We performed a comparison between JBoss and Oracle GlassFish based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle, Apache, Red Hat and others in Application Server."The product integrates well with Java applications."
"The greatest benefit of JBoss is that it was procured by IBM, thereby offering exceptional support for our banking operations."
"The most valuable thing about JBoss is how easy it is to install and manage it on-premise, making the process simple."
"JBoss's configuration is straightforward and easy."
"JBoss has made it very easy to implement web applications."
"The support is fast and reliable."
"The high availability is great."
"It is a Java-based product, so it is pretty straightforward. It is pretty easy from a developer's perspective. It is also pretty reliable and scalable."
"The products offers EE support."
"Logging-related issues in JBoss require improvement."
"It can have automation features. Everybody is focused right now on automation. In terms of saving cost, automation is always the first thing that comes to light."
"The product could be cheaper."
"In terms of monitoring, the old version was somewhat limited in flexibility, lacking the ability to easily adjust configurations."
"JBoss is not as reliable and stable as WebLogic."
"The solution's documentation could be better."
"There is not much ability inside of the solution. The world is going beyond different micro and data-type things like Microsoft Office, so we are not seeing much ability within the solution."
"The stability of the solution could improve with Microsoft Windows."
"I would like to see integration with MQ systems."
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JBoss is ranked 3rd in Application Server with 24 reviews while Oracle GlassFish is ranked 9th in Application Server. JBoss is rated 8.4, while Oracle GlassFish is rated 6.0. The top reviewer of JBoss writes "A flexible and stable solution that is cost-efficient compared to other products". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle GlassFish writes "Offers EE Support. I would like to see integration with MQ systems". JBoss is most compared with Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IIS and TmaxSoft JEUS, whereas Oracle GlassFish is most compared with Oracle WebLogic Server, Tomcat, IBM WebSphere Application Server and IIS.
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