Oracle GlassFish vs Oracle WebLogic Server comparison

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We performed a comparison between Oracle GlassFish and Oracle WebLogic Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "Fees are paid on a yearly basis."
  • "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."
  • "Pricing for Oracle WebLogic Server is expensive."
  • "The solution's licensing is high-priced."
  • "The tool's pricing is yearly."
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    Top Answer:One of the good features of Oracle WebLogic Server was the ability to add some custom parameters to its deployment and performance.
    Top Answer:Oracle WebLogic Server's configuration could be improved because we need to do multiple configurations when setting up anything. A UI-based wizard may help in the product's configuration. We used to… more »
    Top Answer:I worked for a product-based company that supports different application deployment platforms like WildFly, WebSphere, and WebLogic, along with different databases. We had to set up our own… more »
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    GlassFish
    WebLogic Application Server
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    Overview
    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.

    Oracle WebLogic Server 12c, the world’s first cloud-native, enterprise Java platform enables you to fully realize the benefits of cloud computing. Unique multitenancy capability drives massive consolidation. Lightweight microcontainer architecture drives application isolation and 100 percent portability between your private and public cloud. Multi data center high availability architecture protects against application disruption. Developer innovations with full Java EE 7 and Java SE8 support maximize DevOps productivity. Additionally, you continue to have access to the same platform on premises and in the cloud, via Oracle Java Cloud Service, which is based on Oracle WebLogic Server.

    For more information on Oracle Weblogic Server, visit Oracle.com

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    Sample Customers
    TravelMuse, Clarity Accounting
    Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Infosys Ltd., Sascar, Banca Transilvania, UL, Center for Railway Information Systems, SPAR Austria Group, Reliance Commercial Finance, Industrial Bank of Korea, Al Jaber Group, Safe Water Kenya, Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider17%
    Government15%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm31%
    Government19%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
    Media Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise66%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise44%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    Oracle GlassFish is ranked 9th in Application Server while Oracle WebLogic Server is ranked 2nd in Application Server with 14 reviews. Oracle GlassFish is rated 0.0, while Oracle WebLogic Server is rated 7.8. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle WebLogic Server writes "Applicable for a wide variety of purposes and sports a useful UI console". Oracle GlassFish is most compared with JBoss, Tomcat, IIS and IBM WebSphere Application Server, whereas Oracle WebLogic Server is most compared with Tomcat, JBoss, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Fusion Middleware and TmaxSoft JEUS.

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