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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cloud Databases

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Databases are open source data stores for enterprise application development. Built on a Kubernetes foundation, they offer a database platform for serverless applications. They are designed to scale storage and compute resources seamlessly without being constrained by the limits of a single server. Natively integrated and available in the IBM Cloud console, these databases are now available through a consistent consumption, pricing, and interaction model. They aim to provide a cohesive…N/A

    Oracle Autonomous Database

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AOracle 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
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cloud DatabasesOracle Autonomous Database
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Cloud DatabasesOracle Autonomous Database
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    Features
    IBM Cloud DatabasesOracle Autonomous Database
    Database-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Database-as-a-Service features of IBM Cloud Databases and Oracle Autonomous Database
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Databases
    7.3
    94 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Oracle Autonomous Database
    -
    Ratings
    Automatic software patching8.577 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database scalability10.088 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated backups7.091 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security provisions9.084 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring and metrics4.088 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic host deployment5.269 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of IBM Cloud Databases and Oracle Autonomous Database
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Databases
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Autonomous Database
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    17% 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 IBM Cloud Databases and Oracle Autonomous Database
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Databases
    -
    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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    Small Businesses
    MongoDB Atlas
    Score7.8 out of 10
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure Database
    Score8.8 out of 10
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Cloud SQL
    Score8.7 out of 10
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud DatabasesOracle Autonomous Database
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (96 ratings)
    8.5
    (52 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Cloud DatabasesOracle Autonomous Database
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Less Appropriate Scenario: 1) Small Scale or Low Budget Projects 2) Organizations with limited expertise in cloud technologies may find the learning curve steep, especially if they are not familiar with the IBM Cloud platform 3) If database requirements are highly dynamic and change frequently, the comprehensive features and management provided by IBM Cloud Databases might be overkill. A more flexible, self-managed solution could be preferable for adapting to rapid changes.
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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
    IBM
    • The ease of setup was effortless. For anyone with development experience, a few simple questions such as name and login data will get you set up.
    • The web application to manage cluster settings, billing settings and even introspect the data was simple and most importantly worked all the time. This can not always be said for web interfaces of other products.
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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
    IBM
    • Better cost reports, before just increasing to another tier, thus increasing the price. This is critical for early stage startups, where budget is tight.
    • Add more data center options. As a comparison, a similar service, Aiven.io has dozen more options than Compose (basically all big cloud providers). We moved from AWS to Digital Ocean, which made us stop using Compose, since Compose forces us to be either on IBM or AWS.
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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
    IBM
    IBM is our trusted partner which never failed to meet our expectations. Stability, efficiency, usability and security is a must have for our business which is fully provided by IBM Cloud Databases
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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
    IBM
    IBM Cloud Databases' pricing structure is easy to understand, and if you choose the right product, you can operate your system at minimal cost. Although there is ample documentation available, there doesn't seem to be a user community running on it, so specific usage know-how and troubleshooting can sometimes take longer than expected.
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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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    Support Rating
    IBM
    Support is helpful enough, but we haven't always had questions answered in a satisfactory manner. At one time we realized that Compose had stopped taking database snapshots on its two-per-day schedule, and had in fact not taken one for many days. Support recognized the problem and it was fixed, but the lack of proactive checks and the inability to share exactly what happened has caused us to look elsewhere for production work loads
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    Oracle
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    The reason why I choose IBM Cloud Databases is that the IBM cloud toolset is already being used in other functions of the company and by using IBM Cloud Databases, the other cloud tools are better embedded and integrated. If the company is set to use amazon tools, I would go for rds.
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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
    IBM
    • Prove use cases prior to administering entire platform, obtain ROI faster
    • Able to achieve the technological components of our advanced analytics team without full scale purchase of AI platform
    • Developed several studies to prove out cloud Db value, speed to deploy
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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