OIC - Why should we choose OIC over SOACS?

When To Choose OIC?

• The OIC is more suitable to implement the integration when you want to do the integration with services and APIs already in the cloud with the On-Premises system.
• If the Pre-existing integration is simple, data can be extracted from On-Premises service, legacy API and applications and can be utilized on OIC.
• If you have an existing SOA architecture On-Premises and working efficiently and the requirement is to only connect the already existing services with the cloud systems then OIC would be perfect for it.
• Using connectivity agents, the integration can be created with the already existing services.
• It is quicker and easier to develop atomic and simple integrations in OIC.
• It requires fewer investments as the license is cheaper then SOA CS.
• Oracle ICS is positioned for the LOB developer(Line of Business Developer) who does not necessarily understand SOAP/REST/XML and other integration related technologies, who functionally knows the application's being integrated  and does understand the underlying business entities.

When To Choose SOA CS?

• When large amounts of messages or the size of files are to be sent, then the SOA CS is the best option.
• If SOA CS the Integration can be shifted from Cloud to On-Premises effortlessly.
• If the logic of orchestrated transaction and service is complex then SOA CS would be preferred with all BPEL features.
• If the integration or requirement involves B2B, API Management or streaming monitoring then it will be necessary to apply SOA CS.
• In case of pure On-Premise integration, Go with SOA CS.

Conclusion

In my opinion, the main differentiating factor of OIC from other integration cloud products is,

• The rich variety of connectors that they offer (currently 50) that includes connections to other cloud products like RightNow, Eloqua, SalesCloud and various social media like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and a lot more.