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Oracle Service Bus vs Red Hat Fuse comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 3, 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
6.7
Oracle Service Bus enhances operational efficiency, providing cost savings, adaptability, scalability, and improved problem-solving without direct ROI.
Sentiment score
6.9
Red Hat Fuse offers time savings and financial benefits over time, despite high initial costs and integration challenges.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Oracle Service Bus support receives mixed reviews, with responsiveness varying by local versus global support and cloud services.
Sentiment score
7.5
Red Hat Fuse support is valued for helpfulness but needs improvement in response time and documentation, with variable user satisfaction.
I rate the technical support from Oracle a nine out of ten.
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
On a scale from one to ten, I would rate the support for Red Hat Fuse as ten.
Technology Manager at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Oracle Service Bus is scalable, excelling in enterprise scenarios but facing challenges with memory, complexity, and cloud scalability.
Sentiment score
7.1
Red Hat Fuse offers exceptional scalability for managing integrations and users, ideal for cloud and on-prem environments, despite minor scaling effort.
There are dependencies on the Java version and application being used.
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
There are other factors to it, such as developer experience, so that developers can scale it.
Chapter Area Lead/GM Group Architecture & IT at Spark New Zealand
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Oracle Service Bus is highly stable and reliable, often rated 8 or 9 for stability by users.
Sentiment score
8.0
Red Hat Fuse is praised for stability, reliability, and performance, especially on Linux; challenges noted with Windows require adjustments.
I rate the stability of the product as eight out of ten.
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would rate the stability of Red Hat Fuse at ten out of ten.
Chapter Area Lead/GM Group Architecture & IT at Spark New Zealand
 

Room For Improvement

Oracle Service Bus requires improvements in logging, error handling, integration, documentation, installation, security, scalability, and modernization to enhance usability.
Red Hat Fuse requires UI, documentation, and pricing improvements, better resource efficiency, and enhanced community support for easier use.
This can happen due to legacy systems that might not allow the use of microservices.
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
There is the possibility to create services directly in Java and call them at a high level from Apache Camel and expose them with Red Hat Fuse.
Technology Manager at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
For us to use Red Hat Fuse with AI models, we need MCP so that we can be very confident that it can deliver us a really solid outcome when developers are using it, whether it is any of the integration patterns or messaging bus patterns.
Chapter Area Lead/GM Group Architecture & IT at Spark New Zealand
 

Setup Cost

Oracle Service Bus pricing is high with licensing complexity, but valuable in bundles and suitable for large enterprises.
Red Hat Fuse is valued for its open-source model, balancing cost-effectiveness with optional paid support, despite variable pricing perceptions.
I view both Oracle and IBM products as expensive.
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We are in the third renewal since we migrated to Red Hat Fuse. Cost always goes up, it does not go down.
Chapter Area Lead/GM Group Architecture & IT at Spark New Zealand
I think the pricing for Red Hat Fuse is okay; it's not expensive, and the support is good.
Technology Manager at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
 

Valuable Features

Oracle Service Bus simplifies integration with diverse applications through comprehensive adapters, robust data handling, and a user-friendly interface.
Red Hat Fuse offers integration with Camel, easy setup, scalability, cloud compatibility, and efficient deployment across infrastructures.
The main advantage of Oracle Service Bus is the possibility to integrate different systems using workflows and different architectures in the same product.
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
When we flipped from the previous enterprise integration application to Red Hat Fuse, the TCO benefit was about 40 percent.
Chapter Area Lead/GM Group Architecture & IT at Spark New Zealand
Regarding stability, Red Hat Fuse works well without lagging, crashing, or downtime.
Technology Manager at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Service Bus
Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Red Hat Fuse
Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of Oracle Service Bus is 9.4%, down from 10.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Fuse is 6.7%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Service Bus9.4%
Red Hat Fuse6.7%
Other83.9%
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
 

Featured Reviews

JB
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Efficient integration across varied systems through advanced routing and enrichment services
We usually use Oracle Service Bus for integration, to integrate with different systems, running batch processes, or using web services. It is used for different kinds of integrations The main advantage of Oracle Service Bus is the possibility to integrate different systems using workflows and…
Nilay Rathod - PeerSpot reviewer
Chapter Area Lead/GM Group Architecture & IT at Spark New Zealand
Microservices have transformed our integrations and now highlight room to improve AI-driven tooling
There are areas in Red Hat Fuse that have room for improvement. We were recently having a discussion with Red Hat team building agentic AI, which we call AI SDLC. Something that the team is actively working on, but I have not really seen any production-level version of it is MCP. For us to use Red Hat Fuse with AI models, we need MCP so that we can be very confident that it can deliver us a really solid outcome when developers are using it, whether it is any of the integration patterns or messaging bus patterns. I have not seen that yet. Even though Red Hat has an alternative to that, such as a plugin, it is not as advanced as some of the MCPs that we see around.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise22
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise13
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Service Bus?
The stability is consistently high, with only one notable issue encountered.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Service Bus?
I view both Oracle and IBM products as expensive. There are no significant differences in pricing between these products.
What needs improvement with Oracle Service Bus?
The main problem could be related to timeout issues. This can happen due to legacy systems that might not allow the use of microservices. It's a different viewpoint of the system, and such constrai...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Red Hat Fuse?
I think the pricing for Red Hat Fuse is okay; it's not expensive, and the support is good.
What needs improvement with Red Hat Fuse?
The downsides of Red Hat Fuse that I encountered were related to the Java virtual machine I worked with, which was Oracle, as the client did not create good services. In the integration, they had m...
What is your primary use case for Red Hat Fuse?
My use cases for Red Hat Fuse include using Drools to create a bunch of rules for the Finance Ministry in Chile many years ago. I worked with another enterprise named Aguas Andinas, which is a very...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Fuse ESB, FuseSource
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

MakeMyTrip Ltd., Griffith University, Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Pacfico Seguros Generales, IGEPA IT-SERVICE GmbH, Guangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Pacfico Seguros Generales, Bank Audi S.A.L., Rydges Sydney Airport, Intelligent Pathways, Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP
Avianca, American Product Distributors (APD), Kings College Hospital, AMD, CenturyLink, AECOM, E*TRADE
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