it simplifies development, and together with MyBatis they make a beautiful pair for Java development."
"Java Spring Boot is very stable, it's already proven and the market is moving towards this technology."
"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."
"If you develop in Java, 99 percent of people would use Spring Boot."
"The configuration setup in Spring Boot is pretty simplified compared to Hibernate ORM."
"Spring Boot's configuration is easy, and it has an out-of-the-box deployment."
"The interface is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"Spring has a speedy development process with a lightweight framework."
"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."
"The stability has been good over the past few years; we don't have any complaints, it doesn't crash or freeze, and I can't recall experiencing bugs, so it's reliable."
"The solution is stable and reliable, and developing web applications is quite easy there."
"We appreciate that this product is really easy to integrate with third-party UI services."
"We have found this to be a stable solution, and have not experienced any performance issues during our time using it."
"The best feature of Spring MVC is its auto-configuration capabilities."
 

Cons

"Regarding Spring Boot, it is not the most stable option."
"The current state of Spring Boot's cloud layer requires further development, especially for collecting Java functions for cloud platforms like GCP Cloudground. Having to write every single API request in a single class can be a cumbersome and time-consuming task that is not ideal for Java developers. Additionally, having all API calls in one class and making it the main class presents problems with package visibility. Therefore, there is much room for improvement in the Spring Cloud area."
"The configuration moving down from a command key is difficult. If you are doing configurations and adding items, it can become a little challenging."
"Spring Boot is lacking visibility in terms of how that business process or business rule would look within your application."
"The performance could be better."
"Spring Boot does not have the capability to process large amounts of data, such as thousands or even 10,000 to 50,000 records, faster."
"Spring Boot is okay right now, but my team is looking for some integration where you can make a call to the JMS messaging service and other types of third-party integrations. If the integration with Spring Boot is improved, that would make the tool better. What I'd like to see in the next release of Spring Boot is its integration or tie-up with messaging servers and third-party EFPs, as that would make it very good and more competitive versus other new solutions in the market."
"Areas of Spring Boot that could be improved or enhanced include its open-source ecosystem where a lot of improvements happen."
"I saw some error messages coming up when they were getting problems actually viewing all the reports."
"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."
"We would like the deployment of this solution to be easier as, at present, it is quite complicated."
"The solution could be simplified quite a bit. It's unnecessarily complicated in some areas."
"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 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."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Spring Boot is an open-source solution."
"It's open-source software, so it's free. It's a community license."
"Spring Boot is open source."
"The solution is an open-source tool."
"The solution is free."
"This solution is free unless you apply for support."
"Spring Boot is open source. It's a free tool and free framework."
"As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no license costs involved with using it."
"We are using the open-source version of the solution."
"It is an open-source solution."
"The solution is free."
"Spring MVC is open source and free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

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