FAQ 35.14 Which CORBA implementation is best? Is CORBA better than COM?

The fact that these questions are being asked implies that they do not have a clear answer.

If there were one approach to distributed objects that was clearly superior in all respects, then the market would have gravitated to that solution and people wouldn't be asking, "Which is better?" But that hasn't happened, and there is probably a time and place for each alternative to shine. Many articles have been written about the technical differences between CORBA and COM, and each CORBA implementation has its voluble critics and fans. And there are intelligent technical people on both sides of these arguments.

So the only proper answer to the question is to take an open-minded approach to ORB selection, as opposed to the one-size-fits-all mentality favored by bigots. Also, it is important to recognize that, in many cases, the technical differences can be relatively small and that nontechnical issues such as pricing, vendor support, or training may dominate the decision process.