Microsoft .NET Framework vs Oracle SOA Suite comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Application Infrastructure category. Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.4, while Oracle is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.4. Microsoft holds a 6.0% mindshare in AIS, compared to Oracle’s 3.9% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 5, 2025

Oracle SOA Suite and Microsoft .NET Framework compete in the enterprise-grade integration category. Oracle SOA Suite has the upper hand in integration capabilities and support for B2B scenarios, while Microsoft .NET Framework offers ease of use within the Microsoft ecosystem and strong development tools.

Features: Oracle SOA Suite is known for its broad integration capabilities, supporting a wide array of technology adapters, and offering tools for process automation, monitoring, and fault handling. Microsoft .NET Framework provides robust support for web and Windows-based applications, strong development tools, and a mature platform, which integrates seamlessly with the Microsoft ecosystem.

Room for Improvement: Oracle SOA Suite needs enhancements in stability, performance, and the usability of its development environment, JDeveloper, as well as better REST support and cloud adaptability. Improvement is also needed in its sluggish support system. Microsoft .NET Framework could improve cross-platform compatibility, enhance integration with non-Microsoft products, and offer better support for big data and cloud environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle SOA Suite's deployment is primarily on-premises, with a challenging setup and maintenance process. Customer service is generally satisfactory but can improve in technical support. Microsoft .NET Framework offers flexible deployment options in both public cloud and hybrid environments, with adequate customer service, though responsiveness could be enhanced.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle SOA Suite is a comprehensive but costly solution, with high licensing costs requiring careful ROI planning. It provides value through its extensive features. Microsoft .NET Framework presents a more cost-effective approach, especially with its open-source .NET Core variant offering free robust development tools. Although operational costs might be higher due to integration needs, .NET Framework offers a compelling value proposition.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft .NET Framework

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle SOA Suite

Ranking in Application Infrastructure

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SOA Governance (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Application Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Microsoft .NET Framework is 6.0%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle SOA Suite is 3.9%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Infrastructure

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Pavan Kodur

Application Architect at The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Intuitive, easier to develop, maintain, and migrate from the old framework to newer versions

There are a few areas where they could compete better with products like React or Angular – the popular SPA (Single Page Application) frameworks. Microsoft has its own product called Blazor, but I don't think it's quite as powerful yet as React or Angular. I think that's an area for improvement. For example, HR asked me to build something that worked offline and online. Microsoft products don't really support that well, as I'd have to rely on browser databases. React and Angular are better for that. If I need something faster, I'd definitely use React. So, I see Microsoft lagging a bit in that area.

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MANOHAR SADDALA

IT Specialist at Eagle Hills

Enables seamless integration with multiple systems

I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. It's not much more dynamic, not as dynamic as you may think, like seeing it in the cloud. In order to use it, you need to have the download servers and then scale up your systems. Oracle SOA Suites serves as a middle layer between applications. For example, let's say you have SAP, and we have Salesforce or Oracle ERP system. Users connect to those systems and perform certain activities or transactions on the applications. Now, if any data needs to be synchronized or any integration needs to happen between these applications, we use the Oracle SOA Suite. It acts as the bridge between the applications, not between the users. It's like having endpoints between the applications. Currently, we have 20 endpoints; 20 systems are connected to it, which is great. Oracle SOA Suite is being used daily. We are using it to its maximum potential.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"User-friendly and straightforward."

"Microsoft .NET Framework’s most valuable features are web application development, RESTful services development, security, performance, and less memory footprint."

"As we are scaling quite nicely on Azure."

"In my opinion, the best thing about Microsoft .NET is the fully featured framework. It provides most of the things which a normal developer requires of any application out of the box."

"It's easy to create and integrate things."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft .NET Framework is debugging."

"Microsoft .NET Framework continually innovates, particularly in Visual Studio, which focuses on improving languages, debugging, and .NET functionality."

"Initial setup is straightforward. All the components are readily available."

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"The Oracle SOA Suite has many useful features, and different organizations may place different emphases on the importance of each feature. Certain features are particularly important to the organization, such as the ability to access databases and transform messages, as well as the use of proxy services to secure web services with usernames and passwords. These features can be critical for enabling effective integration and data exchange between systems and applications."

"Conceptually, how it integrates a lot of essential enterprise process components. That's the most valuable."

"Valuable features include web service development and cloud connectivity."

"The integration with various products."

"The stability of the solution is the most valuable feature."

"The product allows you to visualize how a company is working currently by providing rich possibilities for analysis such as the audit trails and therefore shows where improvements might be valuable."

"Valuable features include connectors and BAM."

"We were able to scale out using multiple application and web servers balanced by hardware load balancers and Weblogic clustering."

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Cons

"This solution should include Power BI so that we don't have to use any third-party tools."

"The solution needs to update its security periodically because there are many security concerns."

"The learning curve could be improved."

"In my opinion, this solution can be improved by providing out-of-the-box support for different types of libraries."

"Their system is very vast. I have spent 12 years here, and I can definitely say there is still a lot of scope for improvement."

"It would be nice if the framework were able to work with additional environments and systems like Linux."

"I would want the product to be integrated with the different AI tools in the future since it is one of the areas where the product has certain shortcomings."

"Microsoft could improve .NET Framework by providing more resources to help users understand the solution."

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"Various parts of SOA, BPEL, and so on, each have their own consoles which need to be accessed individually with different logins. It would be better from an admin perspective if all the consoles were accessible via a single login."

"An area for improvement in Oracle SOA Suite is the cost. It could be lower."

"The Maven integration in JDeveloper is very basic and might be enhanced to allow the proper use of Maven."

"It's also not developer-friendly."

"Another area of improvement is performance. Because with multiple solutions connecting to the SOA platform, the performance of the SOA platform can be affected in time. So, that could be one area that could be improved with the SOA."

"SOA, OSB, SOA Cloud Service."

"The interface is too complicated. Making modifications still requires too much technical knowledge."

"I want to see easier integration connections with other cloud-based tools."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft .NET Framework is a free, open-source solution."

"Considering the bigger picture, opting for the Microsoft ecosystem can be beneficial and it is priced well. When relying on entirely open-source solutions, you may encounter challenges associated with dealing with multiple vendors and potentially compromised security measures. However, it is important to note that Microsoft could enhance its performance when it comes to addressing critical security concerns."

"In the interim, there's no need to purchase videos for viewing. Microsoft has made significant moves in the .NET space, starting with their response in Visual Studio Code and now providing Visual Studio entirely for free. This is a notable shift from the past when we used to pay substantial amounts for technical subscriptions. Previously, a group of ten developers could cost several thousand dollars annually for licensing. However, the current trend is to offer these tools for free to maintain their dominance in the developer market. The market dynamics have changed, and now developers can freely download Visual Studio, making it a preferred choice over other paid options."

"Microsoft .NET Framework is very cost-effective for corporate users."

"The product and support for this solution are free for everyone."

"For the moment I can only give the product a rating of five out of ten since only some of the customers will be satisfied, those that have the financial resources for hosting a platform on Windows Server."

"The Microsoft .NET Framework is free of charge, without licensing cost."

"The solution is a bit costly when compared to open source products or open gear licenses."

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"Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution."

"The pricing is not very high as compared to its competitors."

"Based on my knowledge, Oracle SOA Suite doesn't have user-based licensing. It has a system-based licensing model, so you pay for whole systems. Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution, so it's a four out of ten for me."

"This product is WebLogic based, hence it can be both resource hungry as well as expensive from a licensing point of view."

"The product is moderately priced."

"Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard."

"It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

11%

Real Estate/Law Firm

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft .NET Framework?

Microsoft .NET Framework continually innovates, particularly in Visual Studio, which focuses on improving languages, debugging, and .NET functionality.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft .NET Framework?

The company is not paying anything for the license. I am not familiar with this area. For us, it's free.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft .NET Framework?

There may be some topics regarding connectivity and management of certificates that require attention. We are currently facing some issues.

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What do you like most about Oracle SOA Suite?

The solution's XSLT or XSL Transformation feature was very useful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle SOA Suite?

Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution.

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What needs improvement with Oracle SOA Suite?

The solution’s initial setup is complex and could be improved. A big challenge for Oracle SOA Suite is that you don't get too many technical resources.

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MS .NET Framework

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Overview

Microsoft .NET Framework is a software development framework for building and running applications for Windows, Windows Phone, Windows servers, XML Web services, and Microsoft Azure. The software is made up of two major components: Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework Class Library. The CLR is the execution engine that handles running apps and the Class Library is a library of tested, reusable code that developers can call from their own apps.

Microsoft .NET Framework Features

Microsoft .NET Framework has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Memory management: With Microsoft .NET Framework apps, the CLR allocates and releases memory and handles object lifetimes in many programming languages, so programmers are not responsible to do it.

Multitargeting: Microsoft .NET Framework targets .NET Standard, allowing developers to create class libraries that work on multiple Microsoft .NET Framework platforms.

A common type system: When using Microsoft .NET Framework, basic types are defined by the .NET Framework type system and are common to all languages that target Microsoft .NET Framework as opposed to traditional programming languages where basic types are defined by the compiler.

Side-by-side execution: By allowing multiple versions of the common language runtime to exist on the same computer, Microsoft .NET Framework helps resolve version conflicts. In addition, an app can run on the version of Microsoft .NET Framework with which it was built and multiple versions of apps can coexist.

Development frameworks and technologies: Microsoft .NET Framework provides libraries for specific areas of app development, such as ASP.NET for web apps, ADO.NET for data access, Windows Communication Foundation for service-oriented apps, and Windows Presentation Foundation for Windows desktop apps.

Microsoft .NET Framework Benefits

There are many benefits to implementing Microsoft .NET Framework. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

Language interoperability: With this Microsoft .NET Framework feature, routines written in one language are accessible to other languages, enabling programmers to focus on creating apps in their preferred languages.

Version compatibility: Microsoft .NET Framework offers version compatibility for rare occasions when apps that are developed by using a particular version of Microsoft .NET Framework happen to run without modification on a later version.

Extensive class library: With Microsoft .NET Framework, programmers have the ability to use a readily accessible Microsoft .NET Framework class library instead of having to write vast amounts of code to handle common low-level programming operations.

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the Microsoft .NET Framework solution.

PeerSpot user, Syed A., Principal System Developer at a government, says the solution is a “Great all in one framework with extensive stack for web applications, windows applications and mobile applications.”

A QA Supervisor at a manufacturing company mentions, “It comes with many features that you can interact with and has all of the libraries readily available, which is not available in the RPA platforms. You can create your own SSIS package. You can integrate with all of the Windows objects, which is not available in Automation Anywhere, and you need to rely on their Object Cloning technologies to interact with them.”

Brennan G., IS Technical Architect at Avara Foods Holdings Limited, comments, “It is easy to use, and it runs on a Windows platform. The .NET Framework is a very good framework. It does what I need it to do.”

Microsoft

Oracle SOA Suite is a comprehensive, standards-based software suite to build, deploy and manage integration following the concepts of service-oriented architecture (SOA). The components of the suite benefit from consistent tooling, a single deployment and management model, end-to-end security and unified metadata management. Oracle SOA Suite helps businesses lower costs by allowing maximum re-use of existing IT investments and assets, regardless of the environment (OS, application server, etc.) they run in, or the technology they were built upon. Its easy-to-use, re-use focused, unified application development tooling and end-to-end lifecycle management support further reduces development and maintenance cost and complexity.

For more information on Oracle SOA Suite, visit Oracle.com

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Sample Customers

Curtin University, Rockwell Automation, Aruba Networks, Insurity Inc., City of Barcelona, Pennsylvania DCNR, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, A1 Telekom Austria AG, Eastman Chemical Company

7-Eleven, Arcor SAIC, Banca Transilvania, Eaton Corporation, Emdeon, Ferrovial, Griffith University, National Instruments, Pella Corporation, Vodafone Group Plc,

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