IBM WebSphere Message Broker vs Oracle Service Bus comparison

IBM and Oracle are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. IBM is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.8, while Oracle is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.5. IBM holds a 4.0% mindshare in E, compared to Oracle’s 11.7% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

IBM WebSphere Message Broker

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84% willing to recommend

Oracle Service Bus

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1,936 Comparison Views

93% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between IBM WebSphere Message Broker and Oracle Service Bus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM WebSphere Message Broker

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

8th

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Infrastructure (11th)

Oracle Service Bus

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

5th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of IBM WebSphere Message Broker is 4.0%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Service Bus is 11.7%, up from 11.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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BrajendraKumar

Technical Architect at HCL Technologies

Offers large-sized business information processing with a time-saving setup and impressive stability

I primarily use two previews of the product for Dev and two for QA as part of the production process. Whatever tools our company is using, the cost of a license in IBM WebSphere Message Broker is about 80% of all these software or tools. The message routing capabilities satisfy workflow efficiency. The product supports message formats of XML, JSON, and SSID, which are around 24 KB to 50 KB in size. The solution supports communication protocols like STTP and TCP. Features like DataGraph need to be introduced in IBM WebSphere Message Broker. Some of the clients of our organization are using an outdated version of IBM WebSphere Message Broker for which the vendor doesn't provide direct support anymore. For the aforementioned version, our company professionals can solve the queries on their own without seeking support from IBM. During the installation of a prior version of IBM WebSphere Message Broker, sometimes I have to configure the failovers through the cluster, where issues arise, and I often seek help from the support team. The solution is being used by some medicine companies in our organization that receive sales orders from the EDR or JDE. I would not recommend the product to others as its becoming obsolete and they can rather choose a middleware solution from Amazon or Azure. But I would overall rate the product a nine out of ten.

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Radhey Rajput

Sr. IT Analyst at NCR Corporation

Allows seamless integration and connectivity with different types of systems

I would suggest using this solution. Oracle Service Bus is very good. Any organization can use it. So it's very robust and scalable, and its security features are very good. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten because there are some loopholes in service and support. Sometimes, when we have issues and go to Oracle support, they will not give us solutions. Instead, they will ask for so many log files and emails. The product is good, but the support is not.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Straightforward development and deployment."

"The solution has good integration."

"It is a scalable solution...The setup is easy."

"Integration and mapping are easy, which is a major advantage."

"IBM WebSphere Message Broker is one of the best middleware solutions"

"The documentation, performance, stability and scalability of the tool are valuable."

"The transactions and message queuing are the most valuable features of the solution."

"Message Broker is valuable because most of the applications are using MQ. Even in my current engagement, the few applications which I audit to onboard the bank are using MQ."

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"I like the ease of deployment and the ease of implementation."

"It is lightweight and one can easily integrate with different applications, databases, JMS, or web services through different protocols."

"The solution is quite stable overall. We haven't witnessed any performance issues so far."

"The solution integrates external systems by providing a lot of APIs for external transactions, such as open purchase orders and sales orders."

"The stability is consistently high, with only one notable issue encountered."

"This product is not complicated and very easy to learn."

"I am a part of the software developing team and I mainly use this solution for the integrating applications."

"The flexibility offered by Oracle Service Bus, especially in the latest versions, includes abstracting underlying processes and enabling drag-and-drop mappings from source to destination."

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Cons

"Stability and pricing are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."

"The images and size of the containers are too big and I think that they should be more lightweight."

"The solution can add container engines such as docker."

"The installation configuration is quite difficult."

"Technical support is good but they could have a better response time."

"As our business requirements evolve, we require more dynamic capabilities to adapt and scale our services accordingly."

"I know that Message Broker was a very tightly copied product with another IBM product, that is, IBM MQ. I would like to have a little bit more decoupling from the IBM MQ because it should not be a prerequisite for IBM WebSphere Message Broker usage."

"Technical support is very slow and needs to be improved."

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"The weak point of OSB is the single point of failure."

"Security features can be improved to better protect the server."

"The support for GraphQL needs to be improved, and the response time for global support could be faster."

"The initial setup is likely complex for many organizations."

"The connectivity with the solution is an area that needs to be improved. On occasion, requests are lost due to losing connectivity."

"The pricing of the product could be better. It's a bit high."

"We have faced a problem with the heap memory side, but that is stable now."

"There is significant room for improvement in the monitoring capabilities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."

"The price is very high and it's the main reason that we are searching for alternatives."

"IBM software can be costly, but having a contract has helped manage and potentially lower costs over time."

"I feel with IBM, when you want certain functions or features, you have to continuously purchase add-ons. There are always additional fees."

"IBM products are generally more stable and have more features, but also come at a greater cost."

"The solution is expensive."

"This product is more expensive than competing products."

"The licensing cost of IBM WebSphere Message Broker needs to be reduced"

"Oracle Service Bus is a bit expensive"

"The pricing is on the higher side."

"I'm not aware of how much Oracle Service Bus costs."

"The price of this solution is better than the subscription-based Mule ESB."

"This is a very expensive product and the price varies depending on factors such as the number of processors and the number of users. Our licensing fees are approximately $300,000."

"We have an unlimited yearly license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

31%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

It is a scalable solution...The setup is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

IBM software can be costly, but having a contract has helped manage and potentially lower costs over time.

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What needs improvement with IBM WebSphere Message Broker?

There could be greater flexibility and agility in service creation for the product. As our business requirements evolve, we require more dynamic capabilities to adapt and scale our services accordi...

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What do you like most about Oracle Service Bus?

The stability is consistently high, with only one notable issue encountered.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Service Bus?

Integration was expensive around ten to fifteen years ago due to the need for highly specialized staff, not easily affordable for normal people.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Service Bus?

The consolidation functionality is minimal, lacking advanced features for complex integrations. This includes eliminating internal company transactions for financial reporting, which currently take...

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 29% of the time

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Compared 22% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

Red Hat Fuse vs Oracle Service Bus

Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Overview

WebSphere Message Broker is an enterprise service bus (ESB) providing connectivity and universal data transformation for service-oriented architecture (SOA) and non-SOA environments. It allows businesses of any size to eliminate point-to-point connections and batch processing regardless of platform, protocol or data format.

IBM

Oracle Service Bus transforms complex and brittle architectures into agile integration networks by connecting, virtualizing, and managing interactions between services and applications. Oracle Service Bus delivers low-cost, standards-based integration for mission critical SOA environments where extreme performance, scalability and reliability are critical requirements.

Oracle Service Bus enables companies to use the values of their enterprise applications portfolio. From on-premise, to the cloud to mobile devices, Service Bus allows companies to leverage their existing investments in new ways by extending the performance and scalability leadership of Oracle SOA and API Management.

Oracle

Sample Customers

WestJet, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Sharp Corporation, Michelin Tire

MakeMyTrip Ltd., Griffith University, Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Pacfico Seguros Generales, IGEPA IT-SERVICE GmbH, Guangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Pacfico Seguros Generales, Bank Audi S.A.L., Rydges Sydney Airport, Intelligent Pathways, Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP

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