Top Tools for Spring Boot Developers in 2025

Anudeep Mahavadi

Build Smarter in 2025: Spring Boot developers have a wealth of modern tools to boost productivity, streamline debugging, and simplify deployment.

Spring Tool Suite (STS): An Eclipse-based IDE built for Spring, offering integrated project templates, auto-configuration, and quick boot run options.

IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate: A developer favorite with powerful Spring Boot integration, smart refactoring, live templates, and dependency management.

Spring Initializr: The go-to web tool for quickly creating new Spring Boot projects with ready dependencies and configuration setup.

Postman: A must-have for API testing, enabling developers to send requests, test endpoints, and automate workflows for RESTful services.

Docker: Simplifies containerization for Spring Boot apps, ensuring smooth deployment and consistent environments across development and production.

Maven: A trusted build automation tool that handles dependency management, builds, and project lifecycle in Spring-based applications.

Jenkins: Supports continuous integration and deployment, automating testing and delivery pipelines for Spring Boot projects.

Code, Build, Deploy: These tools help Spring Boot developers code efficiently, debug faster, and deploy robust, scalable applications with confidence.

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