Microsoft System Center vs Oracle SOA Suite comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Microsoft is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.8, while Oracle is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.4. Microsoft holds a 0.9% mindshare in AIS, compared to Oracle’s 3.9% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Microsoft System Center

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

Oracle SOA Suite and Microsoft System Center both cater to enterprise needs, but Oracle SOA Suite seems to have the upper hand in integration capabilities, while Microsoft System Center excels in managing Windows-based environments.

Features: Oracle SOA Suite provides advanced service integration with numerous technology adapters, BPEL orchestration for process automation, and real-time business insights. Microsoft System Center offers strong configuration management, integration with Microsoft products, and ease of use within Windows environments.

Room for Improvement: Oracle SOA Suite users report performance issues, difficulties with scaling, and need improvements in API management and microservices support. Microsoft System Center could benefit from better cloud integration, a refreshed user interface, and simplified deployment processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle SOA Suite primarily focuses on On-premises deployment with some cloud capabilities, but support experience varies. Microsoft System Center supports both On-premises and hybrid cloud, yet faces challenges in complex deployments and prompt technical support.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle SOA Suite requires a significant initial investment with potentially lower long-term costs due to comprehensive integration features, while Microsoft System Center's pricing as part of broader subscriptions may affect affordability, though its integration in Microsoft environments could enhance ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft System Center

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

13th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Monitoring Software (24th)

Oracle SOA Suite

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SOA Governance (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Microsoft System Center is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle SOA Suite is 3.9%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ajinkya Mohod

System Security Engineer at Punch Powertrain nv

Makes user management and application management easy for users

Speaking about the impact of the automation feature that impacted our company's operational efficiency, I can say that the complete tool works on automation. You just have to configure it, and it works, especially in areas like auto-patching updates. I suggest that others can definitely go ahead with Microsoft System Center, especially beginners who choose it, can get hands-on experience with it, and acquire a good understanding of how things work. In terms of the value and benefits derived from the use of the solution, I can say that my company's operations have been made simpler because of the product, especially in areas like user management and application management where we have been benefited a lot. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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MANOHAR SADDALA

IT Specialist at Eagle Hills

Enables seamless integration with multiple systems

I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. It's not much more dynamic, not as dynamic as you may think, like seeing it in the cloud. In order to use it, you need to have the download servers and then scale up your systems. Oracle SOA Suites serves as a middle layer between applications. For example, let's say you have SAP, and we have Salesforce or Oracle ERP system. Users connect to those systems and perform certain activities or transactions on the applications. Now, if any data needs to be synchronized or any integration needs to happen between these applications, we use the Oracle SOA Suite. It acts as the bridge between the applications, not between the users. It's like having endpoints between the applications. Currently, we have 20 endpoints; 20 systems are connected to it, which is great. Oracle SOA Suite is being used daily. We are using it to its maximum potential.

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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 installation process is easy."

"System Center helps to create the basis for ITIL alignment."

"The solution is easily available. That's its most valuable aspect."

"The detail in the alarms is great."

"Many processes could be implemented out-of-the-box, and this helped to adopt processes in areas which we lacked."

"The product's initial setup phase was easy."

"I like the automated features of it that let you schedule those updates and the ability of the product to focus on the specific updates, specific platforms, and products that we're interested in keeping up to date."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it helps us manage our company's application pool, license pool, application update pool, and OS updates."

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"The ability to stand up a highly available SOA Suite, which has full DR capabilities, in a remote center and synchronize the databases using Data Guard."

"The most valuable feature of Oracle SOA Suite is all the platform's capabilities."

"The new product has come out with SOA Cloud Service and Integration Analytics as well, which gives more options for clients to pick their point of requirements."

"I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy."

"Valuable features include web service development and cloud connectivity."

"I found the adapters to be most useful."

"This is one of the critical products for my company and we use it extensively. We currently use each and every feature of Oracle SOA."

"It performs better in real-time transactions."

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Cons

"Less server consumption would help, as would better, more flexible reports."

"The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster."

"Most of the documentation is online, however, there are some gaps there. The product documentation still refers back to the 2012 Server. We're pretty much in 2022. There's a ten-year gap there."

"Could be more user friendly."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

"The solution's dashboard needs improvement."

"For me, the tool's UI seems to be too old."

"Microsoft System Center should be easier to manage. However, it is complex to deploy, so people hesitate to use it. Though it has many features, such as licensing, asset tracking, and software deployment, we mainly use it for Windows updates. It protects many screens and integrates with databases, but it's complex compared to other solutions. Many now use cloud-based products or other tools like Automox to deploy updates and manage vulnerabilities."

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"The deployment could be made easier by including add-ons like Hudson and Maven."

"Another area of improvement is performance. Because with multiple solutions connecting to the SOA platform, the performance of the SOA platform can be affected in time. So, that could be one area that could be improved with the SOA."

"Various parts of SOA, BPEL, and so on, each have their own consoles which need to be accessed individually with different logins. It would be better from an admin perspective if all the consoles were accessible via a single login."

"The technical support is good, we have premier support which costs extra."

"I want to see easier integration connections with other cloud-based tools."

"The product is not user-friendly."

"It's also not developer-friendly."

"The installation and adjustment process seems too complex."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product price as five to six on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is cheap and ten means it is expensive."

"Microsoft System Center's licensing is costly."

"We maximized our license investment."

"It's rolled into our enterprise subscription. The entire subscription is around $25,000 a year, however, that covers all the products that we use."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"I know that sometimes there is some reduction in the prices of Microsoft System Center because of the costs of Microsoft SQL Server, which can be advantageous."

"Microsoft System Center is quite expensive."

"The pricing is not very high as compared to its competitors."

"This product is WebLogic based, hence it can be both resource hungry as well as expensive from a licensing point of view."

"The product is moderately priced."

"Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution."

"Based on my knowledge, Oracle SOA Suite doesn't have user-based licensing. It has a system-based licensing model, so you pay for whole systems. Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution, so it's a four out of ten for me."

"It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be."

"Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft System Center?

The product's initial setup phase was easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft System Center?

Microsoft System Center's licensing is costly.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft System Center?

Microsoft System Center should be easier to manage. However, it is complex to deploy, so people hesitate to use it. Though it has many features, such as licensing, asset tracking, and software depl...

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What do you like most about Oracle SOA Suite?

The solution's XSLT or XSL Transformation feature was very useful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle SOA Suite?

Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution.

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What needs improvement with Oracle SOA Suite?

The solution’s initial setup is complex and could be improved. A big challenge for Oracle SOA Suite is that you don't get too many technical resources.

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SOA Suite

Overview

System Center helps customers realize the benefits of the Microsoft Cloud Platform by delivering unified management. Experience fast time-to-value with out-of-the-box monitoring, provisioning, configuration, automation, protection and self-service.

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Oracle SOA Suite is a comprehensive, standards-based software suite to build, deploy and manage integration following the concepts of service-oriented architecture (SOA). The components of the suite benefit from consistent tooling, a single deployment and management model, end-to-end security and unified metadata management. Oracle SOA Suite helps businesses lower costs by allowing maximum re-use of existing IT investments and assets, regardless of the environment (OS, application server, etc.) they run in, or the technology they were built upon. Its easy-to-use, re-use focused, unified application development tooling and end-to-end lifecycle management support further reduces development and maintenance cost and complexity.

For more information on Oracle SOA Suite, visit Oracle.com

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Sample Customers

Kassen_rztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein, Magyar Telekom Nyrt., Adeka, QualCare, Aeriandi, UniCredit Bank d.d., Mostar, Allianz Australia Ltd., Grupo Familia

7-Eleven, Arcor SAIC, Banca Transilvania, Eaton Corporation, Emdeon, Ferrovial, Griffith University, National Instruments, Pella Corporation, Vodafone Group Plc,

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