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JBoss ESB vs Oracle Service Bus comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

JBoss ESB
Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
13th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Service Bus
Ranking in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) category, the mindshare of JBoss ESB is 3.1%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Service Bus is 11.4%, up from 11.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
 

Featured Reviews

RS
Easy to use with flexible pricing, but needs more flexibility surrounding integrations
The EPA, from what I understand, lacks a lot of features and it doesn't really know how to interface with legacy systems or how to develop APIs for legacy systems. I'm not sure if it is possible, however, we would like to see features that allow for legacy systems so that they can continue to be developed and managed well. The solution should provide some more general studio features. We should be able to manipulate the platform in order to do some integrations on our own. There needs to be a bit more flexibility.
Awa Sri - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers valuable features of API management and protocol definition
The initial setup process of Oracle Service Bus is quite easy. The installation of the product can be completed in one or two hours, but the total deployment time varies from case to case. I believe the entire deployment of Oracle Service Bus can be finished within a day. One engineer is enough to deploy the solution. The solution can be easily maintained.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is very easy to use. I can download the trial version and just give it a go."
"I like the ease of deployment and the ease of implementation."
"Service Bus is good at routing the transformation."
"This product is not complicated and very easy to learn."
"It was very good at supporting high transactions, up to 300 transactions per second."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that you can connect with different applications."
"The interface is fine and the solution is quite robust."
"The solution integrates external systems by providing a lot of APIs for external transactions, such as open purchase orders and sales orders."
"It is lightweight and one can easily integrate with different applications, databases, JMS, or web services through different protocols."
 

Cons

"The EPA, from what I understand, lacks a lot of features and it doesn't really know how to interface with legacy systems or how to develop APIs for legacy systems."
"The main problem could be related to timeout issues. This can happen due to legacy systems that might not allow the use of microservices."
"The weak point of OSB is the single point of failure."
"It needs to support more adapters, because the integration points keep changing and new things keep coming up. It also needs to be more scalable."
"Security needs to be more integrated."
"An area for improvement in Oracle Service Bus is the roadmap for its product launch. Currently, it's unclear, so Oracle should develop a roadmap for version 12c, so people can see what's coming out of that version of Oracle Service Bus. Cloud hosting is an additional feature I'd like to see in the next release of Oracle Service Bus."
"We have faced a problem with the heap memory side, but that is stable now."
"What needs improvement in Oracle Service Bus is the connectivity between adapters such as the Salesforce adapter and database adapters. The limited number of adapters compatible with Oracle Service Bus makes you want to switch to a different solution."
"The initial setup is likely complex for many organizations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We have an unlimited yearly license."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
"Oracle Service Bus is a bit expensive"
"This is a very expensive product and the price varies depending on factors such as the number of processors and the number of users. Our licensing fees are approximately $300,000."
"The price of this solution is better than the subscription-based Mule ESB."
"I'm not aware of how much Oracle Service Bus costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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What do you like most about Oracle Service Bus?
The stability is consistently high, with only one notable issue encountered.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Service Bus?
I view both Oracle and IBM products as expensive. There are no significant differences in pricing between these products.
What needs improvement with Oracle Service Bus?
The main problem could be related to timeout issues. This can happen due to legacy systems that might not allow the use of microservices. It's a different viewpoint of the system, and such constrai...
 

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Sample Customers

Rancore, Sprint, ResMed, Brazil's Ministry of Health, ING Services Polska
MakeMyTrip Ltd., Griffith University, Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Pacfico Seguros Generales, IGEPA IT-SERVICE GmbH, Guangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Pacfico Seguros Generales, Bank Audi S.A.L., Rydges Sydney Airport, Intelligent Pathways, Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP
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