| J2EE is a standard or SPECIFICATION defined by Sun/Oracle which is used for web development. | Spring is a framework used for designing templates for an application. |
| J2EE has an Oracle-based license. | Spring is an open-source framework. |
| J2EE is based on a 3D framework- LOGICAL Tiers, Client Tiers, and PRESENTATION Tiers. | Spring is based on layered architecture having many modules that are made on top of the CORE container. |
| J2EE makes use of high-level object-oriented languages like Java. | Spring doesn’t have a specific programming model. |
| J2EE is faster. | Spring is slower than J2EE. |
| Makes use of JTA API with execution. | Spring provides a layer of ABSTRACTION to help JTA execution merchants. |
