Azure Spring Apps vs. Spring Boot vs. Spring Tools 4 vs. python-sql Comparison Chart

Azure Spring Apps is a fully managed service that helps Spring developers focus on code, not on infrastructure. Deploy any type of Spring app—including web apps, microservices, event-driven, serverless, and batch—without the need for Kubernetes. Take advantage of the Azure ecosystem while using your existing investments. Gain deep insights into application dependencies and operational telemetry using Azure monitor. Aggregate metrics for a topological view of how different services interact and see average performance and error rates. Easily identify the root cause of reliability issues and performance bottlenecks. Focus on what matters—your apps, business logic, and delivering value to your users. Deploy any type of Spring or Polyglot apps, either from source code or artifacts, with support for container creation and maintenance.

Spring Tools 4 is the next generation of Spring tooling for your favorite coding environment. Largely rebuilt from scratch, it provides world-class support for developing Spring-based enterprise applications, whether you prefer Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, or Theia IDE. Tailored for developing enterprise applications using Spring Framework and Spring Boot, the new generation of Spring Tools provides world-class development support for your Spring applications. Our tools have deep knowledge of Spring built in. The all-new Spring Tools can be used in various coding environments, ranging from Eclipse as a full-featured integrated development environment to Visual Studio Code and Theia as lightweight code editors. Continue to use your preferred environment and add great Spring tooling to it. The new generation of Spring Tools is largely built from scratch, incorporating modern technologies and developer tooling architectures.