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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle WebCenter Sites

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/AOracle WebCenter Sites is the new name for FatWire which Oracle acquired in 2011. It is a complete CMS often bundled with other Oracle WebCenter products to present a more comprehensive management solution for businesses and enterprises.N/A

    Oracle WebLogic Server

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AOracle 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
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    Oracle WebCenter SitesOracle WebLogic Server
    Editions & Modules
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    Oracle WebCenter SitesOracle WebLogic Server
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Oracle WebCenter SitesOracle WebLogic Server
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    Oracle
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    Oracle
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    JBoss and Apache Tomcat application servers are open source and cost less, however I do not find them as sophisticated enough to handle the various critical functionality used at US Cellular corporation. WebLogic stands way ahead in the way it provides opportunities for …
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    Would buy again
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    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Oracle WebCenter SitesOracle WebLogic Server
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Oracle WebLogic Server
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    7.0
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Oracle WebLogic Server
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Oracle WebLogic Server
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    5.5
    4 Ratings
    35% below category average
    Oracle WebLogic Server
    -
    Ratings
    API5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Oracle WebLogic Server
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    6.8
    5 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Oracle WebLogic Server
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design3.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Oracle WebLogic Server
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    6.2
    4 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Oracle WebLogic Server
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    Content taxonomy7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Servers
    Comparison of Application Servers features of Oracle WebCenter Sites and Oracle WebLogic Server
    Feature
    Oracle WebCenter Sites
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle WebLogic Server
    7.2
    37 Ratings
    10% below category average
    IDE support00 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Security management00 Ratings8.435 Ratings
    Administration and management00 Ratings5.837 Ratings
    Application server performance00 Ratings8.836 Ratings
    Installation00 Ratings5.537 Ratings
    Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings5.525 Ratings
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    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    NGINX
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    NGINX
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
    NGINX
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oracle WebCenter SitesOracle WebLogic Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    7.2
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle WebCenter SitesOracle WebLogic Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    Oracle WebCenter Sites is very well suited to presenting marketing content in all shapes and forms, including mobile, an in a corporate web site. Oracle WebCenter Sites can also manage small product catalogs easily. Important things to consider when selecting a CMS:
    • How important is the ease with which my business users update content?
    • How often are updates made?
    • How distributed are my business contributors?
    • How important is preview in my organization's workflow and publishing process?
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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
    • Easy-to-use content authoring and design tools for business users.
    • Segmentation based on implicit (behavioral) or explicit (known user or characteristics) criteria or a combination of the two.
    • Flexible rules engine for creation of customer segments and recommendations, enabling delivery of targeted content and campaigns.
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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
    • Creating new content is not so easy
    • Publishing is not trivial
    • In my opinion documentation is weak
    • I think there are cheaper solutions then WCS
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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
    A valuable tool for enabling marketers and business users to easily create and manage contextually relevant social and interactive online experiences across multiple channels on a global scale to drive sales and loyalty. It also allows multi-site management (in fact Sites) using the assets and template developed, without having to re-implement again for each individual site.
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    Oracle
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    Usability
    Oracle
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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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    Performance
    Oracle
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    Oracle
    Oracle WebLogic Application Server is great at security, performance and features.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    The WebCenter Sites Support team is extremely good and very responsive to client needs. They are quick to resolve Level 1 issues and when escalated to Level 2, the team makes every effort to keep the client informed.
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    There are lot of WCM products available in the market, some free and some licensed. But for a organisation using more Oracle products and on Java technology, WCS is the best in class, for intranet and internet needs. It has everything which is required for a web application. Also it can be well integrated with other platforms with Oracle Document Cloud/Oracle Content/Oracle Identity Manager and a lot more. Its a well integrated product. It can also be integrated with social media using a community plugin. It also comes with its own search and analytics tools. The templates are pure JSP and can be easily coded by Java developers using the development guide. Its based on Java, so writing custom applications and integrating is easy
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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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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • It has alleviated some of the burden on our IT staff.
    • It has allowed our Marketing department to be more hands-on with content changes, and they have more flexibility with the types of changes and how often they make them.
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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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