Oracle SOA Suite vs Windows Server AppFabric comparison

Oracle and Microsoft are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Oracle is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.4, while Microsoft is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.5. Oracle holds a 4.0% mindshare in AIS, compared to Microsoft’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Oracle SOA Suite

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85% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Oracle SOA Suite and Windows Server AppFabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle SOA Suite

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SOA Governance (1st)

Windows Server AppFabric

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

17th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Oracle SOA Suite is 4.0%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Windows Server AppFabric is 0.6%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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VIJAY RAGAVAN

Team Manager at Waters Corporation

Ensure seamless deployment and networking with a focus on critical uptime

The most important issue I've found is the blue screen errors, particularly when customers use external displays with a P-type cable. I have advised against using external displays for crucial applications and recommended using VGA or laptop adapter screens to mitigate this issue. However, the blue screen error remains a major concern because it causes data loss during reboots.

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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 integration with various products."

"Conceptually, how it integrates a lot of essential enterprise process components. That's the most valuable."

"The product provides transparency in finances."

"In case there is something that doesn't work out of the box, you have the flexibility to customize it."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the option to design, and the development can happen at the same time."

"Enables our Product Manager to post products to different outside EC platforms with only one interface and one process."

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

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

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"The most valuable feature is AppFabric's hosting solution, which is what we need for running workflows."

"It is very usable and easy to understand. Antivirus and VPN are the main features being used now. It allows my clients to access the network from home, which was very crucial because of the pandemic."

"The ability to seamlessly deploy, image, and patch without causing downtime is extremely helpful and user-friendly."

"The product's deployment phase was very easy."

Cons

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

"The interface is too complicated. Making modifications still requires too much technical knowledge."

"The product is not user-friendly."

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

"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."

"The solutions can improve the communication or translations between formats, such as JSON and XML. The JSON REST API could improve."

"The Maven integration in JDeveloper is very basic and might be enhanced to allow the proper use of Maven."

"If the disk space expansion can be made more flexible, not requiring a database restart, it would be a major benefit."

More Oracle SOA Suite cons

"The most important issue I've found is the blue screen errors, particularly when customers use external displays with a P-type cable."

"The product is unable to connect with different cloud services."

"Its price and licensing policy can be improved. It could be a little cheaper. Licensing is sometimes confusing. There are so many different options. It is difficult to find out what to buy or what to choose for my necessity."

"Microsoft will stop supporting the product next year, and we can't run unsupported programs in our systems."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"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."

"The product is moderately priced."

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

"Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution."

"It is expensive, and its licensing is a bit confusing."

"The product is affordable, in my opinion."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

12%

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Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about Windows Server AppFabric?

The product's deployment phase was very easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Windows Server AppFabric?

The product is affordable, in my opinion.

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What needs improvement with Windows Server AppFabric?

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Comparisons

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Compared 45% of the time

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Compared 38% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Overview

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

Oracle

Windows Server AppFabric extends Windows Server to provide enhanced hosting, management, and caching capabilities for Web applications and middle-tier services. The AppFabric hosting features add service management extensions to Internet Information Services (IIS), Windows Process Activation Service (WAS), and the .NET Framework 4. This includes Hosting Services and Hosting Administration tools that make it easier to deploy, configure, and manage Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) based services. The AppFabric caching features add a distributed, in-memory object cache to Windows Server that makes it easier to scale out high-performance .NET applications, especially ASP.NET applications.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

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

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