Eclipse Survey Highlights: Jakarta EE on the Rise, MicroProfile Losing Ground to Spring
According to the Eclipse Foundation’s annual Jakarta EE Developer Survey Report for 2023, Jakarta EE, the enterprise Java platform, has shown significant growth in adoption, while Eclipse’s MicroProfile, geared towards microservices architecture in Java, has seen a decline in usage. Released on September 19, the report reveals that Jakarta EE 10 has gained traction, with 17% of surveyed enterprise Java developers utilizing it since its introduction in September 2022. Additionally, 17% of respondents are currently running Jakarta EE 9 in production, marking an increase from 14% in the previous year, and 28% are using Jakarta EE 8, up from 24% in 2022. Over 60% of developers have either migrated to Jakarta EE or plan to do so within the next six to 24 months, highlighting a growing shift towards this platform.
Despite its progress, Jakarta EE ranks second behind Spring and Spring Boot as the framework of choice for building cloud-native applications, with 53% adoption compared to Spring’s 66%. This percentage for Jakarta EE has remained consistent since 2022, indicating steady adoption in the cloud-native space. In contrast, Eclipse’s MicroProfile, which integrates some Jakarta EE specifications, has experienced a decline in usage, dropping from 30% in 2022 to 26% this year, positioning it third among frameworks for cloud-native applications.
The survey underscores a broader trend towards enterprise Java frameworks adapting to meet evolving industry demands for cloud-native and microservices architectures. Jakarta EE’s continued growth reflects its robust ecosystem and ongoing updates under the Eclipse Foundation, making it a viable choice for enterprises scaling their applications. Conversely, MicroProfile’s setback suggests challenges in maintaining competitiveness against more dominant frameworks like Spring, which offer comprehensive support for modern development practices.
Looking ahead, the survey highlights Kubernetes and microservices as pivotal areas of focus for the Java community, aligning with broader industry trends towards container orchestration and scalable architectures. These findings provide valuable insights into the evolving preferences and strategic directions within the Java development community, shaping future trends in enterprise software architecture and deployment practices.
Jakarta EE, the Eclipse Foundation’s enterprise Java, has gained converts while usage of Eclipse’s MicroProfile microservices architecture for Java has fallen, according to Eclipse’s annual Jakarta EE Developer Survey Report for 2023.
Since arriving September 2022, Jakarta EE 10 usage has grown to 17% of the enterprise Java developers surveyed, according to the report, released September 19. Eclipse also found that 17% of the respondents run Jakarta EE 9 in production, up from 14% in 2022; 28% currently run Jakarta EE 8 in production, vs. 24% in 2022. More than 60% of respondents have migrated to Jakarta EE or plan to do so within the next six to 24 months.
Jakarta EE ranks second as a framework for building cloud native applications, with 53% using it, behind Spring and Spring Boot at 66%. The use of Jakarta EE for cloud-native apps remained the same percentage as in 2022, while Spring and Spring Boot rose 9%. Eclipse’s MicroProfile, in third place, saw its share decline from 30% in 2022 to 26% this year. Both Spring and MicroProfile rely on some Jakarta EE specifications.