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    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 WebLogic Server
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    Oracle WebLogic Server
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    I have only used WebSphere for an evaluation period but I felt it was even harder to learn and it's cost was going to be bigger in the long run. Oracle WebLogic Server was more like the middle ground for what we needed at the time, both in terms of costs and learning curve.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    As mentioned earlier we didn't choose Oracle WebLogic Server, but received it as part of the application we bought. After using it for a few years we found it to be a stable product that has a bit of a learning curve compared to Microsoft IIS but is as stable and maybe even …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    I wasn't involved in selecting the server we were using but in our team we've made some efforts to improve the local deployment process by trying some other Applicational servers too.
    Apache Tomcat was a more lightweight solution for sure, and it coped well with our applications …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Oracle Weblogic Application Server is very robust and has good features and stability. It is a very sought-after tool for deploying many kinds of applications.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    We have no option because we need it to use Oracle Forms, but we have used Jboss and tomcat in other projects and Weblogic is more stable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Oracle WebLogic Application Server is a leading server side container. It is far superior than IBM's WebSphere application server, JBOSS or Tomcat server. The easiness of using Oracle's weblogic application server is much user friendly and also it has great support and user …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Oracle Weblogic Application Server gains its reputation from the performance, easy of maintenance, to be compared with the competitor solutions. However, Weblogic is "all-in-on" solution, sometimes it is too fat for some business needs that only requires part of the full …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    The main competitor is Wildfly and Websphere. The choice it's all about the bundled cost regarding the chosen OS and Java vendor. All three are almost the same in terms of performance and features. An exceptional alternative from the OSS ecosystem is Payara. Payra has some …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Oracle WebLogic Application Server is much more stable when compared to opensource application servers like Oracle GlassFish Server or Apache Tomcat. Coming to JBoss Enterprise Application Server, Oracle WebLogic Application Server has better support with most of the cloud …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    I used them in different contexts.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Apache Tomcat requires a lot of out-of-the-box set-up that is difficult to work with, especially when it comes to production-ready configurations. The only advantage it has over Oracle WLS is that it's free, which is probably why many commercial server products are bundled with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Apache Tomcat is used by the group of developers in our organization but the major student ERP production systems do run on WebLogic due to its feature-rich nature and stability. Although the cost is considered a hindrance to its wider use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    We use Oracle Commerce Cloud as well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Best support of JEE specifications.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    We are using OBIEE application and when we install an application it is installed automatically with the application. We selected the WebLogic Server for better administration and maintenance of the application. It is very important for us to keep our production application up …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    WebSphere is another major contender and they have pitching and are more updated/streamlined. I still prefer WebLogic from an administrator standpoint. Support is much better and there are more options for finding answers to issues or new features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Red Hat JBoss EAP is good and open source. We chose Oracle WebLogic because we are using Oracle products like Oracle Enterprise Manager and it's very easy to integrate WebLogic with it. Also, for our mission critical applications, we wanted an application server with great …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Compared to the alternatives, Weblogic is on the heavier side and requires more configuration to get it running. Instance startup time is also relatively long, but this could be due to the application size deployed on the server. Licensing cost for WebLogic would also be higher …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    We tested Red Hat JBoss. Then we decided to use WebLogic because of support issues we had with the other.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle WebLogic Server
    Performance is better with heavy workloads.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Oracle WebLogic Server
    Application Servers
    Comparison of Application Servers features of Oracle WebLogic Server
    Feature
    Oracle WebLogic Server
    7.2
    37 Ratings
    10% below category average
    IDE support9.133 Ratings
    Security management8.435 Ratings
    Administration and management5.837 Ratings
    Application server performance8.836 Ratings
    Installation5.537 Ratings
    Open-source standards compliance5.425 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    NGINX
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    NGINX
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    NGINX
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oracle WebLogic Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.2
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle WebLogic Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
    • 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
    • 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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    Usability
    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
    Oracle WebLogic Application Server is great at security, performance and features.
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    Support Rating
    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
    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
    • 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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