We performed a comparison between Oracle WebLogic Server and Tomcat based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Server solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We have some hosted servers as well as some of our own. It performs well."
"In WebLogic, the most useful feature is the UI administration console from where we can configure everything, such as security access, and we can start and stop it graphically. That's the best feature of WebLogic Server."
"It is good because it's easy to use. It doesn't crash frequently like other servers."
"The possibility of having several servers running, so we do not lose the service."
"We've got the support we require. If ever there is an issue, can just call on Oracle and they will assist us."
"We can manage every application by creating a managed server and a cluster."
"What I find most valuable in Oracle WebLogic Server is its flexibility in administering and managing applications, along with the built-in dashboards that offer high visibility into vulnerabilities."
"It's a very stable solution."
"I love Tomcat for its scalability, reliability, availability, and steadiness."
"Tomcat is user-friendly and easy to set up, especially compared to WebLogic or JBoss where some specialty is required. If you are going for Tomcat, you can use their guidelines and can set it up easily."
"Tomcat is a simple, light environment, whereas the full Red Hat Fuse solution is heavier."
"It is easy to set up."
"The scalability overall is good."
"Our company doesn't face any stability issues while using Tomcat."
"I like the solution’s ease of use."
"Tomcat's best feature is the open source server. It's a flexible and lightweight solution."
"In terms of what could be improved, maybe something related to the processes automation or starting and stopping the processes, because often WebLogic comes with something called Node Manager. Node Manager needs to be configured and administrated manually."
"Oracle WebLogic Server's configuration could be improved because we need to do multiple configurations when setting up anything."
"If you want to use Oracle products to the fullest with enhanced customizations, you need to get trained. There is enough documentation and the flexibility to configure the application to your needs but you will need to spend more time gathering the knowledge."
"Having clearer mechanisms to directly map a database-level connection problem to the corresponding WebLogic thread would greatly enhance the administrator's convenience."
"Pricing for Oracle WebLogic Server and other Oracle products has room for improvement because the pricing model isn't easy to understand. I'd like to see lower pricing from Oracle WebLogic Server. That's the main issue with the solution."
"In the future, I would like to see better support for the REST interface."
"The integration could be improved."
"The logs consultant, since it tends to be more in the server, we do need complete consult logs for a lot of different files."
"The interface is not user-friendly."
"Security integration in Tomcat is complicated. We need to use another tool to solve the security issues."
"In the solution, we are using the terminal to enter command line codes for operations and management, this is difficult for me. It would be better if we had some administrator UI tools for this."
"Our biggest challenge is that the Tomcat servers are not hosted locally."
"The disability and memory management is a problem with the solution and has room for improvement."
"One way to improve the solution is by making the logging capabilities of Tomcat better by providing a logger within the server itself and making it easy to access and view the server logs. This can be especially useful when debugging issues with applications deployed on the Tomcat server. By having the ability to view both the application logs and the server logs, you can more easily identify the source of any issues and troubleshoot them more efficiently. Providing a connector or other similar feature that allows you to access the server logs from within your application can also be helpful in this regard. Having access to both the application logs and the server logs can be a valuable resource when trying to identify and resolve problems."
"Java functions should be built better into the solution."
"The solution's interface and backup features could be better."
Oracle WebLogic Server is ranked 1st in Application Server with 33 reviews while Tomcat is ranked 2nd in Application Server with 45 reviews. Oracle WebLogic Server is rated 8.0, while Tomcat is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Oracle WebLogic Server writes "Offers efficient load distribution with a scope of high scalability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tomcat writes "A lightweight tool that offers efficiency in terms of memory and resource usage". Oracle WebLogic Server is most compared with JBoss, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Fusion Middleware, IBM WebSphere Application Server and IIS, whereas Tomcat is most compared with JBoss, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IIS, Caucho Resin and Oracle GlassFish. See our Oracle WebLogic Server vs. Tomcat report.
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