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Oracle WebCenter vs WebLogic Suite comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle WebCenter
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (16th), Enterprise Content Management (21st), Web Content Management (16th), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (6th)
WebLogic Suite
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Oracle WebCenter and WebLogic Suite aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Oracle WebCenter is designed for Customer Experience Management and holds a mindshare of 1.8%, up 0.7% compared to last year.
WebLogic Suite, on the other hand, focuses on Application Infrastructure, holds 3.4% mindshare, down 3.4% since last year.
Customer Experience Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle WebCenter1.8%
Genesys Cloud CX3.6%
Qualtrics XM Platform3.3%
Other91.3%
Customer Experience Management
Application Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
WebLogic Suite3.4%
Apache Web Server10.5%
IIS9.9%
Other76.2%
Application Infrastructure
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2105979 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Vice President - Head Digital Partnership and Alliances at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Has a user-friendly interface but performance is not up to scratch
I mainly use WebCenter for content management and publishing WebCenter's interface is very user-friendly. WebCenter requires a lot of design effort to upload content to our regular system. Its performance is also not up to the market standard, and its agility and adaptability could be improved.…
TI
Department Unified Communication Head at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
platform provides reliable infrastructure for core systems while optimizing performance for enterprise needs
One of the most valuable features of WebLogic Suite is its integration with JMS services and queue services. We are planning to migrate to an API-based application structure. We use the JMS and queue mechanism, requiring optimization to handle performance challenges related to upscaling load, application load, and end-user demands. Continuous monitoring and evaluation are necessary to optimize MQs, JMS, and JVM elements related to WebLogic Suite.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Oracle integrates well with other products to cover Big Data."
"WebCenter's interface is very user-friendly."
"It's a very scalable solution and the performance is pretty good. The scalability, in my opinion, is the biggest advantage."
"A great solution for storing and searching large volumes of documents with easy access."
"You can move workloads in between sub-servers so that you don't overload a portion of the server."
"The most valuable features to me are the ability to create contents with the interface, such as creating database tables, and the product's JSP APIs and REST APIs are also very useful."
"Integration within the solution is very good."
"With WebCenter, we can scan and capture all the information correctly, which is then imported into the system automatically."
"WebLogic is and has always been a leading application development platform even going back to the BEA days, so some of the great features that WebLogic provides is scalability, the ability to build very robust applications that can support many simultaneous transactions, many users and the ironclad and robust enough to be enterprise level as well as user facing for the broader public community."
"This is a robust solution."
"A valuable feature is its integration with Oracle Database."
"The solution is very scalable. It's easy to add processes even if you are new to the solution."
"It's very stable, can handle a lot of database storage and repositories, and is really the backbone of a lot of our systems that we use for our federal customers."
"The High Availability and high performance provide a solid foundation for application hosting."
"It easily connects to other Oracle products and services."
"If you don’t want any outages, you want peace of mind, and your application running smoothly, I would say go for WebLogic."
 

Cons

"I would like them to add more Web 2.0 features."
"The speed of the backup should be enhanced."
"WebCenter requires a lot of design effort to upload content to our regular system."
"I would like to see better performance."
"We have a lot of pain with instabilities and are not getting enough support from Oracle."
"Initial setup was simple for standard things, but for customisation and third-party integration, it can get cumbersome."
"This solution needs to support translation into the Arabic language."
"Some parts of the product seemed to be unstable; various exceptions which lead to reaching out for Oracle support."
"The initial setup and administration does require expertise."
"Sometimes there are issues when we work on a VM because people use it to put all of their reports on it at the same time. Then I have to restart and rebuild the machine."
"WebLogic requires a person with coding knowledge for easy configuration and quick integrations."
"The support is not good."
"I rate the scalability of WebLogic Suite an eight out of ten."
"Compared to Apache and Microsoft platform products, WebLogic Suite has implementation complexity."
"When you run the WebLogic admin console, it takes a few minutes to come up."
"The licensing for the solution is pretty expensive. It may be the most expensive solution, if you were to compare it to the competition."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price needs to be lowered."
"WebCenter's pricing is on the higher side."
"The price of this solution is considered to be high; however, when speaking with Oracle, it is possible to get discounts of up to sixty percent."
"There is a license required for this solution and the price could be reduced."
"The cost of the WebLogic Suite license is a bit high."
"The product comes bundled with Oracle Premier Support."
"Scaling is costly."
"Technical support is very costly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise24
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about WebLogic Suite?
The solution is useful for centralizing data.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WebLogic Suite?
WebLogic Suite is high-priced, akin to a Lamborghini. Its affordability suits enterprise-level organizations with digital footprints requiring robust financial resources.
What needs improvement with WebLogic Suite?
One area for improvement in WebLogic Suite is the installation time. Otherwise, there are no other disadvantages, and they have good support from Oracle. The installation time can be an issue. It i...
 

Also Known As

WebCenter, FatWire
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Sample Customers

Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society, Jagran Prakashan Ltd., Standard Forwarding LLC, United Automotive Electronic Systems Co. Ltd., INSO sistemi per le infrastrutture sociali S.p.A., Helsana Versicherungen AG, ArRiyadh Development Authority, John Lewis Partnership, Arqiva, SURUGADAI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, Portuguese Official Agriculture and Fisheries
State Revenue Office Victoria, Colab Consulting Pty. Ltd., Reliance Commercial Finance, Center for Railway Information Systems, Sascar, Banca Transilvania, UL, Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society, MCB Bank, Pacfico Seguros Generales
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