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Oracle SOA Cloud Service vs Oracle SOA Suite comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle SOA Cloud Service
Ranking in SOA Governance
5th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle SOA Suite
Ranking in SOA Governance
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the SOA Governance category, the mindshare of Oracle SOA Cloud Service is 3.0%, down from 9.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle SOA Suite is 29.5%, down from 32.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Jesus_Martinez - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers integration with many technologies for your applications but the suite should be simplified
We use Oracle SOA for teaching processes only. We have about forty users on the platform at a time I like the amount of technology that is involved in the Oracle SOA Suite. You can use a lot of technologies. The Oracle SOA Suite could be simplified. Currently, it is pretty difficult. We have…
MANOHAR SADDALA - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"There are adapters which make it easier to build integrations between different technologies.​"
"I like the amount of technology that is involved in the Oracle SOA Suite."
"​It automated the way we did system integrations. Now, information is available on different systems to the correct people.​"
"Enables our Product Manager to post products to different outside EC platforms with only one interface and one process."
"Valuable features include web service development and cloud connectivity."
"The product provides transparency in finances."
"What I like best about Oracle SOA Suite is Oracle support. I also like the tool features, especially the integration feature."
"The product allows you to visualize how a company is working currently by providing rich possibilities for analysis such as the audit trails and therefore shows where improvements might be valuable."
"The Oracle SOA Suite has many useful features, and different organizations may place different emphases on the importance of each feature. Certain features are particularly important to the organization, such as the ability to access databases and transform messages, as well as the use of proxy services to secure web services with usernames and passwords. These features can be critical for enabling effective integration and data exchange between systems and applications."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the option to design, and the development can happen at the same time."
"The integration with various products."
 

Cons

"The system is very unstable, and any modifications to the server or in the application can make the whole system stop.​"
"The Oracle SOA Suite could be simplified."
"​As PaaS solution in the cloud, it should be easy to maintain this solution."
"The initial setup is complex. Many solutions out-of-the-box did not work as expected. The documentation provided Is particularly poor."
"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."
"An area for improvement in Oracle SOA Suite is the cost. It could be lower."
"The deployment could be made easier by including add-ons like Hudson and Maven."
"The Maven integration in JDeveloper is very basic and might be enhanced to allow the proper use of Maven."
"Its function options can be improved."
"I would like to see divided containers more separately as a microservice."
"If the disk space expansion can be made more flexible, not requiring a database restart, it would be a major benefit."
"The solution’s initial setup is complex and could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"​It is an interesting solution, but only if you get a good price for it. Usually there are better options in the market with better prices.​"
"The product is moderately priced."
"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."
"Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution."
"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."
"Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard."
"It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be."
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Computer Software Company
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Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
9%
Educational Organization
7%
 

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What do you like most about Oracle SOA Suite?
The solution's XSLT or XSL Transformation feature was very useful.
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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