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Oracle WebLogic Server vs Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.2
Oracle WebLogic Server offers long-term benefits, optimizing deployment and performance despite high initial costs and expertise requirements.
Sentiment score
6.5
JBoss EAP offers cost-effective, stable deployment with quick ROI and financial benefits, especially for larger-scale implementations.
This flexibility translates to a lower total cost of ownership.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
Oracle WebLogic Server support is reliable but costly, with mixed reviews on response times and first-level knowledge.
Sentiment score
6.6
Red Hat JBoss EAP support is professional and reliable, with good documentation and community resources but email support can be slow.
I would rate customer service and support from Oracle for this product as either nine or ten.
We receive support from RDS and Red Hat, and the response time and quality meet our expectations.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Oracle WebLogic Server is scalable, suitable for large datasets; challenges may arise with configurations, but offers high ratings.
Sentiment score
7.0
Red Hat JBoss EAP offers reliable scalability, efficient memory management, and smooth performance, ideal for dynamic, high-demand environments.
I find Oracle WebLogic Server to be highly scalable, rating it as nine out of ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Oracle WebLogic Server is reliable with high stability ratings but has minor memory and update-related concerns.
Sentiment score
7.5
Red Hat JBoss EAP is highly rated for reliability, particularly after cloud migrations, despite occasional deployment issues in development.
 

Room For Improvement

Oracle WebLogic Server needs better integration, microservices support, stability, memory management, customer support, and simpler configurations.
Red Hat JBoss EAP needs improved customization, integration, cost efficiency, support, and user-friendly features for modernization and reliability.
Using scripting allows for the creation of resources.
Making it lighter and more modular would probably be beneficial.
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.
 

Setup Cost

Oracle WebLogic Server's per-core pricing can be costly, especially compared to free alternatives like JBoss or Tomcat.
Red Hat JBoss EAP offers flexible subscription pricing, seen as cost-effective compared to Oracle WebLogic and IBM WebSphere.
JBoss is the cheaper option out of the three when compared to WebSphere and WebLogic.
The price is somewhat high for an enterprise, however, it depends on organizational negotiations.
 

Valuable Features

Oracle WebLogic Server provides robust features like scalability, security, and reliability, making it ideal for enterprise applications.
Red Hat JBoss EAP offers scalable, easy-to-manage, open-source J2EE capabilities with strong Java integration, ideal for enterprise usage.
I can expand the cluster by creating more servers and several clusters within the same domain.
Built-in metrics and subsystem isolation, where every subsystem logging, messaging, or web services can be tuned independently, provide fine-grained control over performance and behavior.
It allows for simple modification of applications and provides better clustering capabilities.
JBoss is more flexible and keeps up with modern technologies, supporting newer versions of different libraries.
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle WebLogic Server
Ranking in Application Server
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Ap...
Ranking in Application Server
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of Oracle WebLogic Server is 22.2%, down from 26.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) is 16.8%, down from 17.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Server
 

Featured Reviews

Saikat Nag - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers efficient load distribution with a scope of high scalability
Our organization configures Oracle WebLogic Server in such a way that a load balancer becomes available. The network requests are segregated to the Oracle WebLogic Server as the managing server and different nodes are configured. Using the product as a load balancer helps automate request transfer from one non-functional node to another functional node. Due to Oracle WebLogic Server, the endpoints remain unaffected whenever a node goes down. The clustering feature enhances our organization's performance and reliability. In our organization, the health of the Oracle WebLogic Server environment is maintained and managed using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM). I would definitely recommend others to use Oracle WebLogic Server. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Srinadh  Puli - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle WebLogic Server?
There is an option to use the WebLogic console as a service, but the WebLogic scripting tool can be used for the administration of the domain without the console. This is important for some cases d...
What is your primary use case for Oracle WebLogic Server?
I primarily work from an infrastructure point of view with Oracle WebLogic Server ( /products/oracle-weblogic-server-reviews ). I am involved in the installation, base installation of the product, ...
What do you like most about JBoss?
The product's initial setup phase is easy.
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...
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...
 

Also Known As

WebLogic Application Server
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Infosys Ltd., Sascar, Banca Transilvania, UL, Center for Railway Information Systems, SPAR Austria Group, Reliance Commercial Finance, Industrial Bank of Korea, Al Jaber Group, Safe Water Kenya, Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society
Tata Sky, Nissan, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Novamedia, American Product Distributors, Advanced Micro Devices, Emirates Group, E*TRADE
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