What is WebLogic?

WebLogic is an application server that is used to centralize application services and access backend enterprise systems. An enterprise-level Java application platform for creation, installation, and execution is offered by WebLogic.

It was developed by Oracle. It is written in JAVA language. California State University-Stanislaus, NetSuite Inc., Red Hat Inc, and Blackfriars Group are some of the companies that use WebLogic.

Features of WebLogic:

• It adheres completely with the specifications of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE).
• Both clustering and load balancing are supported.
• It includes extensive monitoring and administration features.
• It offers transaction recovery methods, two-phase commit protocols, and distributed transactions.

Advantages of WebLogic:

• Security: It has high security features to protect the data of the applications.
• Resources: This provides access to online resources, forum discussions, and Oracle support, making it simpler to address challenges and find solutions.
• Server Environment: It has high management and monitoring tools that helps the administrators to monitor and control the server environment.
• Applications: It has centralized administration console and command-line utilities that helps in managing server configurations, deploying applications, and monitoring performance metrics.

Disadvantages of WebLogic:

• Cost: It is quite expensive as the license is needed to use and it is not be suitable for small businesses.
• Dependency: Since Oracle owns the product, its strategic decisions will influence its ongoing improvement and maintenance.
• Complexity: It is quite complex to configure and manage, especially for beginners.

Oracle’s WebLogic and JBoss are the most widely used JAVA EE application servers in the market nowadays. WebLogic is an application server-type platform. Though both are JAVA servers, both of them have completely different purposes. We will study the differences between them on the basis of Deployment, Database Connectivity, Clustering, Expenses, etc. Let us first learn what are these servers along with their advantages and disadvantages.