We performed a comparison between Microsoft .NET Framework and WebLogic Suite 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."Microsoft Platform is the only viable solution when I wish to do something that is not supposed to be cross-platform."
"Firstly, I appreciate the decision to use Microsoft .NET Framework. I find it to be an excellent language, with a history rooted in providing an alternative to Java, albeit with initial challenges. It is gaining popularity and may be voted the most desirable programming language. What I particularly like about .NET is its language efficiency. While C# is the primary language, the platform also supports others, catering to those inclined towards functional programming. Although I started with Shell, I'm still grasping the concept of functional programming. Despite initial reservations about object-oriented programming, I acknowledge its advantages. .NET is a safer option, and despite criticisms, it has evolved over the years. One notable aspect is .NET's transition to an open platform in recent years, distancing itself from being exclusive to Microsoft engineers. I appreciate the versatility of .NET, enabling code production for a wide range of platforms, presenting a strong competition to Java. It allows targeting practically any physical platform, showcasing its flexibility. These qualities contribute to my positive view of .NET, totaling thirteen aspects that I find appealing."
"The tool offers a lot of support, and there is a lot of knowledge material available, along with a lot of community groups."
"The new .NET Core has those middlewares, which are awesome from a security standpoint. With the old Framework or the newer Framework, middleware is basically an event pipeline. You configure and register it, and it handles things centrally. A simple example is logging. With the old Framework, you needed to try/catch blocks everywhere. Here, you configure the logging handler once, and it captures exceptions across the application. I really like the middleware pattern."
"The web development and Microsoft Windows service development capabilities are among the most valuable features offered by the Microsoft .NET Framework. This language platform is highly user-friendly, with plenty of online examples and information available, as well as a robust development environment."
"The most valuable features are the Domain Controller and the WBFS Manager."
"The .NET framework is a mature platform that is very helpful and saves time during the software development process."
"As we are a software company, we find that accessing resources using this technology is easier compared to the others."
"The most valuable feature is that it provides one place where you can control all of the services."
"Robust solution; console and enterprise management tools are really easy to work."
"A valuable feature is its integration with Oracle Database."
"WebLogic adds a lot of value to business and investments."
"Scalability on the solution is great. It's very very easy to scale."
"The program is scalable."
"The solution is useful for centralizing data."
"This is a robust solution."
"The .NET open source community could be larger."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"I would like to see more pre-built features in the MVC framework because as it is now, it's very open and you have to develop your own controls in order to use it."
"The cloud features must be improved."
"The solution could improve by optimizing the memory for better performance."
"The learning curve could be improved."
"In the next release, I am looking for more advanced technologies such as socket communication and enhanced features like realtime chat with the clients."
"It would be nice if the framework were able to work with additional environments and systems like Linux."
"This solution doesn't have connectors to other external applications."
"The restart capability needs to be improved because it takes us 15 minutes to restart any application."
"The solution needs to share more information in terms of training. There needs to be more documentation involved to help those who are completely new to the product."
"The licensing for the solution is pretty expensive. It may be the most expensive solution, if you were to compare it to the competition."
"This solution would benefit from the inclusion of a ripple start function for clusters."
"I noticed a few areas for improvement in WebLogic Suite. If you use the pure play higher-availability features, then yes, it can be switched over to the other system from the high-availability point of view, but that comes with a certain price. If you prefer simpler high-availability, that requires manual intervention. I'd also recommend a tuning feature in WebLogic Suite because it's not self-tuning, and this means you need thorough expertise to do the tuning and leverage the best benefit out of it. If Oracle makes WebLogic Suite automated or self-driven, then it becomes a wonderful product, similar to what Oracle did for the Autonomous Database which is self-driven or has an autonomous operating system. If automation is added in the next release of the solution, combined with more affordable pricing, though as a technical person, I know how much goes into having automation as a feature, and it could be difficult to lower the price, but if Oracle can do it, then that would make WebLogic Suite better."
"The support is not good."
"Support could be better. The expertise when we have some Oracle WebLogic issues and challenges is not there. The issues are not being addressed in time. This really needs to be improved going forward."
Microsoft .NET Framework is ranked 4th in Application Infrastructure with 47 reviews while WebLogic Suite is ranked 11th in Application Infrastructure with 31 reviews. Microsoft .NET Framework is rated 8.4, while WebLogic Suite is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft .NET Framework writes "Intuitive, easier to develop, maintain, and migrate from the old framework to newer versions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WebLogic Suite writes "Simple setup, reliable, and performs well". Microsoft .NET Framework is most compared with IIS, Magic xpa Application Platform, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Apache Web Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server, whereas WebLogic Suite is most compared with Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle WebCenter, NGINX Plus and Apache Web Server. See our Microsoft .NET Framework vs. WebLogic Suite report.
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