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Oracle GlassFish vs Oracle WebLogic Server comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle GlassFish
Ranking in Application Server
12th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle WebLogic Server
Ranking in Application Server
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of Oracle GlassFish is 3.8%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle WebLogic Server is 9.8%, down from 23.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Server Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle WebLogic Server9.8%
Oracle GlassFish3.8%
Other86.4%
Application Server
 

Featured Reviews

it_user517413 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Thomas Waltair - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Head And Director Product Development at Neptune Software Group
Stable and scalable enterprise deployment with Cloud-Native support
Oracle WebLogic Server helps with my deployment strategy in both monolithic as well as Cloud-Native ways. I think it is useful; this Cloud-Native support helps with deployment in both on-prem and cloud. For container deployment, we are not very rich. We are in the process of moving our business logic to containerization. But in terms of this being a big product, a core banking system, I prefer on-prem rather than cloud. The use cases and the scrum help me a lot in an iterative, incremental manner. I would recommend this product; it is an enterprise, large volume, and of course, it is worth it to deploy. I am providing this review with a rating of 9.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The products offers EE support."
"Another valuable feature is the ability to automate tasks through scripts, making our environment highly efficient."
"WebLogic is a mature Java application server and when compared to competitors, it excels in speed, scalability and stability."
"One of the good features of Oracle WebLogic Server was the ability to add some custom parameters to its deployment and performance."
"In WebLogic, the most useful feature is the UI administration console from where we can configure everything, such as security access, and we can start and stop it graphically. That's the best feature of WebLogic Server."
"I mostly like the stability."
"It has all the enterprise features we need, the initial setup is straightforward, technical support is helpful, the solution is stable, and it's a scalable product."
"The biggest benefit I see from Oracle WebLogic Server is that it is beneficial; we are stable through a large volume of transactions, I am able to have a highly scalable, highly demanding, enterprise deployment, and I am able to increase the volume based on the demand."
"The only difference is that Weblogic is lighter and consumes less memory."
 

Cons

"I would like to see integration with MQ systems."
"The quarterly updates can sometimes lead to instability depending on the configuration of systems."
"There are always ways to improve."
"In terms of what could be improved, maybe something related to the processes automation or starting and stopping the processes, because often WebLogic comes with something called Node Manager. Node Manager needs to be configured and administrated manually."
"The cost of the solution is okay, however, it could always be less."
"There are a lot of reasons that can cause WebLogic updates to end up making the whole system unstable."
"The Oracle team is not a good provider when it comes to supporting. They do not have good knowledge of the technical aspects, so Google is better."
"Having clearer mechanisms to directly map a database-level connection problem to the corresponding WebLogic thread would greatly enhance the administrator's convenience."
"Oracle's support team fails to understand the real problem of the customer, which is why they take time to resolve issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing of the product is expensive"
"Its high expense is a significant drawback"
"My company uses a licensed version of the product, so we get Oracle's support."
"In our country, this is an expensive product."
"As Oracle WebLogic Server is a product from Oracle, it is bound to be an expensive solution. My company needs to make annual payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."
"I would not compare WebSphere and WebLogic because both servers are really good. The only difference is that Weblogic is lighter and consumes less memory."
"It is expensive."
"The solution's licensing is high-priced."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Government
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Oracle WebLogic Server?
I am not sure at this stage about any areas for improvement.
What is your primary use case for Oracle WebLogic Server?
The main purposes for which I use Oracle WebLogic Server is for enterprise deployment. It is an enterprise application deployment. I work with Cloud-Native support in Oracle WebLogic Server. We are...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle WebLogic Server?
The full license is costly. We are working with an embedded license; for us, it is acceptable, but in reality, the open full license will be costly because it is a number-of-core-based licensing. T...
 

Also Known As

GlassFish
WebLogic Application Server
 

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