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Oracle Fusion Middleware vs Tomcat comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Fusion Middleware
Ranking in Application Server
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tomcat
Ranking in Application Server
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of Oracle Fusion Middleware is 5.6%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tomcat is 19.8%, down from 21.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Sai Kri - PeerSpot reviewer
Migration to a modern interface enhances AI integration and cloud capabilities
Presently, Oracle recommends migrating to Oracle Fusion since it's a hot product now. e-Business Suite may soon be sunsetted and has an outdated UI, with few upgrades. In contrast, Oracle Fusion offers modern features, such as AI, cloud-based applications, and customization options like Redwood features. Oracle Fusion AI chatbots are embedded, benefiting projects.
Erick  Karanja - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers high availability, straightforward deployment and easy to use
Tomcat could be a little bit more innovative. Tomcat could come up with a framework that's more lightweight and purely targeted at Java applications. Some other solutions are doing better right now, maybe because they have come up with MicroProfile, which I think is moving forward. It may actually beat Tomcat because of the lightweight nature of the framework, the MicroProfile. They're coming up with new solutions. So, for the future of Tomcat and to maintain the market share they might be looking for, they need to come up with initiatives to ensure that several of us have a lightweight framework to deploy applications on.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the structure of the product. We use Oracle Fusion Middleware to manage the Oracle database. Registered users can go to each product if sign-on credentials match each user's identical framework."
"Data integrity."
"Oracle Fusion is stable."
"It is really good in terms of features, and it is stable."
"The most valuable features are the pre-built connectors between Oracle applications, which allow quick integration. I also appreciate the fast deployment of components. Oracle Fusion Middleware's key benefit is enabling real-time data transfer between applications."
"One good thing, which is a little bit common across all middleware products, is that you can build asynchronous as well as synchronous processes. The SOA part is where it can maintain your state for any state-full integrations. If you have failures, you can replay all that, which is a good part."
"Fusion Middleware's main feature for me is that it is quite flexible, and, as middleware, it provides us with all sorts of technology and application adapters, which makes it very handy to use."
"Oracle Service Bus is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"I like the solution’s ease of use."
"Tomcat is reliable and secure, which makes it valuable for our application deployment."
"It is easy to manage at a basic level."
"The scalability overall is good."
"Tomcat is user-friendly and easy to set up, especially compared to WebLogic or JBoss where some specialty is required. If you are going for Tomcat, you can use their guidelines and can set it up easily."
"It's very stable. No problems at all. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"Our company doesn't face any stability issues while using Tomcat."
"I would rate the pricing a ten out of ten, where one is high price and ten is low price. The pricing is pretty low."
 

Cons

"The price could always be better."
"All areas of HCM modules could use some improvement."
"Oracle rapidly releases new features, and I may not be ready to adopt them."
"Oracle Fusion Middleware could improve by offering enhanced and customizable business-related features, particularly in supporting individual businesses or custom applications."
"For improvements, I think Oracle Fusion Middleware could be better at connecting to third-party applications. While it works well with Oracle products, it's more limited to non-Oracle systems than other middleware solutions like MuleSoft."
"Oracle rapidly releases new features, and I may not be ready to adopt them."
"One thing that I would like to see is if this product can be containerized. We are moving away from virtual servers and moving more towards containerization to be able to quickly set up environments or have the flexibility of scaling them. It would be good if it can be containerized, and it works well in containerized platforms."
"Its price can be improved. We are currently looking for more cost-efficiency. It should also have a little bit more flexibility for customizations. The customizations should be quicker."
"Tomcat could be a little bit more innovative. Tomcat could come up with a framework that's more lightweight and purely targeted at Java applications."
"Deployment in Tomcat should be done through a GUI. We deploy applications from the backend using commands."
"It will be useful if a direct report concerning a particular server configuration or application usage is readily available in the dashboard."
"The solution cannot host .NET applications."
"In the solution, we are using the terminal to enter command line codes for operations and management, this is difficult for me. It would be better if we had some administrator UI tools for this."
"The high availability is not as robust as the competition is such as WebLogic and Jboss."
"The solution's interface and backup features could be better."
"Perhaps there could be an easier way to configure some advanced features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs are reasonable."
"My advice is to buy the basic modules first, gain the most benefit from them, then buy the advanced modules."
"The tool is best suited for large companies due to high licensing costs."
"The solution is quite expensive so is only used by larger organizations."
"The solution is expensive so pricing is rated a six out of ten."
"The pricing is moderate. It's fine."
"It is expensive. We are looking for a cheaper solution."
"We pay annually for the solution."
"We are using the open-source version."
"The solution is free."
"If it is a community version of the solution, no payment is required. However, if it is a Linux version, we must buy the solution from JBoss."
"The tool is free."
"I give the pricing an eight out of ten."
"Tomcat is an open-source server."
"We are currently using the open-source version."
"Tomcat is not costlier than other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
53%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
48%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
6%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Fusion Middleware?
The most valuable features are Oracle Unified Directory and unified identity access management.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Fusion Middleware?
The tool is best suited for large companies due to high licensing costs.
What needs improvement with Oracle Fusion Middleware?
For improvements, I think Oracle Fusion Middleware could be better at connecting to third-party applications. While it works well with Oracle products, it's more limited to non-Oracle systems than ...
What do you like most about Tomcat?
Tomcat's ease of use has positively impacted project timelines. Tomcat already has high availability – it doesn't go down so often and doesn't require a lot of maintenance. As long as your applicat...
What needs improvement with Tomcat?
Resource configuration like JNDI and queue configuration, similar to other servers, should be provided from the admin console for Tomcat. Currently, it is done manually. The server config file must...
What is your primary use case for Tomcat?
I am using the solution at running level three. It is for running web applications.
 

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