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Last updated 2026-04-22
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Spring is a Java application framework ecosystem that enables developers to build highly scalable and mission-critical systems. Originally founded as SpringSource, it provides open-source frameworks such as Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud to simplify enterprise Java development, with a focus on modularity, cloud-readiness, and developer productivity.
Not to be confused with Spring, Inc. (e-commerce) or Spring (media company). This entity refers to the software company behind the Spring Framework ecosystem.
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{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Spring",
"url": "https://spring.io/",
"description": "Spring is a Java application framework ecosystem that enables developers to build highly scalable and mission-critical systems. Originally founded as SpringSource, it provides open-source frameworks such as Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud to simplify enterprise Java development, with a focus on modularity, cloud-readiness, and developer productivity.",
"disambiguatingDescription": "Not to be confused with Spring, Inc. (e-commerce) or Spring (media company). This entity refers to the software company behind the Spring Framework ecosystem.",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/springsource",
"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/springsource",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(company)"
],
"identifier": [
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "Website",
"value": "https://spring.io/",
"url": "https://spring.io/"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "Linkedin",
"value": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/springsource",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/springsource"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "Crunchbase",
"value": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/springsource",
"url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/springsource"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "Wikipedia",
"value": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(company)",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(company)"
}
],
"dateModified": "2026-04-22T14:22:19.573",
"legalName": "SpringSource",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://spring.io/img/spring-logo.svg"
},
"foundingDate": "2004-01-01T00:00:00",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"addressLocality": "Palo Alto",
"addressRegion": "CA",
"addressCountry": "US"
},
"slogan": "Spring makes Java simple. modern. productive. reactive. cloud-ready.",
"contactPoint": {
"@type": "ContactPoint",
"email": "security@vmware.com",
"contactType": "security"
},
"knowsAbout": [
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Spring Framework",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-framework"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Spring Boot",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Spring Cloud",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Microservices",
"url": "https://spring.io/microservices"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Reactive Programming",
"url": "https://spring.io/reactive"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Cloud-Native",
"url": "https://spring.io/cloud"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Generative AI",
"url": "https://spring.io/ai"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Java",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Serverless",
"url": "https://spring.io/serverless"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Event-Driven",
"url": "https://spring.io/event-driven"
}
],
"hasOfferCatalog": [
{
"@type": "OfferCatalog",
"name": "Core Frameworks",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring Framework",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-framework"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring Boot",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring Data",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-data"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring Security",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-security"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring Batch",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-batch"
}
}
]
},
{
"@type": "OfferCatalog",
"name": "Cloud & Integration",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring Cloud",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring Integration",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-integration"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring for Apache Kafka",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-kafka"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring AMQP",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-amqp"
}
}
]
},
{
"@type": "OfferCatalog",
"name": "AI & Developer Tools",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring AI",
"url": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-ai"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring Tools",
"url": "https://spring.io/tools"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Spring Initializr",
"url": "https://start.spring.io/"
}
}
]
}
],
"founder": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Rod Johnson"
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Juergen Hoeller"
}
]
}