Spring 4 vs Jersey for REST web services

Question

We are planning to make a new application with spring 4.0.6 version. We use controller that can return \"XML\" or \"JSON\". In the previous project we have successfully imp

Answer 1

AFAIK Spring REST support is based on Spring MVC and its not JAX-RS implementation while Jersey has implemented JAX-RS specification. Those having Spring (Core, AOP or MVC) in their project chooses Spring ReST support over JAX-RS implementor.

I recommend Jersey as its mature, implements JAX-RS and is easy to use.