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Oracle SOA Suite pros and cons

Vendor: Oracle
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Oracle SOA Suite enables visualization and analysis of company processes through audit trails, revealing areas for potential improvement.
The suite provides valuable integration features including connectors, BAM, web service development, and cloud connectivity.
Oracle SOA Suite facilitates connectivity across diverse systems, with capabilities in SOAP and REST integration, as well as support for XML and JSON transformations.
The suite allows for designing and developing simultaneously, with the flexibility to customize solutions when needed.
Oracle SOA Suite excels in integration capabilities, supporting APIs, scheduling, file transfers, and adapters, crucial for connecting disparate systems.

CONS

Maven integration in JDeveloper is basic and could be enhanced.
Integration with other cloud-based tools should be easier.
There could be a single login for accessing various parts of SOA like BPEL.
Performance can degrade with multiple connections to SOA platform.
Licensing cost remains high and may not suit smaller organizations.
 

Oracle SOA Suite Pros review quotes

it_user415716 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jun 4, 2018
The product allows you to visualize how a company is working currently by providing rich possibilities for analysis such as the audit trails and therefore shows where improvements might be valuable.
it_user515403 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consumer-focused product & marketing professional
Sep 19, 2016
Valuable features include connectors and BAM.
it_user515586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Development at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 19, 2016
The integration with various products.
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it_user515601 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works with 51-200 employees
Sep 19, 2016
Valuable features include web service development and cloud connectivity.
it_user516642 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Oracle Middleware Developer at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 20, 2016
Provides connectivity between discrete systems and has availability.
it_user522150 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 28, 2016
Conceptually, how it integrates a lot of essential enterprise process components. That's the most valuable.
it_user719139 - PeerSpot reviewer
SME at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees
Aug 15, 2017
The new product has come out with SOA Cloud Service and Integration Analytics as well, which gives more options for clients to pick their point of requirements.
it_user799395 - PeerSpot reviewer
General manager
Jan 10, 2018
Middleware jobs developing for EC, ERP, and shipping systems become easier.
Robin Saikat Chatterjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Solutioning Technology and Architeture at Tata Consultancy Services
Oct 4, 2019
The ability to stand up a highly available SOA Suite, which has full DR capabilities, in a remote center and synchronize the databases using Data Guard.
SF
Enterprise Architect at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Sep 16, 2019
The most valuable feature of this solution is the option to design, and the development can happen at the same time.
 

Oracle SOA Suite Cons review quotes

it_user415716 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jun 4, 2018
The Maven integration in JDeveloper is very basic and might be enhanced to allow the proper use of Maven.
it_user515403 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consumer-focused product & marketing professional
Sep 19, 2016
I want to see easier integration connections with other cloud-based tools.
it_user515586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Development at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 19, 2016
The web services need to be more robust.
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it_user515601 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works with 51-200 employees
Sep 19, 2016
SOA
it_user516642 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Oracle Middleware Developer at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 20, 2016
Decrease the number of internal resources which the product uses.
it_user522150 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 28, 2016
The interface is too complicated. Making modifications still requires too much technical knowledge.
it_user719139 - PeerSpot reviewer
SME at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees
Aug 15, 2017
SOA, OSB, SOA Cloud Service.
it_user799395 - PeerSpot reviewer
General manager
Jan 10, 2018
The installation and adjustment process seems too complex.
Robin Saikat Chatterjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Solutioning Technology and Architeture at Tata Consultancy Services
Oct 4, 2019
Various parts of SOA, BPEL, and so on, each have their own consoles which need to be accessed individually with different logins. It would be better from an admin perspective if all the consoles were accessible via a single login.
SF
Enterprise Architect at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Sep 16, 2019
If the disk space expansion can be made more flexible, not requiring a database restart, it would be a major benefit.