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VMware, Inc.

Spring Boot

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.2 /10

22 Reviews Write a Review

What is Spring Boot?

Spring Boot makes it easy to create stand-alone, production-grade Spring based Applications that you can "just run". From configuration to security, web apps to big data—whatever the infrastructure needs of your application may be, there is a Spring Project to help you build it. Start small and use just what you need—Spring is modular by design.

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Awards & Recognition

Spring Boot won the following awards in the Low-Code Development Tools category

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5 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

Spring Boot Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

5
Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Spring Boot?

5% Negative

5% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Includes Product Enhancements

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Exception and Error Handling

Import and Export Capabilities

Data and Entity Mapping

Backend Coding and Scripting

Application Security

Cloud Deployment

Cross-Platform Deployment

End to End Lifecycle Management

Vendor Community and Marketplace

Audit Trail

Application Inventory and Dashboard

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Spring Boot Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Roshan R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

Simplified deployment & less code hassle!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Spring Boot from other similar products?

Spring Boot shines with streamlined development, an embedded web server, reduced boilerplate code, strong community support, versatility, and faster time-to-market, setting it apart from the rest.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Spring Boot is that its learning curve can be steep for developers who are new to the Spring framework or lack a strong understanding of core Java and dependency management. The automatic configurations, while powerful, may sometimes be overwhelming for beginners, and some developers may find it challenging to troubleshoot issues related to the complex auto-configuration process.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider Spring Boot for efficient development. Learn core Java and Spring fundamentals, start with simple projects, and leverage the vibrant community support. Stay updated, embrace the Spring ecosystem, and follow best practices for optimal results.

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Caring

Cons

Inhibits Innovation

Nirav G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

Easy to use, but a bit pricey. Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Spring Boot from other similar products?

Ease to use and rich functionalities and features

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Auto configuration and ready to use product

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not Applicable

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Use spring boot for faster development using java based projects

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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Awards & Recognition

Spring Boot Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

5 Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Spring Boot?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Exception and Error Handling Automated process of responding to unwanted or unexpected events when the application runs.

Import and Export Capabilities Import and convert legacy or applications built using other development tools into the tool and export development artifacts to other tools and archives.

Data and Entity Mapping Ability to break down an application by form and entities, and see how their relationships will affect one another when specific actions are executed.

Backend Coding and Scripting The ability to write, modify and configure the source code or scripts of the application.

Application Security Capability to build and enforce security mechanisms to ensure application confidentiality, privacy, integrity and availability.

Cloud Deployment Solution offers the capability to deploy applications in the platform to the cloud.

Cross-Platform Deployment Ability to build applications that are functional and accessible on multiple user devices and platforms (e.g. mobile phones, tablets, websites).

End to End Lifecycle Management Solution provides workflows, versioning, recovery and rollback and other tooling and capabilities for managing the entire software lifecycle.

Vendor Community and Marketplace A public or private forum or store where developers can buy or share out-of-the-box templates, widgets, plug-ins, application functions, and integrations.

Audit Trail View all previous activity including any recent edits and user access.

Application Inventory and Dashboard A list of applications built and deployed by the solution. Out-of-the-box and customizable KPIs and metrics measure the system performance, value and usage.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Spring Boot Reviews

Likeliness to Recommend

Roshan R.

Simplified deployment & less code hassle!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Nirav G.

Easy to use, but a bit pricey. Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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