Oracle SOA Suite and Microsoft System Center both cater to enterprise needs, but Oracle SOA Suite seems to have the upper hand in integration capabilities, while Microsoft System Center excels in managing Windows-based environments.
Features: Oracle SOA Suite provides advanced service integration with numerous technology adapters, BPEL orchestration for process automation, and real-time business insights. Microsoft System Center offers strong configuration management, integration with Microsoft products, and ease of use within Windows environments.
Room for Improvement: Oracle SOA Suite users report performance issues, difficulties with scaling, and need improvements in API management and microservices support. Microsoft System Center could benefit from better cloud integration, a refreshed user interface, and simplified deployment processes.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle SOA Suite primarily focuses on On-premises deployment with some cloud capabilities, but support experience varies. Microsoft System Center supports both On-premises and hybrid cloud, yet faces challenges in complex deployments and prompt technical support.
Pricing and ROI: Oracle SOA Suite requires a significant initial investment with potentially lower long-term costs due to comprehensive integration features, while Microsoft System Center's pricing as part of broader subscriptions may affect affordability, though its integration in Microsoft environments could enhance ROI.
As a partner, I cannot create a ticket directly; I have to involve the end user's email to create one, so using the Software Assurance ID to create a ticket directly is not possible, making it very challenging for me.
There have been many instances where I've been stuck for longer periods awaiting resolutions.
Microsoft System Center is scalable, allowing integration even if I have different sites.
The scalability of Oracle SOA Suite is high; it allows for extensions and the addition of new interfaces without requiring server shutdowns.
Oracle SOA Suite is stable, but it requires knowledgeable individuals to navigate its complexities.
The disadvantage of Microsoft System Center is related to the many integrated services; if one service is failing, then all features will be affected.
Oracle SOA Suite licensing cost tends to be higher, adhering to a fixed pricing model rather than a pay-per-use basis, which might not be suitable for smaller organizations.
The setup cost of Oracle SOA Suite is relatively high since various components, including database licenses, WebLogic licenses, VM costs, and SOA licenses based on enterprise and Oracle negotiations, contribute to expenses.
In Microsoft System Center, all the features are integrated already, whereas in ManageEngine, you have to license each feature individually to access those features.
It has multiple built-in adapters, a strong WebLogic server, an easy-to-understand user development interface, and quick development timelines.
Product | Market Share (%) |
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Oracle SOA Suite | 3.6% |
Microsoft System Center | 1.5% |
Other | 94.9% |
Company Size | Count |
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Small Business | 7 |
Midsize Enterprise | 4 |
Large Enterprise | 10 |
Company Size | Count |
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Small Business | 13 |
Midsize Enterprise | 15 |
Large Enterprise | 41 |
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.
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