Oracle Cloud Infrastructure vs. Oracle WebLogic Server

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OCI
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is Oracles's infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform which combines the utility of public cloud with the granular control, security, and predictability of on-premises infrastructure.N/A
Oracle WebLogic Server
Score 7.6 out of 10
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Oracle WebLogic Server is a unified and extensible platform for developing, deploying and running enterprise applications, such as Java, for on-premises and in the cloud. WebLogic Server offers a scalable implementation of Java Enterprise Edition (EE) and Jakarta EE.N/A
Pricing
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureOracle WebLogic Server
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OCIOracle WebLogic Server
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureOracle WebLogic Server
Considered Both Products
OCI
Chose Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
AWS is very costly compared to OCI and most of the Oracle Database and applications are not certified to run on AWS.
Oracle WebLogic Server

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Features
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureOracle WebLogic Server
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
7.1
137 Ratings
14% below category average
Oracle WebLogic Server
-
Ratings
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.1132 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic scaling7.9132 Ratings00 Ratings
Elastic load balancing7.8121 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-configured templates5.6121 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring tools6.9132 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images6.6119 Ratings00 Ratings
Operating system support6.4131 Ratings00 Ratings
Security controls7.3133 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation7.095 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Servers
Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
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Ratings
Oracle WebLogic Server
8.1
36 Ratings
2% above category average
IDE support00 Ratings6.032 Ratings
Security management00 Ratings9.034 Ratings
Administration and management00 Ratings7.036 Ratings
Application server performance00 Ratings8.535 Ratings
Installation00 Ratings8.036 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
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User Ratings
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureOracle WebLogic Server
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(149 ratings)
7.5
(43 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(6 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(14 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.5
(27 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(19 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
6.0
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle Cloud InfrastructureOracle WebLogic Server
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
As per our usage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for almost 6 years hosting 500 + customers I can say its well suited application for any small scale to larger scale application as it can handle that capacity and provide more reliable cloud service only if you need any messaging service like pub/sub or sqs better to consider other services.
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Oracle
If you need to have complex options in place you can count on Weblogic to be a robust Applicational Server you can rely on. But you would need to keep an eye on maintaining the framework updated quite frequently to avoid security breaches and subsequent severe situations. If you don't have other infrastructure for test purposes, I wouldn't advise you on having devs and QA installing this heavy application in their local machines, there are other lightweight solutions that would be a better fit for that.
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Pros
Oracle
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has a generous free tier, moreso than other hyperscalers, with an always-free tier that guarantees certain products are always free
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure allows you to size VMs with differing combinations of CPU and RAM, which is contrary to other hyperscalers that have specific pre-defined combinations only
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure regularly provides free certification exam offers
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Oracle
  • The brand relation between Java and WebLogic Application Server usually provides a quicker access to programming features and their availability for the applications deployed.
  • The access to centralized configuration both from console and command line WLST eases the implementation of changes major or not in an organized and expedite way.
  • The maturity of the product is also visible in the available tools provided by the product itself, for both monitoring of resources and alerting for availability and thresholds
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Cons
Oracle
  • Navigating the UI takes lots of getting used to. It reminds me of older GCP (just to get used to where everything is).
  • Permission for different things always seemed to be more difficult than it really needed to be. Once you got them set up you were good but updating anything or creating new permissions for just about anything took longer than I thought it should.
  • Based on how the buttons were laid out, it was pretty easy to delete all of your DNS records, and backing them up was not as intuitive as I'd like with the UI, but it was easy to do using a script.
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Oracle
  • Debugging issues has been difficult sometimes, the documentation is too dense and finding the the root cause for an specific issue takes time.
  • The Oracle WebLogic Server console UI feels old and gives a sense of lack of innovation even though it provides so much functionality.
  • I'm not sure if Oracle WebLogic Server supports more modern frameworks, but it feels more like a Java EE specific, maybe there's an opportunity there to appeal to newer application platforms
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Likelihood to Renew
Oracle
Reliability: Very dependable and stable OCI services have been for the business operations.Performance: The speed and efficiency of OCI in meeting their computing and storage needs.Scalability: The ease and effectiveness of scaling resources up or down to accommodate changing demands.Security: The robustness and effectiveness of OCI's security features in protecting their data and applications.
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Oracle
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Usability
Oracle
The services & products in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure needs more improvement to beat other Cloud service providers. The price is good & Security processes are good. We are requiring to put more effort in supporting this Oracle Cloud Infrastructure than other Cloud service providers. Probably better ways are there but is not super easy to find or not super available
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Oracle
Oracle WebLogic Server has so many features that sometimes it's hard to find the right place to setup things, I think the dated user interface does not help with that either. This has a direct impact when deciding to use it as your application server, you'd need to have the right people and invest the time needed to master it. If you're application justifies it then it will definitely be a great choice in the long run.
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Reliability and Availability
Oracle
Yeah sometimes we had to face unplanned outages due to underlying infrastructure issues, so not every time,e but once in a while we face issues with availability. But the good thing is we have redundancy with DR setup and multi region so we can manage.
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Oracle
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Performance
Oracle
From the start, I was surprised by response times and image quality accessing windows VMs with RDP. GCP, Azure and -many offerings in AWS- don't perform this speed. Also, that's evident in the quality of Infrastructure Management Team, because I just received one warning regarding a region failure, what confirms that's a mature platform.
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Oracle
Oracle WebLogic Application Server is great at security, performance and features.
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Support Rating
Oracle
Overall it is amazing, there is always room for improvement. We have weekly updates that tend to slow the program used more and more. We had to change some reports within Oracle because the others wouldn’t load. This is tied to our payroll and the delays are causing many time constraint issues and panic. We have to create a new report when one breaks. Otherwise awesome!
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Oracle
The Oracle support is not great sometimes. They take a long time and need a lot of data over and over to resolve issues.
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In-Person Training
Oracle
Effective training provided, much data productivity while doing training
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Oracle
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Online Training
Oracle
detailed and easy to understand.
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Oracle
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Implementation Rating
Oracle
Easier way to implement, vary much supportive way doing the implementation
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Oracle
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Alternatives Considered
Oracle
We used Microsoft Azure and Docker earlier and faced some difficulties like Microsoft Azure and Docker. Occasionally, the generation of large images can delay deployment. It is also necessary for me to admit that Microsoft Azure and Docker have a somewhat steep learning curve. Proper paperwork needs to be there. Docker has issues with performance on a number of platforms. On the other hand, OCI is easy to deploy and easy to understand.
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Oracle
I believe the Oracle WebLogic Suite is probably a better all encompassing suite of development tools for the IT department. [It] is probably a bit more expensive than other competitors like Apache Tomcat or NGINX, but is worth the investment if you consider the savings from time to get code into production.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Oracle
was not part of initial purchase team. Anyways, i think unit pricing and billing frequency is good compared to other Cloud service providers, when it comes to Cloud Capital expenditure & Operational expenditure. Would be more interested in exploring more options where customers can get more cost relaxations on trying out new cloud services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for example a new App or a feature
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Oracle
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Scalability
Oracle
We have hosted around 500 + customers on this cloud so till day not faced any major issues, so we can use it for any kind of products and it can hold the load and easily scale based on need.
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Oracle
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Professional Services
Oracle
Services & Infra wise is ok to use & host applications & services. Security wise also good for a Cloud service provider. It is a interesting area to explore & using it for day to day needs can be further improvised in future probably. Modern day Services like AI and Machine learning could be improved
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Oracle
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Return on Investment
Oracle
  • Oracle Cloud helps us build and deploy apps quickly, getting our products out the door faster.
  • With real-time insights from Oracle Cloud, we can give customers personalized experiences that boost satisfaction.
  • Migrating to Oracle saves us cash on hardware and maintenance, which we can use for innovation and growth.
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Oracle
  • WebLogic Application Server definitely had a positive ROI since all the applications are deployed on a single platform and making maintenance extremely cost effective.
  • Since all major cloud vendors support and maintain WebLogic, it gives us an opportunity to explore possibilities to move the organizational infrastructure on to the cloud without too much effort.
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ScreenShots

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