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Asked: 2026-06-14T18:47:42+00:00

What is the difference between the following dependencies? <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework</groupId> <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId> <version>3.1.2.RELEASE</version> </dependency> vs

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What is the difference between the following dependencies?

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
    <version>3.1.2.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>

vs

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
    <version>3.1.2.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>

If I include spring-webmvc alone then spring-web is implicitly added.

When should we use spring-web alone?

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  1. Editorial Team

    spring-web provides core HTTP integration, including some handy Servlet filters, Spring HTTP Invoker, infrastructure to integrate with other web frameworks and HTTP technologies e.g. Hessian, Burlap.

    spring-webmvc is an implementation of Spring MVC. spring-webmvc depends on on spring-web, thus including it will transitively add spring-web. You don’t have to add spring-web explicitly.

    You should depend only on spring-web if you don’t use Spring MVC but want to take advantage of other web-related technologies that Spring supports.

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