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What is Oracle SOA Suite?

Oracle SOA Suite is a comprehensive, standards-based software suite to build, deployand manage integration following the concepts of service-oriented architecture (SOA).The components of the suite benefit from consistent tooling, a single deployment andmanagement model, end-to-end security and unified metadata management.Oracle SOA Suite helps businesses lower costs by allowing maximum re-use of existingIT investments and assets, regardless of the environment (OS, application server, etc.)they run in, or the technology they were built upon. Its easy-to-use, re-use focused,unified application development tooling and end-to-end lifecycle management supportfurther reduces development and maintenance cost and complexity.

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Oracle SOA Suite is the #1 ranked solution in top SOA Governance solutions and #11 ranked solution in top Application Infrastructure solutions. PeerSpot users give Oracle SOA Suite an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. Oracle SOA Suite is most commonly compared to IBM BPM: Oracle SOA Suite vs IBM BPM. Oracle SOA Suite is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 57% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 17% of all views.
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As of July 2025, the mindshare of Oracle SOA Suite in the Application Infrastructure category stands at 3.8%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

  • "The solution's XSLT or XSL Transformation feature was very useful."
  • "I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy."
  • "The product provides transparency in finances."

Room for Improvement

  • "The solution’s initial setup is complex and could be improved."
  • "Another area of improvement is performance. Because with multiple solutions connecting to the SOA platform, the performance of the SOA platform can be affected in time. So, that could be one area that could be improved with the SOA."
  • "The product is not user-friendly."

Pricing

Enterprise buyers evaluating Oracle SOA Suite should consider its moderate to high pricing. Licensing requires thorough planning, including estimating infrastructure needs and possible usage to optimize costs. Engaging an expert can ensure cost-effective licensing decisions. While not the cheapest option, it offers a comprehensive feature set often requiring additional work with other products. Optimal pricing may involve bundling with other Oracle products. The cloud offers more flexible pricing, but care is needed with virtualization.
  • "Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution."
  • "The product is moderately priced."
  • "The pricing is not very high as compared to its competitors."
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Top industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Performing Arts
5%
Retailer
5%
Educational Organization
5%
University
4%
Healthcare Company
4%
Comms Service Provider
4%
Non Profit
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Transportation Company
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Media Company
2%
Construction Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Outsourcing Company
2%
Logistics Company
2%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Renewables & Environment Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Engineering Company
1%

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Oracle SOA Suite customers

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Director of Tech and Consulting Services at Oriontax
Verified user of Oracle SOA Suite
Oct 8, 2023
Easy to setup, provides good support and scalable solution

Pros

"I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy. "

Cons

"Another area of improvement is performance. Because with multiple solutions connecting to the SOA platform, the performance of the SOA platform can be affected in time. So, that could be one area that could be improved with the SOA."

What is our primary use case?

It's to provide access to other solutions that we can handle or solve. Clients may have other entities that they would have to use Azure as well as the VPN. Even going further and having the service migrated to ensure that they continue to see it on-site.

What is most valuable?

Predominantly accepting APIs. The other API platform. We find that most of the customers are not running Oracle solutions, but they'd want to be able to connect with the IT agent in the software to integrate because that's in the SOA and have, like, an integration.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Architecture and Consulting at Synaptics Inc
Verified user of Oracle SOA Suite
Jun 30, 2023
Product version discussed: 11g
An evolving solution that provides various features that help businesses connect with other applications

Pros

"I found the adapters to be most useful."

Cons

"The deployment could be made easier by including add-ons like Hudson and Maven."

What is our primary use case?

BPEL is a component of SOA Suite. The use cases are almost the same for both products. Most of the solutions are implemented in SOA Suite with BPEL.

What is most valuable?

I found the adapters to be most useful. The adapters make it easy to connect with the end systems. The product has an adapter if we want to connect with Oracle Applications. The product also provides adapters to connect with application adapters like SAP, JD Edwards, and PeopleSoft. These features are available in 11g. 

In 12c, Oracle has also provided cloud adapters. For SOAP, they have provided SOAP Adapter and REST Adapter. It is a very good product. I do not see any alternate product for Oracle SOA Suite. The product is very useful, and it provides many integration solutions to multiple customers for their business needs.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. consultant
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MANOHAR SADDALA - PeerSpot user
IT Specialist at Eagle Hills
Verified user of Oracle SOA Suite
Jun 7, 2023
Enables seamless integration with multiple systems

Pros

"The most valuable features for us are the APIs, which we commonly use, as well as the scheduling capabilities and file transfers."

Cons

"One area that could be better is the human task feature. It could be improved to provide more functionality and customization options because it has limited options available. "

What is our primary use case?

We use Oracle SOA Suite to integrate between systems and ensure data synchronization.

How has it helped my organization?

Oracle SOA Suite is a powerful product that allows us to connect with multiple systems. This enables smooth and timely data flow. So it improves the way data flows in our organization.

*Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Hari Kathireshan - PeerSpot user
Sr PHP Developer at GE
Verified user of Oracle SOA Suite
Sep 17, 2022
A good solution for real-time and B2B but not user or developer friendly

Pros

"It performs better in real-time transactions."

Cons

"It's also not developer-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for real-time and B2B.

What is most valuable?

BT is valuable. It performs better in real-time transactions, but BT is much more valuable.

*Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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IT Systems Director at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of Oracle SOA Suite
Dec 18, 2022
It is suitable for integrating systems, has no issues scalability-wise, and has knowledgeable support, but it's expensive

Pros

"What I like best about Oracle SOA Suite is Oracle support. I also like the tool features, especially the integration feature."

Cons

"An area for improvement in Oracle SOA Suite is the cost. It could be lower."

What is our primary use case?

We made all our system integrations on Oracle SOA Suite.

How has it helped my organization?

Oracle SOA Suite improved my organization through system integration. My organization didn't have a way to integrate systems in the past, so the solution has helped the organization through integrations.

*Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Prashan Thilakawardena - PeerSpot user
SAP MM Consultant at Applexus Technologies Inc.
Verified user of Oracle SOA Suite
Sep 14, 2023
The product is not user-friendly, the initial setup is complex, and the stability must be improved

Pros

"The product provides transparency in finances."

Cons

"The product is not user-friendly."

What is most valuable?

The product provides transparency in finances.

What needs improvement?

The product is not user-friendly. It is very complicated. It is very hard to get the reports.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Team Lead Manager & Architect at Claro Dominicana
Verified user of Oracle SOA Suite
Jan 8, 2023
Multilayer integration, with exponential scalability, and time saving deployment

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the facility, as the partner link, is to try to use third-party services and logic in your own vehicle to orchestrate the information."

Cons

"I would like to see divided containers more separately as a microservice."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for integrated systems within the entire company.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the facility, as the partner link, is to try to use third-party services and logic in your own vehicle to orchestrate the information.

*Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Uriel Juárez - PeerSpot user
Senior Consultant at Sygno IT Services
Verified user of Oracle SOA Suite
Jan 7, 2023
Product version discussed: 12c
Useful proxy services, flexible, and reliable

Pros

"The Oracle SOA Suite has many useful features, and different organizations may place different emphases on the importance of each feature. Certain features are particularly important to the organization, such as the ability to access databases and transform messages, as well as the use of proxy services to secure web services with usernames and passwords. These features can be critical for enabling effective integration and data exchange between systems and applications."

Cons

"Other solutions might be better componets such as Salesforce. "

What is our primary use case?

I am using Oracle SOA Suite to do different web services. For example, web service Type SOAP and REST.

How has it helped my organization?

Oracle SOA Suite has been beneficial for my organization because it enables us to consume other services and access databases to transfer data. It also allows us to receive messages from web services and transform them into different formats, such as XML. This helps us to effectively integrate and exchange data between various systems and applications.

*Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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