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# Apache ODE Reviews
**Vendor:** The Apache Software Foundation  
**Category:** [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 28
## About Apache ODE
Apache ODE (Orchestration Director Engine) software is designed to execute business processes written following the WS-BPEL standard.




## Apache ODE Reviews
  ### 1. A way to setup a communicate between services to complete a task.

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sachin S. | SDE, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 03, 2023

**What do you like best about Apache ODE?**

Apache ODE enables us to manage long and short processes, with seamless coordination between all the services in a predefined sequence that combine together to complete a specific task.

**What do you dislike about Apache ODE?**

Actually, the documentation provided for the Apache ODE is not good enough to have a complete idea about the features and functionalities of Apache ODE because of the learning curve is not good.

**What problems is Apache ODE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We have used Apache ODe for message and exception handling for our application. It enables us to setup a communication between different web services of the application performing different tasks to achieve the same goal. Also implemented exception handling for the application using Apache ODE to enable graceful recovery and appropriate error reporting.


## Apache ODE Discussions
  - [What is Apache ODE used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-apache-ode-used-for)

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