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Spring Boot VS Spring Cloud_

As of 30 October 2026, Spring Cloud is named by 257 companies and Spring Boot by 3,135; Spring Boot skews to companies under 200 people (49% vs 38%), Spring Cloud to companies over 1,000 (38% vs 28%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Spring Boot's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Spring Cloud rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Spring Boot: 2–200 employees
49%
Spring Cloud: 2–200 employees
38%
Spring Boot: 1,000+ employees
28%
Spring Cloud: 1,000+ employees
38%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.7 · 3.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
3,135companies name Spring Boot
257companies name Spring Cloud
422name both
14,787 · 849postings in 90 days, Spring Boot · Spring Cloud
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentSpring BootshareSpring CloudshareLeans
Self-employed381%31%even
2-10 employees2368%166%even
11-50 employees60419%3212%Spring Boot
51-200 employees69122%4919%Spring Boot
201-500 employees43314%2911%Spring Boot
501-1000 employees2679%3012%Spring Cloud
1001-5000 employees41113%3514%even
5001-10000 employees1234%166%Spring Cloud
10,001+ employees33211%4718%Spring Cloud
By industry
SegmentSpring BootshareSpring CloudshareLeans
Technology & software1,89460%15360%even
Business & finance services62720%5923%Spring Cloud
Manufacturing & industry1334%73%even
Media & content843%62%even
Consumer services & leisure692%83%even
Utilities & infrastructure662%21%even
Commerce & trade602%42%even
Public, community & associations461%31%even
Transport, logistics & rental441%42%even
Property & construction291%31%even
Health care281%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel271%31%even
Automotive––52%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSpring BootshareSpring CloudshareLeans
United States1,48547%12549%even
Germany2949%104%Spring Boot
United Kingdom2117%197%even
India1776%166%even
France1465%94%even
Canada622%52%even
Italy622%––outside top 12
Netherlands552%––outside top 12
Poland532%73%even
Sweden522%––outside top 12
Switzerland461%––outside top 12
Australia381%62%even
Brazil––73%outside top 12
Spain––73%outside top 12
Portugal––73%outside top 12
Singapore––62%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSpring BootshareSpring CloudshareLeans
Software engineering16,75384%1,02386%Spring Cloud
IT operations & business systems7654%444%even
Data & AI4722%242%even
Engineering (non-software)1451%20%even
Product, program & project management1161%71%even
Unclassified630%––outside top 12
Sales480%––outside top 12
Customer service & success250%––outside top 12
General management & consulting180%30%even
Quality, safety & environment180%––outside top 12
construction and civil120%30%even
Education & training110%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications––10%outside top 12
Go deeper

The companies behind each column

Companies using Spring Boot →
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Spring Cloud is named by 257 companies in job postings and Spring Boot by 3,135; 422 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/spring-boot-vs-spring-cloud)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Spring Boot vs Spring Cloud: questions

Which is more used, Spring Boot or Spring Cloud?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Spring Boot (3,135) over Spring Cloud (257). By website-and-DNS footprint, Spring Cloud (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Spring Boot?

49% of Spring Boot companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 38% for Spring Cloud. 28% of Spring Boot companies have over 1,000 employees, against 38% for Spring Cloud.

Do companies run both?

422 companies name both in their postings, usually Spring Boot in marketing and Spring Cloud in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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