Azure SQL Managed Instance vs. Oracle Autonomous Database

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Azure SQL Managed Instance is a scalable cloud database service that combines SQL Server database engine compatibility with a fully managed and evergreen platform as a service.N/A
Oracle Autonomous Database
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Autonomous Database provides a self-driving, self-securing, self-repairing cloud service that eliminate the overhead and human errors associated with traditional database administration. Oracle Autonomous Database takes care of configuration, tuning, backup, patching, encryption, scaling, and more.N/A
Pricing
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Azure SQL Managed Instance
9.0
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Oracle Autonomous Database
-
Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Database Development
Comparison of Database Development features of Product A and Product B
Azure SQL Managed Instance
-
Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
7.2
24 Ratings
16% below category average
Version control tools00 Ratings6.213 Ratings
Test data generation00 Ratings5.714 Ratings
Performance optimization tools00 Ratings8.224 Ratings
Schema maintenance00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
Database change management00 Ratings7.015 Ratings
Database Administration
Comparison of Database Administration features of Product A and Product B
Azure SQL Managed Instance
-
Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
8.3
25 Ratings
3% above category average
User management00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
Database security00 Ratings9.124 Ratings
Database status reporting00 Ratings9.025 Ratings
Change management00 Ratings6.216 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.5
(52 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Data management scenarios where there is a strong need to provide dynamic context for web based applications. Also can work as an infrastructure piece for ticketing systems without relying on another set of database software. The ease of importing data from Microsoft Excel &/or .csv files makes this really easy to use when importing data into the managed instance.
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Oracle
Pro - Stability. Does everything anyone could need. If it's not there it will be on the next update. There is plenty of support for it. It's been around for a long time and it's reliable. The support is well documented and has a great reputation. Cons - Errors have been found in the documentation provided by Oracle with guidelines, etc. Oracles salespeople have a reputation of being obnoxious and condescending.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • executes the queries efficiently
  • has tools/dashboards to show where the query problems lie
  • alerting for problems
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Oracle
  • Robust - this product doesn't have a lot of downtime. It's less prone to errors than some other tools I've worked with.
  • Scalable - we can keep adding more things to it. We haven't hit any roadblocks when we've tried to do more with our database.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • hard to use without Microsoft knowledge
  • Intimidating CLI
  • Commands are not intuitive
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Oracle
  • There is no access to the physical host of the DB. This is expected from a managed DB. Everything must be done through the console or via API calls. This is a new learning curve for the DBAs.
  • Due to the lack of physical host access, certain features are not supported, such as Transportable tablespaces and Oracle LogMiner.
  • Certain special data types, (such as XMLType) are not allowed; be sure the app vendor certifies their product on this platform.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
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Oracle
Because it does exactly what we need: it enables us to manage our development and testing database environments in a quick and simple way without requiring support from a database administrators team.
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Usability
Microsoft
it runs the workload very well without causing any issues to the business. there are many applications running on Azure SQL Managed Instances in my organization. Most users are happy with its performance. Is able to provide good dashboard for the visibility of the workload. Can add cpu without a downtime to deal with high workload.
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Oracle
The product is continuously evolving and new features are added frequently. Management options through the OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) console and through the command line and API are being enhanced frequently.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Azure to our enviironment where we have everything integrated stacks up far better than MySQL where we would have to reinvent and use everything to fit a MySQL environment including the data and the commands within that data. Furthermore, doesn't work really well on SQL Management Studio which makes it completely useless for what we are trying to do.
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Oracle
I found Oracle Autonomous Database very secure to store data and private information.I always feel secure with Oracle Autonomous Databases disaster recovery features.It is very effective to build applications for mobile and desktop devices lesser code using a low code development framework namely Oracle Application Express (ApEx).
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • it had a positive impact to my business and allowed me to be able to move my workload from on-premise to cloud.
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Oracle
  • Oracle Autonomous Database has a wide range of warehouses, which is competent and of high performance.
  • The transactional processing power that Oracle Autonomous Database outlines are completely important and digital.
  • The efficiency of Oracle Autonomous Database data encryption fosters security measures, a form that demands more threat detectors.
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ScreenShots

Oracle Autonomous Database Screenshots

Screenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database is supported on Shared or Dedicated Exadata InfrastructureScreenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database supports workload-optimized cloud services for Data Warehouse, Transaction Processing,  JSON centric applicationsScreenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database supports  both License Included and Bring Your Own Licensing (BYOL) with  Yearly and Pay As You Go subscription pricingScreenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database provides built-in development  tools such as SQL Developer web, Performance Hub, APIs for data managementScreenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database provides native shell for API driven development