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Oracle SOA Cloud Service [EOL] vs Oracle SOA Suite comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle SOA Cloud Service [EOL]
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle SOA Suite
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (7th), SOA Governance (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Jesus_Martinez - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Professor at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Offers integration with many technologies for your applications but the suite should be simplified
We use Oracle SOA for teaching processes only. We have about forty users on the platform at a time I like the amount of technology that is involved in the Oracle SOA Suite. You can use a lot of technologies. The Oracle SOA Suite could be simplified. Currently, it is pretty difficult. We have…
Debjit Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at Cognizant
Has enabled complex data flow management but faces limitations with modern integration needs
There are areas of Oracle SOA Suite I would like to see improved or enhanced in the future, particularly regarding its adapter capabilities. The popularity of Oracle Integration Cloud nowadays arises from its larger set of adapter capabilities, including numerous application adapters. In contrast, Oracle SOA Suite provides a limited number of adapters. I would like to see more REST-based features added to Oracle SOA Suite, currently lacking, along with an enhancement of file size or payload capability, as the existing limitation is a 10 MB payload size. Additionally, Oracle SOA Suite licensing cost tends to be higher, adhering to a fixed pricing model rather than a pay-per-use basis, which might not be suitable for smaller organizations.

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

Pros

"​It automated the way we did system integrations. Now, information is available on different systems to the correct people.​"
"There are adapters which make it easier to build integrations between different technologies.​"
"I like the amount of technology that is involved in the Oracle SOA Suite; you can use a lot of technologies."
"The Service Bus is a solid tool with native throttling out of the box capabilities."
"We have figured out that SOA Suite 12c currently offers the richest functionalities and is the best integrated product."
"Bringing all the data to central warehouse and generating reports that helps business to forecast business strategy is one of the most useful features."
"We decided to go with Oracle SOA Suite just because it was already pre-built and it was mature enough that it had all the capabilities we were looking for."
"Technical support has been good."
"One example of how this product has improved my organization functions is in the shortening of the development time to market in delivering custom solutions."
"Middleware jobs developing for EC, ERP, and shipping systems become easier."
"We now have a place that allows our integration to happen, whether that's through the agile API running that process or by having our web team develop something that reaches back into the database to grab data."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is complex. Many solutions out-of-the-box did not work as expected. The documentation provided Is particularly poor."
"​As PaaS solution in the cloud, it should be easy to maintain this solution."
"The system is very unstable, and any modifications to the server or in the application can make the whole system stop.​"
"The Oracle SOA Suite could be simplified. Currently, it is pretty difficult."
"Customer service, I would rate it no more than 2.5/5. This is where they need to really improve the turnaround time."
"I would like to see divided containers more separately as a microservice."
"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."
"The quality of support is not always equivalent. In general, it must improve."
"The technical support is good, we have premier support which costs extra."
"It adds not only another layer of point of failure but also another requirement which clients need to keep in mind while building the environment or upgrading."
"The web services need to be more robust. Also, the error handling should be improved."
"The interface is too complicated. Making modifications still requires too much technical knowledge."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"​It is an interesting solution, but only if you get a good price for it. Usually there are better options in the market with better prices.​"
"Based on my knowledge, Oracle SOA Suite doesn't have user-based licensing. It has a system-based licensing model, so you pay for whole systems. Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution, so it's a four out of ten for me."
"Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution."
"This product is WebLogic based, hence it can be both resource hungry as well as expensive from a licensing point of view."
"It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be."
"Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard."
"The product is moderately priced."
"The pricing is not very high as compared to its competitors."
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Financial Services Firm
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Outsourcing Company
8%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle SOA Suite?
The setup cost of Oracle SOA Suite is relatively high since various components, including database licenses, WebLogic licenses, VM costs, and SOA licenses based on enterprise and Oracle negotiation...
What needs improvement with Oracle SOA Suite?
There are areas of Oracle SOA Suite I would like to see improved or enhanced in the future, particularly regarding its adapter capabilities. The popularity of Oracle Integration Cloud nowadays aris...
What is your primary use case for Oracle SOA Suite?
I can describe several use cases for Oracle SOA Suite; it is fundamentally a middleware product. In software architecture, we refer to it as middleware. Middleware is an application that lies betwe...
 

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