JBoss vs Oracle Fusion Middleware comparison

Red Hat and Oracle are both solutions in the Application Server category. Red Hat is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.4, while Oracle is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.2. Red Hat holds a 17.7% mindshare in AppS, compared to Oracle’s 5.8% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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87% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

JBoss and Oracle Fusion Middleware compete in the enterprise application server market. JBoss appears to have the upper hand in cost-effectiveness and ease of deployment, while Oracle Fusion Middleware offers more comprehensive integration with Oracle products.

Features: JBoss provides high availability, scalability, and cost-effective implementation. It offers flexibility, easy setup, and efficient deployment with robust support from Red Hat. Oracle Fusion Middleware provides comprehensive integration, especially with Oracle products, numerous adapters, and strong service-oriented architecture capabilities.

Room for Improvement: JBoss needs modernization in service exposure technologies and improvements in logging and documentation. Console glitches and support bundling are additional concerns. Oracle Fusion Middleware requires enhanced SOA component flexibility, improved third-party application integration, and better documentation for new users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: JBoss mainly supports on-premises deployments but lacks hybrid or cloud options where Oracle Fusion Middleware excels. JBoss's cost-effective support is balanced by slow response times, and Oracle struggles with costly support and slow responses.

Pricing and ROI: JBoss is generally more affordable with a competitive licensing model, offering favorable ROI in larger implementations. Oracle Fusion Middleware, though costly, is suitable for larger enterprises due to its extensive features, making it a stronger choice for comprehensive enterprise support and integration.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

JBoss

Ranking in Application Server

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Ranking in Application Server

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Application Server category, the mindshare of JBoss is 17.7%, up from 17.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Fusion Middleware is 5.8%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Srinadh Puli

VP at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Automation aids installation while management consolidation needs improvement

We are currently using Ansible for Jira installations and all the management tasks. We perform some tasks manually, however, Ansible helps in automating some of these processes I find JBoss to be lightweight and easier to manage compared to WebSphere. It allows for simple modification of…

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Sai Kri

Assistant Manager Business Applications at NMC Healthcare

Migration to a modern interface enhances AI integration and cloud capabilities

Presently, Oracle recommends migrating to Oracle Fusion since it's a hot product now. e-Business Suite may soon be sunsetted and has an outdated UI, with few upgrades. In contrast, Oracle Fusion offers modern features, such as AI, cloud-based applications, and customization options like Redwood features. Oracle Fusion AI chatbots are embedded, benefiting projects.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a Java-based product, so it is pretty straightforward. It is pretty easy from a developer's perspective. It is also pretty reliable and scalable."

"There's good documentation and a pretty good community surrounding the product."

"The support is fast and reliable."

"JBoss is a scalable tool."

"The product integrates well with Java applications."

"The solution has flexibility and stability."

"We use JBoss mainly for application deployments and application servers."

"JBoss is more flexible and keeps up with modern technologies, supporting newer versions of different libraries."

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"The solution is extendable so you can start with two cores and add more at any time."

"Oracle Service Bus is the most valuable feature of the solution."

"Fusion Middleware's main feature for me is that it is quite flexible, and, as middleware, it provides us with all sorts of technology and application adapters, which makes it very handy to use."

"Oracle Fusion is stable."

"The most valuable feature is the structure of the product. We use Oracle Fusion Middleware to manage the Oracle database. Registered users can go to each product if sign-on credentials match each user's identical framework."

"The initial setup is easy. There are many self-tutorial videos are on the Internet, and then the Oracle documents are self-explanatory."

"One good thing, which is a little bit common across all middleware products, is that you can build asynchronous as well as synchronous processes. The SOA part is where it can maintain your state for any state-full integrations. If you have failures, you can replay all that, which is a good part."

"The most valuable features are Oracle Unified Directory and unified identity access management."

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Cons

"The stability of the solution could improve with Microsoft Windows."

"Making it lighter and more modular would probably be beneficial."

"The product could be cheaper."

"Sometimes the console has a glitch."

"In general, the support of the ERPC would be really good due to the fact that, so far, I have not seen it."

"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required. The product could be made cheaper."

"In terms of monitoring, the old version was somewhat limited in flexibility, lacking the ability to easily adjust configurations."

"The tool's documentation could be improved to explain its usage and functionalities clearly. Having accessible documentation would save time for leaders like me when juniors seek information about it. The documentation should be self-explanatory and guide users on how to utilize the tool."

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"Oracle Fusion Middleware could improve by offering enhanced and customizable business-related features, particularly in supporting individual businesses or custom applications."

"Its price can be improved. We are currently looking for more cost-efficiency. It should also have a little bit more flexibility for customizations. The customizations should be quicker."

"The solution's technical support needs to be improved."

"The price could always be better."

"Oracle rapidly releases new features, and I may not be ready to adopt them."

"For improvements, I think Oracle Fusion Middleware could be better at connecting to third-party applications. While it works well with Oracle products, it's more limited to non-Oracle systems than other middleware solutions like MuleSoft."

"An improvement for Oracle's Fusion Middleware could definitely be found in the SOA component. It's a heavyweight container and, if you ask me, if a product is available as a docker image where we can easily port it in to another Kubernetes platform, that would be perfect. But as for the current situation in the market, nobody is really willing to deploy this on premises."

"The product should improve BPEL features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"JBoss is an expensive solution."

"The solution is cost-efficient compared to other products. Pricing is rated an eight out of ten."

"We pay for a maintenance license, but it is not expensive."

"I rate the product price as eight on a scale, where one means it is a very cheap solution, and ten points mean that it is a very expensive tool."

"The pricing of JBoss is more reasonable than that of WebLogic."

"There is no licensing cost. The solution is free to use."

"It is an open-source solution."

"Since the solution is freeware, our customers don't need to pay any licensing fees."

More JBoss pricing and cost advice

"It is expensive. We are looking for a cheaper solution."

"The pricing is moderate. It's fine."

"The solution is quite expensive so is only used by larger organizations."

"We pay annually for the solution."

"The solution is expensive so pricing is rated a six out of ten."

"The licensing costs are reasonable."

"The tool is best suited for large companies due to high licensing costs."

"My advice is to buy the basic modules first, gain the most benefit from them, then buy the advanced modules."

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Financial Services Firm

25%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

51%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JBoss?

The product's initial setup phase is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JBoss?

JBoss is the cheaper option out of the three when compared to WebSphere and WebLogic. Though I haven't done a detailed price comparison, the licensing fee is cheaper, and due to its flexibility, th...

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What needs improvement with JBoss?

They are trying to make it less heavyweight since app servers often deliver a lot of functionality. Still, if we aren't leveraging them, they can be too much for certain use cases. Making it lighte...

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What do you like most about Oracle Fusion Middleware?

The most valuable features are Oracle Unified Directory and unified identity access management.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Fusion Middleware?

Pricing varies from customer to customer, however, it is reasonable compared to other products in the market.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Fusion Middleware?

Oracle rapidly releases new features, and I may not be ready to adopt them. Although Oracle provides support, I need the appropriate IT team to adopt these new features.

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Overview

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP), a market-leading, fully certified Java EE platform, gives you a single platform to quickly develop and deploy applications. Use traditional Red Hat JBoss EAP to gain business agility with your existing applications and reduce the costs of proprietary platforms.

Red Hat

Oracle Fusion Middleware is the digital business platform for the enterprise and the cloud. It enables enterprises to create and run agile, intelligent business applications while maximizing IT efficiency through full utilization of modern hardware and software architectures.

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