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 #10. Oracle Fusion Middleware holds a 5.6% mindshare in AppS, compared to Oracle GlassFish’s 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Oracle Fusion Middleware users are willing to recommend the solution.

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88% willing to recommend

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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

10th

Average Rating

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of Oracle Fusion Middleware is 5.6%, up from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle GlassFish is 2.4%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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 e-Business Suite may soon be sunsetted and has an outdated UI, with few upgrades.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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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

"The scalability is good."

"It is really good in terms of features, and it is stable."

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

"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 solution is very easy to install."

"The solution is extendable so you can start with two cores and add more at any time."

"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 features are Oracle Unified Directory and unified identity access management."

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"The products offers EE support."

Cons

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

"Its price can be improved. We are currently looking for more cost-efficiency. It should also have a little bit more flexibility for customizations. The customizations should be quicker."

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

"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."

"Technical support should resolve issues more quickly."

"For improvements, I think Oracle Fusion Middleware could be better at connecting to third-party applications. While it works well with Oracle products, it's more limited to non-Oracle systems than other middleware solutions like MuleSoft."

"An improvement for Oracle's Fusion Middleware could definitely be found in the SOA component. It's a heavyweight container and, if you ask me, if a product is available as a docker image where we can easily port it in to another Kubernetes platform, that would be perfect. But as for the current situation in the market, nobody is really willing to deploy this on premises."

"One thing that I would like to see is if this product can be containerized. We are moving away from virtual servers and moving more towards containerization to be able to quickly set up environments or have the flexibility of scaling them. It would be good if it can be containerized, and it works well in containerized platforms."

More Oracle Fusion Middleware cons

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

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

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

"The licensing costs are reasonable."

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

"We pay annually for the solution."

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

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Government

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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?

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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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