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Pros
"The support is fast and reliable.""The solution is easy to use.""The product integrates well with Java applications.""The solution's support is very good for repairing components.""The stability is great.""The tool's most beneficial feature is its scalability. People with limited technical knowledge can quickly grasp its functions with a brief introduction. The tool's ease of use makes it a plug-and-play solution, reducing the effort required to train users on its usage.""JBoss has made it very easy to implement web applications.""JBoss is a scalable tool."

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"The products offers EE support."

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Cons
"Logging-related issues in JBoss require improvement.""The product could be cheaper.""In general, the support of the ERPC would be really good due to the fact that, so far, I have not seen it.""It would be great if the product came with a feature where the remarks made on the board can be saved on an individual's laptop to make it more user-friendly.""The solution sometimes crashed and had some compatibility issues with the DevOps JAR file.""JBoss is not as reliable and stable as WebLogic.""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 login process could be improved."

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"I would like to see integration with MQ systems."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We pay for a maintenance license, but it is not expensive."
  • "The solution is cost-efficient compared to other products. Pricing is rated an eight out of ten."
  • "Since the solution is freeware, our customers don't need to pay any licensing fees."
  • "Despite the price increase after being acquired by IBM, JBoss still maintains its competitiveness. The package provided is more geared towards cloud-based deployments, whereas our setup is more traditional, which makes it slightly more expensive for us. As most vendors are transitioning towards cloud-centric solutions, companies like ours need to adapt accordingly."
  • "It is an open-source solution."
  • "There is no licensing cost. The solution is free to use."
  • "JBoss is an expensive solution."
  • "The pricing of JBoss is more reasonable than that of WebLogic."
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    Overview
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP), a market-leading, fully certified Java EE platform, gives you a single platform to quickly develop and deploy applications. Use traditional Red Hat JBoss EAP to gain business agility with your existing applications and reduce the costs of proprietary platforms.
    Oracle GlassFish Server is a robust open source platform that offers exhaustive and accessible documentation, intuitive administration and configuration features, interoperability with Microsoft Windows, feature-rich integration with NetBeans and Eclipse, and alignment with Oracle Solaris, OpenSolaris, and MySQL.
    Sample Customers
    Tata Sky, Nissan, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Novamedia, American Product Distributors, Advanced Micro Devices, Emirates Group, E*TRADE
    TravelMuse, Clarity Accounting
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company53%
    Transportation Company12%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Government16%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Educational Organization8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    JBoss is ranked 3rd in Application Server with 23 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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