Oracle Service Bus vs webMethods.io comparison

Oracle and IBM are both solutions in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category. Oracle is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.5, while IBM is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.0. Oracle holds a 11.7% mindshare in E, compared to IBM’s 10.5% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Oracle Service Bus

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93% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Oracle Service Bus and webMethods.io based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Service Bus

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

5th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

webMethods.io

Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business-to-Business Middleware (4th), Managed File Transfer (MFT) (10th), API Management (9th), Cloud Data Integration (8th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of Oracle Service Bus is 11.7%, up from 11.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of webMethods.io is 10.5%, up from 9.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

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Radhey Rajput

Sr. IT Analyst at NCR Corporation

Allows seamless integration and connectivity with different types of systems

I would suggest using this solution. Oracle Service Bus is very good. Any organization can use it. So it's very robust and scalable, and its security features are very good. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten because there are some loopholes in service and support. Sometimes, when we have issues and go to Oracle support, they will not give us solutions. Instead, they will ask for so many log files and emails. The product is good, but the support is not.

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Michele Illiano

Head of Division at Innovery

Can function as an ESB along with the core product, with decent integration of message protocols

I have noticed that webMethods ActiveTransfer has had problems when handling large files. For example, when we receive (and perform operations on) files that are larger than about 16 MB, the software starts losing performance. This is why, for most customers who have to deal with big files, I suggest that they use a product other than ActiveTransfer. I would like to note that this problem mainly concerns large files that undergo extra operations, such assigning, unassigning, or file translation. When these operations take place on large files, ActiveTransfer will use up a lot of resources. Within the product itself, I also believe that there is room for improvement in terms of optimization when it comes to general performance. I suspect that the issues underlying poor optimization are because it is all developed in Java. That is, all the objects and functions that are used need to be better organized, especially when it comes to big files but also overall. webMethods ActiveTransfer was born as an ESB to handle messages, and these messages were typically very short, i.e. small in size. A message is data that you have to send to an application, where it must be received in real-time and possibly processed or acknowledged elsewhere in the system as well. So, because it was initially designed for small messages, it struggles with performance when presented with very large files. All this to say, I suggest that they have an engineer reevaluate the architecture of the product in order to consider cases where large files are sent, and not only small ones. As for new features, compared to other products in the market, I think Software AG should be more up to date when it comes to extra protocol support, especially those protocols that other solutions have included in their products by default. Whenever we need to add an unsupported protocol, we have to go through the effort of custom development in order to work with it. Also, all the banks are obligated to migrate to the new standards, and big companies are all handling translations and operating their libraries with the new protocol formats. But webMethods ActiveTransfer doesn't seem to be keeping up with this evolution. Thus, they should aim to be more compliant in future, along the lines of their competitors such as IBM and Primeur.

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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

"It is stable."

"What I like most about Oracle Service Bus is that you can use it for many integrations. For example, you can use it for on-premises to on-premises integrations, on-premises to cloud integrations, and cloud to on-premises integrations."

"There are always continuous improvements that are happening."

"This product is not complicated and very easy to learn."

"The communication between applications is already defined, which means that you don't have to redefine your service infrastructure at the lower level."

"Overall it is a pretty good solution."

"We've been pleased with the level of technical support."

"Service Bus is good at routing the transformation."

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"The ease of mapping... is the single largest feature. It gives us the ability to craft anything. A lot of single-purpose technologies, like Mirth, are good for healthcare messages, but we use webMethods not only for healthcare messages but for other business-related purposes, like integrations to Salesforce or integrations to Office 365. It's multi-purpose nature is very strong."

"webMethods Trading Networks is a good solution for interacting with outside of the organization. We can integrate the solutions with multiple outside the organization."

"The solution has a very comprehensive and versatile set of connectors. I've been able to utilize it for multiple, different mechanisms. We do a lot of SaaS and we do have IoT devices and the solution is comprehensive in those areas."

"The comprehensiveness and depth of Integration Servers' connectors to packaged apps and custom apps is unlimited. They have a connector for everything. If they don't, you can build it yourself. Or oftentimes, if there is value for other customers as well, you can talk with webMethods about creating a new adapter for you."

"Ease of implementation and flexibility to hold the business logic are the most valuable features."

"The product is very stable."

"The tool is very powerful and user-friendly."

"webMethods Trading Networks is a stable solution."

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Cons

"Lacks sufficient cloud compatibility."

"The initial setup is likely complex for many organizations."

"We have faced a problem with the heap memory side, but that is stable now."

"It would be ideal if they could optimize it a bit."

"The connectivity with the solution is an area that needs to be improved. On occasion, requests are lost due to losing connectivity."

"If they can containerize this, that would be nice. If they can provide docker images and offer support for those containers, that would be great."

"Security features can be improved to better protect the server."

"The support for GraphQL needs to be improved, and the response time for global support could be faster."

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"The price should be reduced to make it more affordable."

"Version control is not very easy. The packages and the integration server are on Eclipse IDE, but you can't compare the code from the IDE. For example, if you are working on Java code, doing version control and deployment for a quick comparison between the code isn't easy. Some tools or plug-ins are there, such as CrossVista, and you can also play with an SVN server where you have to place your package, and from there, you can check, but you have to do that as a separate exercise. You can't do it from the IDE or webMethods server. You can't just right-click and upload your service."

"The solution should include REST API calls."

"They should develop clear visibility for the onboarding."

"webMethods Integration Server needs to add more adapters."

"The deployment should be simplified."

"The certifications and learning resources are not exposed openly enough. For instance, they have a trial version which comes with only a few basic features, and I think that community-wise they need to offer more free or open spaces where developers can feel encouraged to experiment."

"The solution has big instances when deployed under microservices or in a containerized platform. They need to improve that so that it is competitive with other integration solutions, like Redis and Kafka. Deployments under microservices with those solutions are much more lightweight, in the size of the runtime itself, compared with Software AG."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm not aware of how much Oracle Service Bus costs."

"The price of this solution is better than the subscription-based Mule ESB."

"This is a very expensive product and the price varies depending on factors such as the number of processors and the number of users. Our licensing fees are approximately $300,000."

"The pricing is on the higher side."

"We have an unlimited yearly license."

"Oracle Service Bus is a bit expensive"

"I signed a three-year deal with them. It is a yearly locked-in price for the next three years."

"The product is expensive."

"webMethods.io Integration's pricing is high and has yearly subscription costs."

"It's a good deal for the money that we pay."

"It is an expensive tool. I rate the product price a nine out of ten, where ten means it is very expensive."

"This is an expensive product and we may replace it with something more reasonably priced."

"It is expensive, but we reached a good agreement with the company. It is still a little bit expensive, but we got a better deal than the previous one."

"The price is a little bit high, especially regarding their support."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Service Bus?

The stability is consistently high, with only one notable issue encountered.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Service Bus?

Integration was expensive around ten to fifteen years ago due to the need for highly specialized staff, not easily affordable for normal people.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Service Bus?

The consolidation functionality is minimal, lacking advanced features for complex integrations. This includes eliminating internal company transactions for financial reporting, which currently take...

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What do you like most about Built.io Flow?

The tool helps us to streamline data integration. Its BPM is very strong and powerful. The solution helps us manage digital transformation.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io is expensive. We have multiple components, and you need to pay for each of them.

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What needs improvement with Built.io Flow?

webMethods.io needs to incorporate ChatGPT to enhance user experience. It can offer a customized user experience.

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Comparisons

Mule ESB vs Oracle Service Bus

Compared 28% of the time

IBM Integration Bus vs Oracle Service Bus

Compared 22% of the time

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator vs Oracle Service Bus

Compared 13% of the time

Red Hat Fuse vs Oracle Service Bus

Compared 11% of the time

IBM DataPower Gateway vs Oracle Service Bus

Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

SAP Cloud Platform vs webMethods.io

Compared 4% of the time

SAP Process Orchestration vs webMethods.io

Compared 2% of the time

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Also Known As

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Built.io Flow, webMethods Integration Server, webMethods Trading Networks, webMethods ActiveTransfer, webMethods.io API

Overview

Oracle Service Bus transforms complex and brittle architectures into agile integration networks by connecting, virtualizing, and managing interactions between services and applications. Oracle Service Bus delivers low-cost, standards-based integration for mission critical SOA environments where extreme performance, scalability and reliability are critical requirements.

Oracle Service Bus enables companies to use the values of their enterprise applications portfolio. From on-premise, to the cloud to mobile devices, Service Bus allows companies to leverage their existing investments in new ways by extending the performance and scalability leadership of Oracle SOA and API Management.

Oracle

webMethods.io Integration is a powerful integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that provides a combination of capabilities offered by ESBs, data integration systems, API management tools, and B2B gateways.

IBM

Sample Customers

MakeMyTrip Ltd., Griffith University, Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Pacfico Seguros Generales, IGEPA IT-SERVICE GmbH, Guangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Pacfico Seguros Generales, Bank Audi S.A.L., Rydges Sydney Airport, Intelligent Pathways, Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP

Cisco, Agralogics, Dreamforce, Cables & Sensors, Sacramento Kings

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