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Oracle Service Bus vs WSO2 Carbon [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Service Bus
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (3rd)
WSO2 Carbon [EOL]
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

JB
IT Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Efficient integration across varied systems through advanced routing and enrichment services
We usually use Oracle Service Bus for integration, to integrate with different systems, running batch processes, or using web services. It is used for different kinds of integrations The main advantage of Oracle Service Bus is the possibility to integrate different systems using workflows and…
it_user420135 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Architect & Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It allows you to deal with any mediation situation based on messages using concepts like proxy services and APIs.
The Data Services Server is a beautiful product which allows you to "expose" your data as REST and/or SOAP services secured or not using any of the databases you might to keep your business data. Using with the Identity server it gives you the possibility to manage all the identity subjects in your Organization, it connects out of the box to any corporate user store you have through LDAP or JDBC, it allows you to manage different mechanisms to implement authentication / authorization using Web SSO, SAML2, OAUTH2, federated authentication, among others. Also, it allows you to control all this through its administrative interface which could be exposed out of the box as SOAP services and also you can use it to implement role based access controls using XACML policies and business claims.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The communication between applications is already defined, which means that you don't have to redefine your service infrastructure at the lower level."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring feature, where we can track the web's UI development."
"It is stable."
"Oracle Service Bus is a great tool for handling data and we use it to bridge the gap between the more modern technologies we have and our older technologies like mainframe."
"From a technical perspective, the interface is fine and the solution is quite robust."
"The routing and aggregation are the most valuable features. It's split and join."
"The features on offer are very complete; it's a very good product overall."
"The stability is consistently high, with only one notable issue encountered."
"The Enterprise Service Bus is really fast and flexible, it allows you to deal with any mediation situation based on messages using concepts like proxy services, APIs, and it has lots of connectors that facilitates its interaction with other products."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is likely complex for many organizations."
"We have faced a problem with the heap memory side, but that is stable now."
"With the most recent version, 12c, I'm still getting used to using it, learning how to use it, how to configure it. The Oracle documentation is OK, but there aren’t a lot of good examples for me to follow."
"There are some loopholes in service and support."
"There is significant room for improvement in the monitoring capabilities."
"This is a very, very expensive solution. It will cost a company a lot."
"The pricing of the product could be better. It's a bit high."
"Some unknown errors will sometimes happen and the error message isn't clear."
"In a general sense, the documentation of these products should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have an unlimited yearly license."
"This is a very expensive product and the price varies depending on factors such as the number of processors and the number of users. Our licensing fees are approximately $300,000."
"I'm not aware of how much Oracle Service Bus costs."
"The price of this solution is better than the subscription-based Mule ESB."
"Oracle Service Bus is a bit expensive"
"The pricing is on the higher side."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
6%
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Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise22
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Service Bus?
I view both Oracle and IBM products as expensive. There are no significant differences in pricing between these products.
What needs improvement with Oracle Service Bus?
The main problem could be related to timeout issues. This can happen due to legacy systems that might not allow the use of microservices. It's a different viewpoint of the system, and such constrai...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Service Bus?
We usually use Oracle Service Bus ( /products/oracle-service-bus-reviews ) for integration, to integrate with different systems, running batch processes, or using web services. It is used for diffe...
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Sample Customers

MakeMyTrip Ltd., Griffith University, Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Pacfico Seguros Generales, IGEPA IT-SERVICE GmbH, Guangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Pacfico Seguros Generales, Bank Audi S.A.L., Rydges Sydney Airport, Intelligent Pathways, Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP
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