JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform Cost Comparison Calculator

This calculator compares the ongoing subscription costs of JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform (SOA-P) to the upfront license and ongoing support/maintenance costs of IBM WebSphere ESB and Oracle SOA Suite.

Pricing models for IBM WebSphere and Oracle WebLogic are highly dependent on both the number of processor cores as well as the type of processor core in use. Please review the instructions for each comparison to ensure the correct IBM Processor Value Units (PVUs) and Oracle Core Factors are being used. To calculate license and support costs for IBM WebSphere you must know the number of CPUs, plus the brand of server, chip type, and number of cores per chip that you plan to deploy upon.

Using the calculator

Input all variables in white cells. Mouse over the marked rows for more information. See charts graphically displaying the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform savings below the calculator.

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The total number of cores cannot exceed 1024. Results below may not be accurate.

  • Oracle
  • IBM
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Oracle SOA Suite JBoss Enterprise
SOA Platform		 Oracle SOA Suite JBoss Enterprise
SOA Platform		 Oracle SOA Suite JBoss Enterprise
SOA Platform
Existing Processors Enter the number of existing processors in year 1 here 0 n/a 4 n/a 8 n/a
New Processors Enter the number of new processors for each year here 4 4 4
Cores per Processors 4 4 4
Total JBoss Cores n/a 16 n/a 32 n/a 48
Oracle Core Factor Enter the Oracle Core Factor from the Oracle Core Factor sheet 0.5 n/a 0.5 n/a 0.5 n/a
Total Adjusted Oracle Processors 8 8 8
Oracle SOA Suite for Oracle Middleware List License Cost per processor 57500 57500 57500
Oracle WebLogic Suite List License Cost per processor 45000 45000 45000
Total Oracle List License Costs The Oracle SOA Suite list price can be verified (or updated) as per the Oracle pricing list 57500 57500 57500
License Discount Enter the license discount from Oracle here 0 0 0
Total License Costs 460000 460000 460000
Production Support
(% of License Net) The 22% of list license can be verified on Oracle's website		 22 n/a 22 n/a 22 n/a
Total Support Costs 101200 202400 303600
Total License + Support
-or- Subscription Cost		 561200 29000 662400 58000 763600 87000
JBoss Savings per Year 528500 600700 680900
JBoss Savings Over 3 Years 1810100
JBoss Savings % Over 3 Years 88
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
IBM Websphere ESB JBoss Enterprise
SOA Platform		 IBM Websphere ESB JBoss Enterprise
SOA Platform		 IBM Websphere ESB JBoss Enterprise
SOA Platform
Existing Processors Enter the number of existing processors in year 1 here 4 n/a 8 n/a 12 n/a
New Processors Enter the number of additional processors for each year here 4 4 4
Cores per Processor Enter the number of cores per processor here 4 4 4
Total Cores 32 32 48 48 64 64
IBM Value Units per Core * Determine the number of Value Units/Core here by referring to the chart on the IBM Web site * 70 n/a 70 n/a 70 n/a
New Value Units 1120 1120 1120
Total Value Units 2240 3360 4480
IBM List License Cost / Value Unit Input the list price per Value Unit here. You can check to see the latest pricing on this page on IBM's web site 383 383 383
License Discount Input the license discount here 0 0 0
Total License Costs 416640 416640 416640
Production Support
(% of License Net) Input the % of list license that IBM charges for support here. NOTE Support/maintenance is included in the Year 1 price.		 20 n/a 20 n/a 20 n/a
Total Support Costs 83328 166656 249984
Total License + Support
-or- Subscription Cost		 499968 58000 583296 87000 666624 108000
JBoss Savings per Year 441968 496296 558624
JBoss Savings Over 3 Years 1496888
JBoss Savings % Over 3 Years 86
Notes

* The default is set for the new Nehalem chips (70 PVUs). When customizing, please be specific as to whether or not they are Nehelem chips and adjust accordingly.

Disclaimers

Oracle/IBM prices are as of January 19, 2012.

  • JBoss Enterprise Middleware pricing is for demonstration purposes only and DOES NOT constitute an official price quote. Red Hat reserves the right to change prices in this calculator without notice. JBoss pricing in this calculator does not include volume discounts. For an official quote with pricing customized for your business, please contact your Red Hat sales representative.
  • Calculator assumes the same number of cores/processor and same Oracle core factor or the same number of IBM Value Units per core for all years.
  • IBM and Oracle pricing and support costs are derived from publicly available data. See above links for details.