Spring VS Apache Maven

Compare Spring vs Apache Maven and see what are their differences.

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Spring Apache Maven
77 2
54,802 4,095
1.0% 1.6%
10.0 9.5
5 days ago about 16 hours ago
Java Java
Apache License 2.0 Apache License 2.0
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

Spring

Posts with mentions or reviews of Spring. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-16.

Apache Maven

Posts with mentions or reviews of Apache Maven. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-15.
  • Anytime now...
    3 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 15 May 2022
    Java + Web Development : Spring, JUnit, Maven
  • The Problem with Gradle
    2 projects | /r/java | 8 Jan 2021
    https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/master/pom.xml#L33 Current state of the master branch: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12316922&version=12349448

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Spring and Apache Maven you can also consider the following projects:

Bazel - a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system

Jooby - The modular web framework for Java and Kotlin

Vaadin - Vaadin 6, 7, 8 is a Java framework for modern Java web applications.

Gradle - Adaptable, fast automation for all

Ninja - Ninja is a full stack web framework for Java. Rock solid, fast and super productive.

Google Web Toolkit - GWT Open Source Project

Spring Boot - Spring Boot

Play - The Community Maintained High Velocity Web Framework For Java and Scala.

Buck - A fast build system that encourages the creation of small, reusable modules over a variety of platforms and languages.

PrimeFaces - Ultimate Component Suite for JavaServer Faces

Ratpack - Lean & powerful HTTP apps

Apache Ant - Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool.