Oracle Application Server vs Oracle WebLogic Server comparison

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Updated on Mar 6, 2024

We compared Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Application Server based on our user's reviews in several parameters.

The Oracle WebLogic Server is praised for its robustness, stability, integration capabilities, and advanced security measures, while user reviews for Oracle Application Server highlight its performance issues, scalability limitations, and need for better documentation. Additionally, user feedback for Oracle Application Server emphasizes its commendable customer service and reasonable pricing, with flexible licensing options.

Features: Oracle WebLogic Server is commended for its robustness, stability, efficient performance, seamless integration, effective application management, rich monitoring tools, advanced security measures, and comprehensive documentation. In comparison, Oracle Application Server offers robust performance, scalability, seamless integration with Oracle products, comprehensive security measures, pre-built components, user-friendly interface, and efficient data processing capabilities.

Pricing and ROI: The setup_cost of Oracle WebLogic Server is lacking information or experiences compared to Oracle Application Server. The pricing of Oracle Application Server is considered reasonable and competitive, with a quick and hassle-free setup process. Licensing options are flexible, providing choices to suit specific needs and budget., The users provided feedback on the ROI of Oracle Application Server but no information was available for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Room for Improvement: Oracle WebLogic Server: No specific areas of improvement mentioned. Oracle Application Server: Users identified performance issues, installation difficulties, lack of platform support, limited scalability, and a need for better documentation and error handling.

Deployment and customer support: Based on user feedback, there is no specific information available regarding the duration required for deployment, setup, or implementation phases for Oracle WebLogic Server. In contrast, feedback for Oracle Application Server indicates varying durations among users, with some spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup. Other users reported only needing a week for both deployment and setup., The customer service and support for Oracle WebLogic Server are not available, while users commend the assistance provided by Oracle Application Server and appreciate the timely and helpful responses.

The summary above is based on 14 interviews we conducted recently with Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Application Server users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.

To learn more, read our detailed Application Server Report (Updated: March 2024).
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  • "The licensing fees are annual and depend on the model."
  • "In our country, this is an expensive product."
  • "It is expensive."
  • "Fees are paid on a yearly basis."
  • "I would not compare WebSphere and WebLogic because both servers are really good. The only difference is that Weblogic is lighter and consumes less memory."
  • "Pricing for Oracle WebLogic Server is expensive."
  • "The solution's licensing is high-priced."
  • "The tool's pricing is yearly."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I rate the product’s pricing a three out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
    Top Answer:The solution’s analytics part could be improved.
    Top Answer:We are a non-banking microfinance organization. We use Oracle Application Server as an ERP solution. We use finance, microfinance, and HR modules in this ERP server to streamline our operations.
    Top Answer:Another valuable feature is the ability to automate tasks through scripts, making our environment highly efficient.
    Top Answer:Identifying threats, especially when using Oracle WebLogic with connection pooling on an Oracle database, can be somewhat confusing. Having clearer mechanisms to directly map a database-level… more »
    Top Answer:We use it for developing, deploying, and managing enterprise-level Java-based applications.
    Ranking
    8th
    out of 20 in Application Server
    Views
    1,216
    Comparisons
    1,123
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    351
    Rating
    5.0
    1st
    out of 20 in Application Server
    Views
    8,496
    Comparisons
    7,478
    Reviews
    13
    Average Words per Review
    449
    Rating
    8.2
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    WebLogic Application Server
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    Overview

    Oracle Application Server provides a single integrated packaged solution of for middleware infrastructure including Oracle Containers for J2EE, Oracle Web Cache, Oracle HTTP Server, Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, Oracle Portal and Oracle Discoverer. Also included in this infrastructure are integrated security, management and integration technologies.

    Oracle WebLogic Server 12c, the world’s first cloud-native, enterprise Java platform enables you to fully realize the benefits of cloud computing. Unique multitenancy capability drives massive consolidation. Lightweight microcontainer architecture drives application isolation and 100 percent portability between your private and public cloud. Multi data center high availability architecture protects against application disruption. Developer innovations with full Java EE 7 and Java SE8 support maximize DevOps productivity. Additionally, you continue to have access to the same platform on premises and in the cloud, via Oracle Java Cloud Service, which is based on Oracle WebLogic Server.

    For more information on Oracle Weblogic Server, visit Oracle.com

    Sample Customers
    Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Distribution
    Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Infosys Ltd., Sascar, Banca Transilvania, UL, Center for Railway Information Systems, SPAR Austria Group, Reliance Commercial Finance, Industrial Bank of Korea, Al Jaber Group, Safe Water Kenya, Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Government14%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm35%
    Government18%
    Energy/Utilities Company12%
    Media Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Oracle Application Server is ranked 8th in Application Server with 1 review while Oracle WebLogic Server is ranked 1st in Application Server with 30 reviews. Oracle Application Server is rated 5.0, while Oracle WebLogic Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Oracle Application Server writes "A cost-effective solution for ERP solution but requires data analytics". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle WebLogic Server writes "Easy to use and very comprehensive in terms of maintenance and administration". Oracle Application Server is most compared with IBM WebSphere Application Server, Tomcat and JBoss, whereas Oracle WebLogic Server is most compared with Tomcat, JBoss, Oracle Fusion Middleware, IBM WebSphere Application Server and IIS.

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