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Oracle SOA Suite vs SAP NetWeaver comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle SOA Suite
Ranking in SOA Governance
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (6th)
SAP NetWeaver
Ranking in SOA Governance
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the SOA Governance category, the mindshare of Oracle SOA Suite is 19.8%, down from 20.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver is 6.7%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SOA Governance Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle SOA Suite19.8%
SAP NetWeaver6.7%
Other73.5%
SOA Governance
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Mohamed Yosufdeen JMH - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Has helped integrate business processes while protecting sensitive exports with encryption
SAP NetWeaver is going to be soon out of the picture. Now we have SAP S/4HANA, which is the recent technology from SAP. Many companies are migrating from SAP NetWeaver to SAP S/4HANA. Going forward, SAP still supports SAP NetWeaver, and it can fully add more functionalities that it is currently adding in the latest versions also. Whichever functions they are adding newly in SAP S/4HANA, they can add it into SAP NetWeaver as so that SAP NetWeaver also does not become obsolete and becomes useful to the customers who are currently using it. SAP has come up with an in-memory database called HANA, and on top of it, SAP has introduced SAP S/4HANA so that it runs seamlessly on the HANA database. SAP NetWeaver can also run on the HANA database, but if the compatibility with HANA database could be improved for SAP NetWeaver, then it will be more useful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"SOA Suite initial cost (acquisition and implementation) is relatively expensive but I believe it's worth its price and the long-term benefits are enormous."
"Conceptually, how it integrates a lot of essential enterprise process components. That's the most valuable."
"If you want to invest in this product, I recommend to go ahead and do it."
"Valuable features include web service development and cloud connectivity."
"It encompasses a lot of different apps."
"Enables our Product Manager to post products to different outside EC platforms with only one interface and one process."
"Oracle offered by far a better SOA solution."
"The product provides transparency in finances."
"The presentation is the most valuable feature. It's very conceptual. We had to follow the instructions very strictly. It's a Dutch or German product and we had to follow it step-by-step."
"With SAP, you can trust what it tells you."
"The integration feature is valuable."
"It's a good product."
"We can use different transaction codes to check the performance of the system, and if we are unable to access a particular transaction, we can still check the table to see what is happening."
"It provides an efficient integration framework with other SAP products."
"Finance and distribution are the most important features."
"The stability is not an issue, and I would rate it at seven out of ten."
 

Cons

"It's like one of their greatest assets can also be one of their greatest detriments which is it comes so feature-rich in such a big product that it sometimes can be an expensive product."
"While the product is technically good, my biggest complaint is that there's a lack of the ability to find good support in the IT community for it."
"The Maven integration in JDeveloper is very basic and might be enhanced to allow the proper use of Maven."
"SAP adapter gave so much trouble while configuring it, and not proper documentation is helpful from Oracle."
"There is a dashboard available in SOA Suite, and it's called BAM (Business Activity Monitoring), however, very often, clients need more customization, and this is limited."
"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 technical support is good, we have premier support which costs extra."
"If there are some that are still in development or whatever, such as the Salesforce one, then you should probably consider something else."
"The solution needs to better integrate Salesforce. It is a key player in the market and a lot of companies are looking for a lot more integration around it."
"The product documentation can be improved."
"The initial setup is a little complex. The users are not able to install the prerequisite drivers or are not able to follow the SOP because they don't have access to SAP Logon. If users already have access, it will take seven to 10 days to deploy the solution. If they do not, it may take a maximum of 25 to 30 days."
"There could be regular updates to make the system more stable and capable."
"It should have the ability to connect with other databases."
"The setup process will be complex for any customer because they have to automate all their business processes fully into SAP NetWeaver."
"It can always improve. It should have the ability to connect with other databases. It was a little bit tough to do that. I would like to have the ability to research certain markets and then integrate it with NetWeaver. I'd like to compare it with other databases from other companies being used in the world so we can integrate it with our own products to compare if we are still current on the market."
"It needs more improvement in terms of user-friendliness. SAP wasn't user-friendly at all."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This product is WebLogic based, hence it can be both resource hungry as well as expensive from a licensing point of view."
"Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution."
"Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard."
"The product is moderately priced."
"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."
"It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be."
"The pricing is not very high as compared to its competitors."
"SAP NetWeaver requires a license, but I'm not sure how the licenses and payments were coordinated."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a nine to ten since it is an expensive solution."
"The licensing costs are on a yearly basis."
"It's a very expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
20%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Transportation Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise41
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What needs improvement with SAP NetWeaver?
SAP NetWeaver is going to be soon out of the picture. Now we have SAP S/4HANA, which is the recent technology from SAP. Many companies are migrating from SAP NetWeaver to SAP S/4HANA. Going forward...
What is your primary use case for SAP NetWeaver?
During 2012, there was no SAP NetWeaver, it was SAP R/3, and it was slowly introduced. My area of expertise includes exporting SAP critical confidential data out of SAP NetWeaver. Whenever a user t...
 

Also Known As

SOA Suite
NetWeaver, SecurStore
 

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Sample Customers

7-Eleven, Arcor SAIC, Banca Transilvania, Eaton Corporation, Emdeon, Ferrovial, Griffith University, National Instruments, Pella Corporation, Vodafone Group Plc,
Schaidt Innovations GmbH & Co. KG, Satellites Unlimited Inc., German Football Association, FMC Corporation, Deutscher Fu_ball-Bund
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