Spring Alternatives

Spring is described as 'Makes programming Java quicker, easier, and safer for everybody. Spring’s focus on speed, simplicity, and productivity has made it the world's most popular Java framework' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Spring for Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Java. The best Spring alternative is Jmix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Spring are OpenXava, Payara Server, Play! and Grails.

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Spring alternatives page was last updated Aug 17, 2023
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  1. Jmix icon

    Jmix

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    Jmix provides powerful full stack architecture along with Rapid Application Development tools for easy start and fast development of modern business web applications.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Jmix screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Rad
    2.  Java IDE
    3.  Built-in Auditing
    4.  Ide integration

    Jmix VS Spring

     

    • Jmix is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Spring.

    • Jmix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Spring.

    • Jmix is Freemium and Open SourceSpring is Free and Open Source
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    OpenXava

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    OpenXava is a Web Java Framework for Rapid Development of Enterprise Applications.

    29 OpenXava alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    OpenXava screenshot 1

    OpenXava Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Rad

    OpenXava VS Spring

     
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    Payara Server

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    Payara Server is an open source, cloud-native middleware platform supporting reliable and secure deployments of Java EE (Jakarta EE) applications on premise, in the cloud or hybrid environments.

    10 Payara Server alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
    Payara Server Administration Console

    Payara Server Features

    1.  Backend
    2.  MicroProfile compatible
    3.  Clustering
    4.  REST API

    Payara Server VS Spring

     
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    Play!

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    Play is a web application framework, written in Scala and Java, which follows the model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Play! Features

    1.  Rad

    Play! VS Spring

     
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    Grails

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    Grails is a high-productivity web framework based on the Groovy language that embraces the coding by convention paradigm, but is designed specifically for the Java platform.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Grails VS Spring

     
  7. GWT (Google Web Toolkit) icon

    GWT (Google Web Toolkit)

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    GWT is a development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications. GWT is used by many products at Google, including Google AdWords and Google Wallet. It's open source, completely free, and used by thousands of enthusiastic developers around the...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    GWT (Google Web Toolkit) VS Spring

     

    • GWT (Google Web Toolkit) is the most popular Web-based alternative to Spring.

    • GWT (Google Web Toolkit) is Free and ProprietarySpring is Free and Open Source
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    Vaadin Framework

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    Vaadin is a web application framework for Rich Internet Applications (RIA). In contrast to Javascript libraries and browser-plugin based solutions, it features a robust server-side architecture. This means that the largest part of the application logic runs securely on the...

    11 Vaadin Framework alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Vaadin Framework screenshot 1

    Vaadin Framework Features

    1.  Java based

    Vaadin Framework VS Spring

     
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    Dropwizard

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    Dropwizard straddles the line between being a library and a framework. Its goal is to provide performant, reliable implementations of everything a production-ready web application needs. Because this functionality is extracted into a reusable library, your application remains...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Dropwizard Features

    1.  Java based
    2.  Web-Based

    Dropwizard VS Spring

     
    Comments about Dropwizard as an Alternative to Spring
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    It is minimalistic. Promotes a good programming model devoid of "magic" and gets the job done elegantly

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    • Dropwizard is Free and Open SourceSpring is also Free and Open Source

  11. Apache Struts

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    Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework for developing Java EE web applications. It uses and extends the Java Servlet API to encourage developers to adopt a model-view-controller (MVC) architecture.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Apache Struts VS Spring

     
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    ActiveInject

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    ActiveInject is a lightweight and powerful dependency injection library with ultimate performance and no third-party dependencies.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ActiveInject screenshot 1

    ActiveInject VS Spring

     
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    ActiveJ

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    Alternative Java platform built from the ground up. It is minimalistic, boilerplate-free, and lightning-fast. ActiveJ has minimum third-party dependencies, yet features a full stack of technologies with an async programming model and powerful DI.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ActiveJ benchmarks

    ActiveJ VS Spring

     
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    Bootique

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    A minimally-opinionated framework for runnable Java applications. Bootique is an open-source project and you can use it for free.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Self-documenting configs in Bootique.io

    Bootique Features

    1.  No containers required
    2.  Java based
    3.  POSIX-style

    Bootique VS Spring

     
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