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At a Glance
Play
Play
Star Rating
(13)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Spark
Spark
Star Rating
(52)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that "Play" excels in ease of use with a score of 7.4, while "Spark" shines even brighter with an impressive score of 8.7, indicating that users find "Spark" more intuitive and user-friendly.
  • Reviewers mention that "Play" has a solid ease of setup score of 8.3, which is slightly higher than "Spark" at 8.1, suggesting that users find "Play" easier to implement initially.
  • G2 users highlight that "Spark" outperforms "Play" in ease of administration, scoring 8.2 compared to "Play's" 6.7, indicating that managing "Spark" is more straightforward and less time-consuming for administrators.
  • Users on G2 report that "Spark" has a higher overall satisfaction with support quality, scoring 7.6 versus "Play's" 7.4, suggesting that users feel more supported when using "Spark".
  • Reviewers say that "Play" has a better product direction score of 7.3 compared to "Spark's" 7.1, indicating that users feel more optimistic about the future development and enhancements of "Play".
  • Users mention that "Play" is particularly favored by small businesses, with 53.8% of reviews coming from this segment, while "Spark" is more popular among enterprise users, with 38.5% of reviews, suggesting that "Play" may be better suited for smaller organizations.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Play
No pricing available
Spark
No pricing available
Free Trial
Play
No trial information available
Spark
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.8
13
8.4
50
Ease of Use
7.4
13
8.7
51
Ease of Setup
8.3
6
8.1
13
Ease of Admin
6.7
6
8.2
11
Quality of Support
7.4
9
7.6
45
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
5
8.1
8
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
13
7.1
49
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Play
Play
Spark
Spark
Play and Spark are categorized as Java Web Frameworks
Unique Categories
Play
Play has no unique categories
Spark
Spark has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Play
Play
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
53.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
15.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
30.8%
Spark
Spark
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
28.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Play
Play
Internet
38.5%
Program Development
15.4%
Computer Software
15.4%
Think Tanks
7.7%
Newspapers
7.7%
Other
15.4%
Spark
Spark
Computer Software
21.2%
Information Technology and Services
19.2%
Computer & Network Security
5.8%
Marketing and Advertising
3.8%
Higher Education
3.8%
Other
46.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Play
Play
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Think Tanks
GT
Verified User in Think Tanks

You can transcend skill sets by using Play! as an intermediary between having your development team learn a more modern JVM language (Scala) and Java. The framework's power can still very easily be seen using Java methods, and in-fact I personally prefer to...

Most Helpful Critical Review
松 .
Verified User in Internet

Really too small There is more agreement Few Chinese resources

Spark
Spark
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Education Management
GE
Verified User in Education Management

Easier to implement in comparison to other methods Better documentations

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

The client itself seemed to have a bit of limited functionality in comparison to other clients (such as Adium) in terms of logging (locally). I would have simply used Adium solely when connecting to the Jabber server, other than it has *limited* fastpath...

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Discussions
Play
Play Discussions
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Spark
Spark Discussions
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