The solution is stable and has a vast community. It works on Java-based language and has an efficient framework.
Senior FullStack Developer/Engineer/Architect at Capitbrok
Has good scalability and an easy initial setup process
Pros and Cons
- "The solution's framework is stable."
- "They should include tutorial videos for learning new features."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
They should include tutorial videos for understanding new technologies.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution's framework is stable. I rate its stability a ten.
Buyer's Guide
Spring Boot
February 2026
Learn what your peers think about Spring Boot. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: February 2026.
884,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the solution's scalability a ten.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup process is straightforward. I rate the process an eight. It requires specialized knowledge of Java. It takes one week for simple APIs. Whereas it might take a month or two for complex projects.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the solution a nine. I advise others to know new ways of configuring it.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Software developer at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Creates projects easily with a few clicks, is stable, and has many features
Pros and Cons
- "Spring Boot's main feature is that it's great for DevOps because you can write your own application. You don't need to install Apache Tomcat. You can create your project easily with a few clicks."
- "If you want to create large microservices applications, you need to connect several applications and services to each other. It is very complicated, and Spring Boot does not have an integrated solution for it."
What is our primary use case?
I used Spring Boot to create a prototype for a banking solution. I developed two microservices, one for ATMs and the other for the backend. I used Spring Boot with the microservices architecture. I also wrote an application to calculate discount strategies or sales systems for a backend website.
What is most valuable?
Spring Boot's main feature is that it's great for DevOps because you can write your own application. You don't need to install Apache Tomcat. You can create your project easily with a few clicks.
To monitor your application, you can use RESTful API in Spring Boot, which can help you write microservices applications. In the latest version of Spring Boot, there are many features for reactive programming as well.
What needs improvement?
If you want to create large microservices applications, you need to connect several applications and services to each other. It is very complicated, and Spring Boot does not have an integrated solution for it.
It would be good to have documentation on Spring Reactive to better understand it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Spring Boot for the past two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability wise, I would rate Spring Boot at eight on a scale from one to ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Except for Spring Reactive, the other tools and technology stacks in Spring Boot don't offer scalability.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Many years ago, I switched from JSF to Spring Boot because it is a good, general framework with many features. For example, Spring Boot has IoC, inversion of control, aspect-oriented programming, and Spring Reactive.
How was the initial setup?
The development phase is simple to install.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Spring Boot is an open-source solution.
What other advice do I have?
For writing applications, Spring Boot is a practical option, and I would give it a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Buyer's Guide
Spring Boot
February 2026
Learn what your peers think about Spring Boot. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: February 2026.
884,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Founder at Seaswift Technologies
A simplified configuration setup that provides various interfaces
Pros and Cons
- "The configuration setup in Spring Boot is pretty simplified compared to Hibernate ORM."
- "The configuration setup in Spring Boot is pretty simplified compared to Hibernate ORM."
- "When the dependencies within those starter packages clash, mismatch or have a hazard, it is hard to solve the issue."
- "When the dependencies within those starter packages clash, mismatch or have a hazard, it is hard to solve the issue."
What is our primary use case?
We use a variety of actuators. We have also been working with a Spring MVC as a plugin, so we Hibernate ORM like the one where we connect to the database. We use it a lot, and Spring Boot provides interfaces like run command line runner replication. The configuration setup in Spring Boot is pretty simplified compared to Hibernate ORM.
How has it helped my organization?
They have starter POMs and starter configurations for different use cases. But sometimes, when the dependencies within those starter packages clash, mismatch or have a hazard, it is hard to solve the issue. The dependency management should be improved so there can be a configuration showing that it's clashing.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for about two years. It is cloud-based.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Regarding stability, if we are making a REST API, I would rate the stability a nine out of ten, but if we want to make a full-fledged application, I rate it a seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. We are currently serving around 10000 users.
How are customer service and support?
If we have any issues with the technology, we can search it on the internet, go to Stack Overflow or talk to some experts that we have.
How was the initial setup?
The setup process is simple.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We mostly try to use open-source components because we get the maximum support on the open source, and it's pretty flexible to work with our developers with open source. Mostly, we use open source. In terms of deployment, it's on the higher side compared to other stacks because the application footprint is a bit larger.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The other technology stack would be a notice-based solution which is handy to start with. But once the scope of the application rises, the number of use cases doesn't feel stable. It keeps breaking because of the lack of a type system in Java. So for an enterprise application, the initial amount of time it takes to build might be later while the application runs. On the other hand, it is much more stable than a JavaScript environment.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution an eight out of ten. It would be great to have additional features to improve the technology.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Manager, Software Projects at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Simplifies the development environment, is easy to set up, and is reliable
Pros and Cons
- "The setup is straightforward."
- "It simplifies the development environment for developing web applications."
- "Nothing really comes to mind in terms of areas of improvement."
What is our primary use case?
It's being used for the front-end web portion of our application.
What is most valuable?
It simplifies the development environment for developing web applications.
The setup is straightforward.
We have found the product to be stable so far.
What needs improvement?
Nothing really comes to mind in terms of areas of improvement. It works well. There's nothing that stands out that I would look to be improved with that software.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have some experience with the solution. My teams have worked with it for a bit longer.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution seems stable. I haven't dealt with bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I haven't tried to scale the solution. I'm not sure how well it would scale, having never tried.
We mostly have software developers using the solution. It's not meant for everyone in the company to access. We just have small teams on it.
How are customer service and support?
I've never needed to call technical support. I couldn't really comment on how helpful or responsive they would be.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is very straightforward and easy to implement. It's not a complex deployment process.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I can't speak to the exact pricing of the product. I don't handle licensing.
My understanding is that it is comparable to what else is in the market. I don't know of many competitors for it in the Java environment. Everybody seems to use Spring Boot.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend potential users to try it, particularly if they're developing web-based applications. It would make sense for them to try and implement it as a Spring Boot application instead of just the base Java application.
I'd rate the product nine out of ten. It was easy to install, there wasn't any expense involved, and it seemed to work as designed.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Software Engineer 3 at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Highly scalable, reduces configuration time, and helpful community support
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is it reduces the configuration needed. The configuration is handled by the solution. For example, if you're going to develop a web service, we needed to have a Tomcat web server and had to deploy the services and do tests. However, with Spring Boot, the default server comes with Spring Boot which reduces the task of doing all the configuration."
- "If you develop in Java, 99 percent of people would use Spring Boot."
- "Spring Boot can improve the dependency tree that we use for libraries. It would be helpful if it was less complex."
- "Spring Boot can improve the dependency tree that we use for libraries."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Spring Boot to create services.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is it reduces the configuration needed. The configuration is handled by the solution. For example, if you're going to develop a web service, we needed to have a Tomcat web server and had to deploy the services and do tests. However, with Spring Boot, the default server comes with Spring Boot which reduces the task of doing all the configuration.
The solution is good for developing services in Spring Boot web and for batch services Spring Boot batch. You are able to use multiple cloud services to monitor your service production, such as Eureka
What needs improvement?
Spring Boot can improve the dependency tree that we use for libraries. It would be helpful if it was less complex.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Spring Boot for approximately one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Spring Boot is a highly stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Spring Boot is meant to be scalable. We use microservice architecture, which is tightly coupled with our Kubernetes cluster. You have your microservices with the default one or three ports, and based on the traffic, you can scale up your ports. The scalability of Spring Boot is very good.
Most of our whole company is using this solution, which is over 10,000 people.
How are customer service and support?
This is an open-source solution and the support is not free. However, the documentation is readily available online.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Spring Boot was easy. The full deployment time can vary depending on the pipeline tests and if you have any other tasks, such as SonarQube checks which checks for everything. Typically, the process takes approximately 30 minutes. However, the time could increase if there are many complex elements, such as unit tests, and many modules.
If the deployment has a few services used and there are not any test cases, the deployment could take two minutes.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation of the solution in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If you want support there is paid enterprise version with support available.
What other advice do I have?
If you develop in Java, 99 percent of people would use Spring Boot. There is a lot of framework support.
My advice to others is they should structure their directory classes properly or else the Spring Boot automatic configuration would not detect the components.
I would recommend this solution to others, there is not a more user-friendly tool available.
I rate Spring Boot a nine out of ten.
I gave my rating because the solution has open-source community support and it makes it easier by avoiding the need for us to do the configuration.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Vice President at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Scalable, simple setup, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is all the interactions to various applications happen using Spring Boot."
- "The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is all the interactions to various applications happen using Spring Boot."
- "Spring Boot could improve the interface, error handling, and integration performance."
- "Spring Boot could improve the interface, error handling, and integration performance."
What is our primary use case?
Spring Boot is deployed on a Azure Kubernetes container.
If I have to interact with a core banking system or any other application, I use Spring Boot.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Spring Boot is all the interactions to various applications happen using Spring Boot.
What needs improvement?
Spring Boot could improve the interface, error handling, and integration performance.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Spring Boot for approximately four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Spring Boot depends on the hardware being use. If you have good hardware the solution will be stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Spring Boot is good.
We have more than 1,000 users using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the technical support from Spring Boot.
How was the initial setup?
The intiial setup of Spring Boot is simple.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Spring Boot is an open source solution, it is free to use.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We compared Spring Boot to .NET and we found Spring Boot to be better.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Spring Boot an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Senior Software Engineer at Intesys
Good support, great configuration management, and free to use
Pros and Cons
- "The setup is straightforward."
- "I am an employee in a company that heavily invests in this technology, and it pays off."
- "It's difficult to explain to junior developers what it does under the hood."
- "Spring Boot is based on convention over configuration. Therefore, sometimes it seems that everything happens magically."
What is our primary use case?
I work for customers in several industries and I mainly develop API and support applications and innovation with them, depending on the customer needs. I work in healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing.
What is most valuable?
The interaction with the database is great. Configuration management is useful as well. There are several features and I use many of them.
The setup is straightforward.
It is a stable product.
The product scales well.
Technical support is good.
It is a free open-source product with an active community.
What needs improvement?
Spring Boot is based on convention over configuration. Therefore, sometimes it seems that everything happens magically. It's difficult to explain to junior developers what it does under the hood.
There are no missing features at this time.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for eight to nine years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's very stable. I use it for most of my projects, and I don't have many problems with it. If there are problems, is due to the application being misconfigured. It's a configuration problem that is usually easy to solve.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. It is a cloud-native technology. Therefore, it fits with most cloud environments and container platforms. There are not many problems in scaling it. The only problem is if it's not compiled natively, it's slow. That said, this is a Java problem, not a framework problem, let's say.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
I implement solutions with this framework. It doesn't need to be installed. It's straightforward to get started. It helps if you are a little experienced.
I'd rate the implementation process a five out of five in terms of ease of execution.
What was our ROI?
I am an employee in a company that heavily invests in this technology, and it pays off. Customers are happy. We are productive and developers are happy when working with it compared to other technologies. Therefore, my company is happy with this solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's an open-source product, so we don't have a real partnership with the framework vendor. It is free to use.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is deployed both in the cloud and on-premises, depending on the customer's needs.
We work with the solution on behalf of clients.
80% of my projects in the last eight years have been made with Spring Boot.
I'd advise new users to stay in touch with the community and explore the very valuable community resources.
I'd rate the solution a nine out of ten. It's very popular. It has a very engaged and very active community. The conference and the material online is great and it's usually very high quality. Once you've learned the solution, it allows you to be very productive.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Implementer
AVP at Barclays
Checks logs and the health of applications; allows quicker monitoring and is also good for production support
Pros and Cons
- "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."
- "My company relies on Spring Boot and uses it extensively as it's an open-source tool and so much has been added to it in terms of Java."
- "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."
- "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."
What is our primary use case?
We use Spring Boot for microservices, but for the logistic version. We also use the solution for traditional banking purposes.
What is most valuable?
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.
What needs improvement?
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.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Spring Boot for three and a half years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Overall, Spring Boot is a stable tool.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Spring Boot is a scalable tool. For example, in some microservices, you can just scale down if not used in most cases. For other micro solutions, you can bring up in the RAM space or in cluster mode. If you need more people to use Spring Boot, you can scale it, with no issues.
How are customer service and support?
My rating for the Spring Boot technical support team is five out of five.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup for Spring Boot was straightforward, and it was completed within ten minutes.
What about the implementation team?
We deployed Spring Boot in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
As Spring Boot is an open-source tool, it's free.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
As microservice is a new concept, Spring Boot is the first solution we've used that offers it. Before, we used a monolithic application, the Spring MVC. Now people are moving to microservices, with each service being broken down into a simple service.
What other advice do I have?
My company deployed Spring Boot by embedding it on a Tomcat server.
In the company, twenty people use Spring Boot for different microservices such as logistic applications for invoice creations, booking logistic services, invoicing, login authentication, load management services for creating loads, creating roads on maps such as Google Maps, etc.
My company relies on Spring Boot and uses it extensively as it's an open-source tool and so much has been added to it in terms of Java. It's a platform with independent capabilities that you can just deploy in Windows or Linux, and that's a Spring Boot advantage.
My advice to anyone looking into implementing Spring Boot is to go for it. If you need microservices, this is the best solution to use.
My rating for Spring Boot is nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Buyer's Guide
Download our free Spring Boot Report and get advice and tips from experienced pros
sharing their opinions.
Updated: February 2026
Product Categories
Java FrameworksPopular Comparisons
Apache Spark
Jakarta EE
Helidon
Eclipse MicroProfile
Vert.x
Spring MVC
Oracle Application Development Framework
Amazon Corretto
Buyer's Guide
Download our free Spring Boot Report and get advice and tips from experienced pros
sharing their opinions.
Quick Links
Learn More: Questions:
- Which is better - Spring Boot or Eclipse MicroProfile?
- Which is better - Spring Boot or Jakarta EE?
- Which solution do you prefer: Spring Boot or Open Liberty?
- Which solution has better performance: Spring Boot or Apache Spark?
- When evaluating Java Frameworks, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?












