We performed a comparison between IBM WebSphere Application Server, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Tomcat based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle, Apache, Red Hat and others in Application Server."Without the Admin Console it would be very hard to configure JVM settings, JDBC datasources, mail session settings, and security providers."
"As compared to other applications, it has tremendous support. We have built internal capability so that we use it extensively internally. It is also easier to use with the outside data. You can write in ESQL, Java, or any other technology that you want to use for development. So, it is a lot more flexible in the language that it supports."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Portal Virtualization."
"IBM WebSphere Application Server is easy to use."
"WebSphere Application Server's best features include the data subscription and connection viewer."
"The solution is robust. The connection management and the scalability, which IBM provides to the Stack, are also valuable."
"IBM WebSphere Application Server is the best in terms of scalability and performance, as well as the support for managing distributed transactions."
"It has good stability of the application server in the long term compared to other solutions."
"The initial setup is easy. There are many self-tutorial videos are on the Internet, and then the Oracle documents are self-explanatory."
"The solution is quite good for applying patches or performing upgrades."
"It is really good in terms of features, and it is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the structure of the product. We use Oracle Fusion Middleware to manage the Oracle database. Registered users can go to each product if sign-on credentials match each user's identical framework."
"Fusion Middleware's main feature for me is that it is quite flexible, and, as middleware, it provides us with all sorts of technology and application adapters, which makes it very handy to use."
"The solution is extendable so you can start with two cores and add more at any time."
"Data integrity."
"Oracle Service Bus is the most valuable feature of the solution."
"It is a robust solution."
"The most valuable feature of Tomcat is its ability to export libraries into different instances so that I can use it not only in one application but in multiple applications."
"We can use Apache Tomcat for Java server applications."
"Tomcat's best feature is the open source server. It's a flexible and lightweight solution."
"The scalability overall is good."
"Our company doesn't face any stability issues while using Tomcat."
"I love Tomcat for its scalability, reliability, availability, and steadiness."
"Tomcat is easy to handle, its installation process does not take much time, and its server speed is also very good compared to other servers."
"The current trend is to move to Liberty because of the portability of its cloud and its Kubernetes, which containerize the application."
"Initial setup is very simple. Just use the IBM Installation Manager and add the packages. The install wizard takes care of the rest. The only thing that can be difficult is to find the right packages on the IBM website, because of all the changes that IBM does on its website(s)."
"They should make the solution more lightweight and not bundle everything into a single product."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see support for the Arabic language."
"I think that this is a good product but I think that the cloud environment could be improved. I think that the future is in the utilization of the product in a product as a service way which is something that is lacking at this moment."
"Based on the field and based on the build that was provided, we've noticed a lot of constraints in terms of the performance now."
"In spite of the solution's robustness, it is expensive and a bit difficult to support."
"The availability of the solution needs improvement."
"The main improvement must be made on the user interface. You need to use another Oracle cross in this product. It must be improved and some features of the connectors must be changed."
"An improvement for Oracle's Fusion Middleware could definitely be found in the SOA component. It's a heavyweight container and, if you ask me, if a product is available as a docker image where we can easily port it in to another Kubernetes platform, that would be perfect. But as for the current situation in the market, nobody is really willing to deploy this on premises."
"Its price can be improved. We are currently looking for more cost-efficiency. It should also have a little bit more flexibility for customizations. The customizations should be quicker."
"The price could always be better."
"I would rate the stability a nine out of ten because we did have multiple breakdowns and crashes."
"One thing that I would like to see is if this product can be containerized. We are moving away from virtual servers and moving more towards containerization to be able to quickly set up environments or have the flexibility of scaling them. It would be good if it can be containerized, and it works well in containerized platforms."
"All areas of HCM modules could use some improvement."
"The documentation might not be good enough for new users."
"If Apache can come up with a better solution to provide better security, that would be ideal."
"The setup is complex and could be improved."
"It will be useful if a direct report concerning a particular server configuration or application usage is readily available in the dashboard."
"The interface is not user-friendly."
"I would also like to see a dashboard with some integrations in order to see the logs and trace performance easier."
"Tomcat needs to improve its stability."
"Security integration in Tomcat is complicated. We need to use another tool to solve the security issues."
"The stability must be improved."
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