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JBoss vs Oracle WebLogic Server comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.6
JBoss ROI varies; effective for large-scale implementations, but less favorable for smaller or back-office uses with costly licenses.
Sentiment score
7.2
Oracle WebLogic Server offers long-term benefits, optimizing deployment and performance despite high initial costs and expertise requirements.
This flexibility translates to a lower total cost of ownership.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Users find documentation helpful, with varied support experiences; Red Hat support receives generally positive feedback for reliability.
Sentiment score
6.7
Oracle WebLogic Server support is reliable but costly, with mixed reviews on response times and first-level knowledge.
We receive support from RDS and Red Hat, and the response time and quality meet our expectations.
I would rate customer service and support from Oracle for this product as either nine or ten.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
JBoss offers high scalability and flexibility for various organization sizes but may need improved documentation for complex features.
Sentiment score
7.5
Oracle WebLogic Server is scalable, suitable for large datasets; challenges may arise with configurations, but offers high ratings.
I find Oracle WebLogic Server to be highly scalable, rating it as nine out of ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
JBoss is stable and reliable, especially in cloud environments, despite occasional issues depending on development and operating systems.
Sentiment score
7.9
Oracle WebLogic Server is reliable with high stability ratings but has minor memory and update-related concerns.
It is quite stable for our needs.
 

Room For Improvement

JBoss requires improvements in customization, documentation, support, automation, integration, stability, compatibility, pricing, and cloud features.
Oracle WebLogic Server needs better integration, microservices support, stability, memory management, customer support, and simpler configurations.
Making it lighter and more modular would probably be beneficial.
I would like to see improved booting of applications altogether on one page to manage all data instances from one location, similar to an AWS console.
Using scripting allows for the creation of resources.
 

Setup Cost

JBoss is affordable and flexible, offering reliable support and cost-effective licensing compared to WebLogic and WebSphere.
Oracle WebLogic Server's per-core pricing can be costly, especially compared to free alternatives like JBoss or Tomcat.
JBoss is the cheaper option out of the three when compared to WebSphere and WebLogic.
The price is somewhat high for an enterprise, however, it depends on organizational negotiations.
 

Valuable Features

JBoss provides cost-effective, easy-to-use, scalable, and reliable enterprise solutions with excellent Java integration and strong community support.
Oracle WebLogic Server provides robust features like scalability, security, and reliability, making it ideal for enterprise applications.
It allows for simple modification of applications and provides better clustering capabilities.
JBoss is more flexible and keeps up with modern technologies, supporting newer versions of different libraries.
It also offers cluster services, which means I can install, create clusters, and add WebLogic Servers as members.
 

Categories and Ranking

JBoss
Ranking in Application Server
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle WebLogic Server
Ranking in Application Server
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of JBoss is 17.7%, up from 17.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle WebLogic Server is 25.1%, down from 26.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Server
 

Featured Reviews

Srinadh  Puli - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation aids installation while management consolidation needs improvement
We are currently using Ansible for Jira installations and all the management tasks. We perform some tasks manually, however, Ansible helps in automating some of these processes I find JBoss to be lightweight and easier to manage compared to WebSphere. It allows for simple modification of…
Saikat Nag - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers efficient load distribution with a scope of high scalability
Our organization configures Oracle WebLogic Server in such a way that a load balancer becomes available. The network requests are segregated to the Oracle WebLogic Server as the managing server and different nodes are configured. Using the product as a load balancer helps automate request transfer from one non-functional node to another functional node. Due to Oracle WebLogic Server, the endpoints remain unaffected whenever a node goes down. The clustering feature enhances our organization's performance and reliability. In our organization, the health of the Oracle WebLogic Server environment is maintained and managed using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM). I would definitely recommend others to use Oracle WebLogic Server. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JBoss?
The product's initial setup phase is easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JBoss?
JBoss is the cheaper option out of the three when compared to WebSphere and WebLogic. Though I haven't done a detailed price comparison, the licensing fee is cheaper, and due to its flexibility, th...
What needs improvement with JBoss?
They are trying to make it less heavyweight since app servers often deliver a lot of functionality. Still, if we aren't leveraging them, they can be too much for certain use cases. Making it lighte...
What needs improvement with Oracle WebLogic Server?
Sometimes, some issues don't get fixed by Oracle's technical support team, and you need to invest time to fix them by yourself. Oracle's support team fails to understand the real problem of the cus...
What is your primary use case for Oracle WebLogic Server?
When we implemented Oracle Libre Suite, there is middleware, which is normally Oracle WebLogic. Many customers in Pakistan use Oracle WebLogic Middleware. Previously, it was our application server,...
 

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WebLogic Application Server
 

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Sample Customers

Tata Sky, Nissan, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Novamedia, American Product Distributors, Advanced Micro Devices, Emirates Group, E*TRADE
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
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