JBoss vs Oracle GlassFish comparison

Red Hat and Oracle are both solutions in the Application Server category. Red Hat is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.5, while Oracle is ranked #9. Red Hat holds a 18.1% mindshare in AppS, compared to Oracle’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution.

JBoss

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95% willing to recommend

Oracle GlassFish

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505 Comparison Views

0% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

JBoss

Ranking in Application Server

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle GlassFish

Ranking in Application Server

9th

Average Rating

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of JBoss is 18.1%, up from 17.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle GlassFish is 2.0%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Srinadh Puli

VP at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Automation aids installation while management consolidation needs improvement

We are currently using Ansible for Jira installations and all the management tasks. We perform some tasks manually, however, Ansible helps in automating some of these processes I find JBoss to be lightweight and easier to manage compared to WebSphere. It allows for simple modification of…

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it_user517413

Technical Lead Developer

Offers EE Support. I would like to see integration with MQ systems.

The products offers EE support. It offers ease of use. I would like to see integration with MQ systems.

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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

"The solution is easy to use."

"The product integrates well with Java applications."

"The support is fast and reliable."

"The greatest benefit of JBoss is that it was procured by IBM, thereby offering exceptional support for our banking operations."

"The stability is great."

"The stability is good. I would rate it a nine out of ten."

"JBoss's configuration is straightforward and easy."

"The solution's technical support is good."

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"The products offers EE support."

Cons

"Having the support combined with Red Hat support would be an improvement."

"In general, the support of the ERPC would be really good due to the fact that, so far, I have not seen it."

"The login process could be improved."

"They are trying to make it less heavyweight since app servers often deliver a lot of functionality. Still, if we aren't leveraging them, they can be too much for certain use cases."

"The solution's documentation could be better."

"I would like to see improved booting of applications altogether on one page to manage all data instances from one location, similar to an AWS console."

"The solution could improve by providing more integration."

"It would be great if the product came with a feature where the remarks made on the board can be saved on an individual's laptop to make it more user-friendly."

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"I would like to see integration with MQ systems."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open-source solution."

"The solution is cost-efficient compared to other products. Pricing is rated an eight out of ten."

"I rate the product price as eight on a scale, where one means it is a very cheap solution, and ten points mean that it is a very expensive tool."

"Since the solution is freeware, our customers don't need to pay any licensing fees."

"There is no licensing cost. The solution is free to use."

"JBoss is an expensive solution."

"The pricing of JBoss is more reasonable than that of WebLogic."

"We pay for a maintenance license, but it is not expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

20%

Government

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JBoss?

The product's initial setup phase is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JBoss?

JBoss is the cheaper option out of the three when compared to WebSphere and WebLogic. Though I haven't done a detailed price comparison, the licensing fee is cheaper, and due to its flexibility, th...

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What needs improvement with JBoss?

They are trying to make it less heavyweight since app servers often deliver a lot of functionality. Still, if we aren't leveraging them, they can be too much for certain use cases. Making it lighte...

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GlassFish

Overview

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP), a market-leading, fully certified Java EE platform, gives you a single platform to quickly develop and deploy applications. Use traditional Red Hat JBoss EAP to gain business agility with your existing applications and reduce the costs of proprietary platforms.

Red Hat

Oracle GlassFish Server is a robust open source platform that offers exhaustive and accessible documentation, intuitive administration and configuration features, interoperability with Microsoft Windows, feature-rich integration with NetBeans and Eclipse, and alignment with Oracle Solaris, OpenSolaris, and MySQL.

Oracle

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Tata Sky, Nissan, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Novamedia, American Product Distributors, Advanced Micro Devices, Emirates Group, E*TRADE

TravelMuse, Clarity Accounting

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