Oracle Service Bus Reviews

We are using Oracle Service Bus to connect between API management and microservices. For example, we use it for data transformation, bringing data from a specific form in one service to another form in a different service.

The most valuable feature of this solution is that you can connect with different applications.

I had a problem with one of my projects because OSB cannot send cookies to the RESTful services.

This solution should work better with RESTful services.

I have been working with Oracle Service Bus for two years.

This solution is stable.

We have four developers who are using this solution.

The technical support for this solution is not very good. I have not been able to get problems resolved because I do not have a professional account. The support is not very useful for developers.

Prior to using Oracle Service Bus, I was using webMethods Integration Server, by AG.

It was not my decision to switch and I am comfortable working with either of these solutions.

webMethods is very easy to use but it does not offer the same level of capability for personalizing your development. With respect to ease of use, for data transformation in OSB, we had to write a function but with webMethods it was just a drag and drop.

The initial setup is not complex. It takes less than one minute to deploy.

My advice to anybody who is implementing this solution is to study the architecture that they want to implement very well. That way, they won't have to have repeated flows that do the same work.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

We use Service Bus to expose our service endpoints.

Service Bus is good at routing and transformation. 

The weak point of OSB is that it is not suitable for modern application implementation like microservices which need smart endpoints. With a dumb pipe through and rest API or lightweight message, Bus is not. 

I've used Service Bus for one or two years.

For a microservices solution, we preferred to use rest APIs and a lightweight message Bus such as Kafka or RabbitMQ for integration.

I rate Oracle Service Bus six out of 10. OSB isn't suitable for working with modern applications. We can use it for a monolithic application, not in microservices techniques. 

We use the solution for message processing. 

From a technical perspective, the interface is fine and the solution is quite robust.

There are several improvements that could be made to the product. Security needs to be more integrated, there are so many new security techniques on the market that could be integrated. They should also be embedding API key and other security mechanisms. I find the solution to be somewhat lightweight. 

The solution is scalable although sometimes there is a memory bottleneck and the solution crashes. 

I carried out the deployment and it took a maximum of two hours. We have five users and one specialist who deals with maintenance. 

To choose this solution would depend on company priorities. If someone is looking for a highly scalable solution with security features embedded there are many other options available. If the case scenario is a customer who is already using Oracle Stack and has a good relationship with Oracle then I would recommend OSB if they can survive with the built-in security model. I would definitely recommend it for some customers.

I rate this product seven out of 10. 

This solution can be used for internal connectivity between enterprise applications and a Telco client.

I like the ease of deployment and the ease of implementation.

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

We have been implementing this solution for more than eight years.

It's a stable product. There are no issues with stability.

It's a scalable solution.

We have three customers who are using this solution.

Local support is very fast, but if you have to escalate the ticket to the global team it takes a lot of time. It could be time-consuming.

Global support response time could be faster.

The initial setup is straightforward.

It took me an hour and a half to install.

We have a team of five including one manager, and four engineers to maintain this solution. 

I completed the installation myself.

I would recommend this solution for large enterprises.

I would rate Oracle Service Bus a nine out of ten.

I have more than ten years of experience with Oracle EBS, particularly in the supply chain, financial, and limited experience in the manufacturing module. I have worked on financial conversions for multiple countries within a company structure, including manufacturing companies in China and sales offices or main offices in Hong Kong.

The solution helps consolidate all sales and purchase information and produce financial reports for listed companies. It allows month-end processing to be completed in a short period instead of waiting for extended periods, thus increasing operational efficiency and control.

The solution integrates external systems by providing a lot of APIs for external transactions, such as open purchase orders and sales orders. It streamlines processes end-to-end by integrating PO receipts in other systems into Oracle, enhancing the control over the entire process. It also allows the consolidation of financial data across multiple countries and companies.

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

I have used the solution for more than ten years.

Oracle EBS can handle complex enterprise scenarios with a multi-company structure, however, Dynamics is not enough for such cases.

In recent years, support has improved since changing to Indian support staff. However, the timing can still take a while, and good experience is needed to work effectively with them.

Neutral

I have worked with Microsoft Dynamics for two periods yet have a strong background in Oracle. Microsoft Dynamics is suitable for smaller companies yet lacks the functionality of Oracle for more complex structures.

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

For financial modules, I rate Oracle EBS between seven to eight out of ten for its ability to meet the needs of most companies.