Oracle Fusion Middleware vs Oracle GlassFish comparison

Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle GlassFish are both solutions in the Application Server category. Oracle Fusion Middleware is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.3, while Oracle GlassFish is ranked #9. Oracle Fusion Middleware holds a 5.5% mindshare in AppS, compared to Oracle GlassFish’s 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Oracle Fusion Middleware users are willing to recommend the solution.

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0% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Ranking in Application Server

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle GlassFish

Ranking in Application Server

9th

Average Rating

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of Oracle Fusion Middleware is 5.5%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle GlassFish is 3.2%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Server Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Oracle Fusion Middleware	5.5%
Oracle GlassFish	3.2%
Other	91.3%

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Sai Kri

Assistant Manager Business Applications at NMC Healthcare

Migration to a modern interface enhances AI integration and cloud capabilities

Presently, Oracle recommends migrating to Oracle Fusion since it's a hot product now. e-Business Suite may soon be sunsetted and has an outdated UI, with few upgrades. In contrast, Oracle Fusion offers modern features, such as AI, cloud-based applications, and customization options like Redwood features. Oracle Fusion AI chatbots are embedded, benefiting projects.

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it_user517413

Technical Lead Developer

Offers EE Support. I would like to see integration with MQ systems.

The products offers EE support. It offers ease of use. I would like to see integration with MQ systems.

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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

"I rate my overall experience with Oracle Fusion Middleware as nine out of ten points."

"I rate Oracle Fusion Middleware as ten out of ten."

"One good thing, which is a little bit common across all middleware products, is that you can build asynchronous as well as synchronous processes. The SOA part is where it can maintain your state for any state-full integrations. If you have failures, you can replay all that, which is a good part."

"The most valuable feature is the structure of the product. We use Oracle Fusion Middleware to manage the Oracle database. Registered users can go to each product if sign-on credentials match each user's identical framework."

"Oracle recommends moving to Oracle Fusion as they are constantly releasing new AI, modern, web-based, and cloud-based features with updated UI. With Redwood customization and AI chatbots embedded, Oracle Fusion stands ahead of older systems."

"The initial setup is easy. There are many self-tutorial videos are on the Internet, and then the Oracle documents are self-explanatory."

"Fusion Middleware's main feature for me is that it is quite flexible, and, as middleware, it provides us with all sorts of technology and application adapters, which makes it very handy to use."

"Data integrity."

More Oracle Fusion Middleware pros

"The products offers EE support."

Cons

"I would rate the stability a nine out of ten because we did have multiple breakdowns and crashes."

"Oracle Fusion Middleware is based on the regulations in Saudi Arabia and the legislation changes. There is a need to be improvements all the time. It needs to adapt quickly in this market. Additionally, there could be some improvements in the construction sector."

"Oracle Fusion Middleware could improve by offering enhanced and customizable business-related features, particularly in supporting individual businesses or custom applications."

"The price could always be better."

"Oracle rapidly releases new features, and I may not be ready to adopt them."

"The documentation might not be good enough for new users."

"Technical support should resolve issues more quickly."

"The solution's technical support needs to be improved."

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"I would like to see integration with MQ systems."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive so pricing is rated a six out of ten."

"We pay annually for the solution."

"The solution is quite expensive so is only used by larger organizations."

"The pricing is moderate. It's fine."

"The tool is best suited for large companies due to high licensing costs."

"My advice is to buy the basic modules first, gain the most benefit from them, then buy the advanced modules."

"It is expensive. We are looking for a cheaper solution."

"The licensing costs are reasonable."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	10

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Fusion Middleware?

The most valuable features are Oracle Unified Directory and unified identity access management.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Fusion Middleware?

Oracle Fusion Middleware is generally expensive, although I'm not directly involved with the licensing aspects.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Fusion Middleware?

There could be improvements in the installation and integration parts of Oracle Fusion Middleware. The guides often have errors, such as web scripting issues, and can be difficult to follow. With m...

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Overview

Oracle Fusion Middleware is the digital business platform for the enterprise and the cloud. It enables enterprises to create and run agile, intelligent business applications while maximizing IT efficiency through full utilization of modern hardware and software architectures.

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Oracle GlassFish Server is a robust open source platform that offers exhaustive and accessible documentation, intuitive administration and configuration features, interoperability with Microsoft Windows, feature-rich integration with NetBeans and Eclipse, and alignment with Oracle Solaris, OpenSolaris, and MySQL.

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