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Oracle WebLogic Server vs Tomcat comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle WebLogic Server
Ranking in Application Server
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tomcat
Ranking in Application Server
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of Oracle WebLogic Server is 25.1%, down from 26.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tomcat is 19.9%, down from 20.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Saikat Nag - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers efficient load distribution with a scope of high scalability
Our organization configures Oracle WebLogic Server in such a way that a load balancer becomes available. The network requests are segregated to the Oracle WebLogic Server as the managing server and different nodes are configured. Using the product as a load balancer helps automate request transfer from one non-functional node to another functional node. Due to Oracle WebLogic Server, the endpoints remain unaffected whenever a node goes down. The clustering feature enhances our organization's performance and reliability. In our organization, the health of the Oracle WebLogic Server environment is maintained and managed using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM). I would definitely recommend others to use Oracle WebLogic Server. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Erick  Karanja - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers high availability, straightforward deployment and easy to use
Tomcat could be a little bit more innovative. Tomcat could come up with a framework that's more lightweight and purely targeted at Java applications. Some other solutions are doing better right now, maybe because they have come up with MicroProfile, which I think is moving forward. It may actually beat Tomcat because of the lightweight nature of the framework, the MicroProfile. They're coming up with new solutions. So, for the future of Tomcat and to maintain the market share they might be looking for, they need to come up with initiatives to ensure that several of us have a lightweight framework to deploy applications on.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The possibility of having several servers running, so we do not lose the service."
"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."
"Helps in efficient load distribution"
"We have some hosted servers as well as some of our own. It performs well."
"Oracle WebLogic Server has a bunch of ready features that are easy to use and understand."
"It's a scalable product."
"It is efficient, not redundant, usable, scalable, and meant for enterprise applications."
"One of the good features of Oracle WebLogic Server was the ability to add some custom parameters to its deployment and performance."
"The solution is convenient. It is a comfortable and easy-to-use solution for my use cases."
"The most valuable feature is how simple it is to deploy the solution."
"The solution is scalable."
"We can use Apache Tomcat for Java server applications."
"The product is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Tomcat is its ability to export libraries into different instances so that I can use it not only in one application but in multiple applications."
"The solution has very robust functionality."
"The solution is readily available and open-source."
 

Cons

"In the future, I would like to see better support for the REST interface."
"The administration is hard, and it is more complex to use than others."
"Oracle's support team fails to understand the real problem of the customer, which is why they take time to resolve issues."
"The integration could be improved."
"The pricing is a little bit higher compared to other products."
"Oracle WebLogic Server's configuration could be improved because we need to do multiple configurations when setting up anything."
"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."
"There's a bug related to the managed services."
"The product needs to have more updates."
"The stability must be improved."
"I have no recommendations for improvements."
"Java functions should be built better into the solution."
"The setup is complex and could be improved."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"The solution cannot host .NET applications."
"The interface is not user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution’s pricing is affordable."
"The tool's pricing is yearly."
"The licensing of the product is expensive"
"It is expensive."
"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."
"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."
"The licensing fees are annual and depend on the model."
"In our country, this is an expensive product."
"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
"It's open-source. We don't pay for the license."
"Tomcat's pricing is very cheap."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"We are using the open-source version."
"The solution is free."
"If it is a community version of the solution, no payment is required. However, if it is a Linux version, we must buy the solution from JBoss."
"Tomcat is open-source and free to use."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
42%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle WebLogic Server?
Sometimes, some issues don't get fixed by Oracle's technical support team, and you need to invest time to fix them by yourself. Oracle's support team fails to understand the real problem of the cus...
What is your primary use case for Oracle WebLogic Server?
When we implemented Oracle Libre Suite, there is middleware, which is normally Oracle WebLogic. Many customers in Pakistan use Oracle WebLogic Middleware. Previously, it was our application server,...
What do you like most about Tomcat?
Tomcat's ease of use has positively impacted project timelines. Tomcat already has high availability – it doesn't go down so often and doesn't require a lot of maintenance. As long as your applicat...
What needs improvement with Tomcat?
Resource configuration like JNDI and queue configuration, similar to other servers, should be provided from the admin console for Tomcat. Currently, it is done manually. The server config file must...
What is your primary use case for Tomcat?
I am using the solution at running level three. It is for running web applications.
 

Also Known As

WebLogic Application Server
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Sample Customers

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
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