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 7.9, while Microsoft is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0. 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.

Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Oracle SOA Suite vs. Windows Server AppFabric Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle SOA Suite

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SOA Governance (1st)

Windows Server AppFabric

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

18th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Oracle SOA Suite is 4.0%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Windows Server AppFabric is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Manoj Satpathy

Assistant consultant at vvolve management consultants

Mar 7, 2024

Provides good performance and error handling, but its initial setup is complex and could be improved

We use Oracle SOA Suite for application integration in our company. We were using the on-premises version of the product. Since Oracle SOA Suite has its own engine, you can build your integrations, deploy, and use them. We used the Oracle BPEL Process Manager for Orchestration when we had a lot of business logic. Oracle Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Oracle VPN come under the Oracle SOA integration platform. Compared to other solutions like SnapLogic, Oracle SOA Suite is not easy to use. Oracle SOA Suite is suitable for customers with a big complex integration process, where performance and infrastructure stability are more important. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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ArturOrdyan

IT Infrastructure Delivery Manager at HSBC

Mar 19, 2024

Offers good monitoring capabilities and ease of setup

My colleagues use the product to improve our company's web applications performance. I look at the server side of the tool in my company. I don't deal with the tool's caching mechanism. The monitoring and management part of the tool is good for the services of the servers used for applications in our company. A minimum of two people in our company are required to take care of the to maintain the product on a weekly basis. I recommend others opt for safe services that can be used for their businesses. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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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

"Middleware jobs developing for EC, ERP, and shipping systems become easier."

"The integration with various products."

"The most valuable features for us are the APIs, which we commonly use, as well as the scheduling capabilities and file transfers."

"Valuable features include web service development and cloud connectivity."

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

"The ability to stand up a highly available SOA Suite, which has full DR capabilities, in a remote center and synchronize the databases using Data Guard."

"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 Oracle SOA Suite is all the platform's capabilities."

More Oracle SOA Suite pros

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

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

Cons

"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."

"They supply lots of documentation but finding what we need is challenging at times."

"Various parts of SOA, BPEL, and so on, each have their own consoles which need to be accessed individually with different logins. It would be better from an admin perspective if all the consoles were accessible via a single login."

"An important area that can be improved is the product's data monitoring. When we use the solution for interfacing or end-to-end data monitoring, we want to know exactly where the data is going and exactly where it is failing, or where there is an issue."

"The solution’s initial setup is complex and could be improved."

"Other solutions might be better componets such as Salesforce."

"It's also not developer-friendly."

More Oracle SOA Suite cons

"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."

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

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard."

"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."

"It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be."

"The product is affordable, in my opinion."

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

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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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?

The product is unable to connect with different cloud services. The product should be able to connect with different cloud services. The aforementioned improvement in the product can make the appli...

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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

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.

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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