| This annotation is part of the Spring framework. | This annotation is part of Java CDI. |
| Has required attribute. | Does not have the required attribute. |
| Singleton is the default scope for autowired beans. | Prototype is the default scope of inject beans. |
| In case of ambiguity, then @Qualifier annotation is to be used. | In case of ambiguity, then @NAMED qualifier needs to be used. |
| Since this annotation is provided by the Spring framework, in case you shift to another Dependency injection framework, there WOULD be a LOT of refactoring needed. | Since this annotation is part of Java CDI, it is not framework dependent and hence LESS code refactoring when there are framework CHANGES. |
