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Spring Boot

Production-ready Spring applications

★ 4.5

Enterprise-grade Java framework with auto-configuration and embedded servers. The de facto standard for Java microservices and enterprise applications.

74K
GitHub Stars
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TypeScript
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Learning Curve
4.3
DX Score
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Pricing

Model
free
Free Tier
Apache 2.0 licensed, open source
Paid
N/A

Features

  • ✓ Auto-configuration
  • ✓ Embedded servers
  • ✓ Spring Data JPA
  • ✓ Spring Security
  • ✓ Actuator monitoring
  • ✓ Spring Cloud
  • ✓ Native image support
  • ✓ Starter dependencies

Pros

  • + Enterprise standard
  • + Massive ecosystem
  • + Production-ready
  • + Great tooling
  • + Kotlin support

Cons

  • - Memory usage
  • - Startup time
  • - Learning curve
  • - Over-engineering risk

Best For

enterprise startup

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