Sharkbench

Benchmarking programming languages and web frameworks

Spring Boot: MVC vs WebFlux

Spring Boot is an open-source Java framework for building standalone, production-grade Spring-based applications with minimal configuration. It extends the Spring platform with convention-over-configuration principles to minimize boilerplate code. Spring Boot is widely used for microservices, web applications, and enterprise projects due to its robustness and extensive ecosystem.

This benchmark tests how fast a framework can perform concurrent HTTP requests, I/O operations, and JSON de/serialization.

OS: LinuxCPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 325Last Updated: 2026-10-14

Semeru

Using Semeru, WebFlux processes 1.06x requests per second compared to MVC, a 6.00% improvement.

MedianP99

Mode	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
WebFlux	1908 (+6.00 %)	4.1 ms (+51.01 %)	4.84 % (+1.88 %)	171.9 MB (-9.10 %)	44.75 s (+14.42 %)
MVC	1800	2.7 ms	2.97 %	189.1 MB	39.11 s

Temurin

Using Temurin, WebFlux processes 1.50x requests per second compared to MVC, a 50.14% improvement.

MedianP99

Mode	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
WebFlux	4447 (+50.14 %)	1.7 ms (+5.01 %)	2.16 % (+0.31 %)	277.8 MB (-3.00 %)	40.88 s (+8.35 %)
MVC	2962	1.6 ms	1.86 %	286.4 MB	37.73 s

All results

MedianP99

Framework	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
Java (Temurin v25) / Spring Boot v4.1 (WebFlux)	4447	1.7 ms	2.16 %	277.8 MB	40.88 s
Java (Temurin v25) / Spring Boot v3.5 (WebFlux)	4235	1.9 ms	2.40 %	269.4 MB	22.20 s
Java (Temurin v25) / Spring Boot v4.1 (MVC)	2962	1.6 ms	1.86 %	286.4 MB	37.73 s
Java (Temurin v25) / Spring Boot v3.5 (MVC)	3064	1.8 ms	2.07 %	292.6 MB	19.63 s
Java (Temurin v21) / Spring Boot v3.5 (WebFlux)	4278	1.8 ms	2.32 %	283.7 MB	22.48 s
Java (Temurin v21) / Spring Boot v3.5 (MVC)	2955	1.8 ms	2.03 %	285.3 MB	19.50 s
Java (Temurin v17) / Spring Boot v3.5 (WebFlux)	3802	2.1 ms	2.59 %	262.6 MB	23.55 s
Java (Temurin v17) / Spring Boot v2.7 (WebFlux)	3528	2.2 ms	2.75 %	279.4 MB	20.48 s
Java (Temurin v17) / Spring Boot v3.5 (MVC)	3014	1.8 ms	2.10 %	278.4 MB	19.37 s
Java (Temurin v17) / Spring Boot v2.7 (MVC)	2101	2.3 ms	2.57 %	283.8 MB	20.26 s
Java (Temurin v11) / Spring Boot v2.7 (WebFlux)	3172	2.5 ms	3.07 %	256.5 MB	21.04 s
Java (Temurin v11) / Spring Boot v2.7 (MVC)	2630	2.1 ms	2.35 %	277.7 MB	20.32 s
Java (Temurin v8) / Spring Boot v2.7 (WebFlux)	2528	2.1 ms	2.35 %	735.5 MB	21.08 s
Java (Temurin v8) / Spring Boot v2.7 (MVC)	2761	1.9 ms	2.22 %	929.4 MB	20.41 s
Java (Semeru v25) / Spring Boot v4.1 (WebFlux)	1908	4.1 ms	4.84 %	171.9 MB	44.75 s
Java (Semeru v25) / Spring Boot v3.5 (WebFlux)	1951	4.1 ms	4.84 %	174.4 MB	25.78 s
Java (Semeru v25) / Spring Boot v4.1 (MVC)	1800	2.7 ms	2.97 %	189.1 MB	39.11 s
Java (Semeru v25) / Spring Boot v3.5 (MVC)	1729	2.9 ms	3.15 %	186.8 MB	21.36 s
Java (Semeru v21) / Spring Boot v3.5 (WebFlux)	1849	5.3 ms	6.34 %	183.9 MB	25.44 s
Java (Semeru v21) / Spring Boot v3.5 (MVC)	1766	2.9 ms	3.14 %	181.6 MB	21.18 s
Java (Semeru v17) / Spring Boot v3.5 (WebFlux)	2036	4.0 ms	4.70 %	170.1 MB	22.94 s
Java (Semeru v17) / Spring Boot v3.5 (MVC)	1844	2.8 ms	3.04 %	192.4 MB	21.18 s

Popular web frameworks

How does Spring Boot compare to other popular frameworks?

MedianP99

Framework	Requests per second How many requests per second can the framework handle? (higher is better)	Latency How long does it take to process a request? (lower is better)	Stability How stable is the framework under load? (median / P99 latency) (higher is better)	Memory How much memory (RAM) does the framework use? (lower is better)	Build Time Fetching dependencies + compiling, excluding SDK setup (lower is better)
Rust / Axum	26670	1.2 ms	74.13 %	16.5 MB	26.69 s
C# (.NET) / ASP.NET Core	17041	1.5 ms	23.04 %	101.8 MB	6.09 s
JavaScript (Node.js) / Express	15270	2.0 ms	29.45 %	228.4 MB	4.92 s
Java (Temurin) / Spring Boot (WebFlux)	4447	1.7 ms	2.16 %	277.8 MB	40.88 s
Java (Temurin) / Spring Boot (MVC)	2962	1.6 ms	1.86 %	286.4 MB	37.73 s
Java (Semeru) / Spring Boot (WebFlux)	1908	4.1 ms	4.84 %	171.9 MB	44.75 s
Java (Semeru) / Spring Boot (MVC)	1800	2.7 ms	2.97 %	189.1 MB	39.11 s
Go / Gin	1640	3.4 ms	3.65 %	23.1 MB	32.20 s
Python / FastAPI (Uvicorn)	792	32.9 ms	20.81 %	63.3 MB	8.55 s
Python / Flask (Gunicorn)	320	99.9 ms	56.36 %	110.2 MB	8.94 s
Python / Django (Gunicorn)	279	103.8 ms	57.16 %	151.9 MB	10.29 s
PHP / Laravel	92	319.0 ms	80.90 %	80.4 MB	95.22 s