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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SAP SQL Anywhere

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASAP® SQL Anywhere® solutions aim to deliver enterprise-level data management and synchronization capabilities. The solutions are designed to run in remote and mobile environments on a wide range of small-footprint devices and in real-world conditions.N/A
    Pricing
    Oracle Autonomous DatabaseSAP SQL Anywhere
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle Autonomous DatabaseSAP SQL Anywhere
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle Autonomous DatabaseSAP SQL Anywhere
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
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    Features
    Oracle Autonomous DatabaseSAP SQL Anywhere
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of Oracle Autonomous Database and SAP SQL Anywhere
    Feature
    Oracle Autonomous Database
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    17% below category average
    SAP SQL Anywhere
    -
    Ratings
    Version control tools6.213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test data generation5.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance optimization tools8.224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Schema maintenance9.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database change management7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of Oracle Autonomous Database and SAP SQL Anywhere
    Feature
    Oracle Autonomous Database
    8.3
    25 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP SQL Anywhere
    -
    Ratings
    User management9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security9.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database status reporting9.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management6.216 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Oracle Autonomous DatabaseSAP SQL Anywhere
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (52 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Oracle Autonomous DatabaseSAP SQL Anywhere
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SAP
    SAP SQL Anywhere is better than not using a database, let's be clear there! However, I wouldn't pick it as my first or even second or third choice. I'd recommend looking at other options. Largely, it appears less powerful both in terms of its robustness and general performance and in its implementation of SQL. The standard Sybase utilities provided are lacking in basic features, and the interactive SQL utility is quite horrendous. However, the great thing is it is an ODBC-compliant SQL-compliant relational database.
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    Pros
    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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    SAP
    • Good performance with relatively large data sets - its cost-based query optimizer is particularly robust
    • ANSI SQL compliant
    • Supports T-SQL
    • Scales well between the desktop (single user) and client/server installations supporting 50-1000 users
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    Cons
    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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    SAP
    • I think it should be more user friendly for non-technical users.
    • More functional functionalities should be added to the object explore when working with a table to transform data/manipulate data.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    Ease of use, relationship to existing software's used in house and familiarity with the product
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    Usability
    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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    SAP
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    SAP
    I worked with Oracle for years during my career. I wouldn't select SQL Anywhere to implement a global ATM system with tens of thousands of concurrent connections, but SQL Anywhere is much easier to use and deploy and works very well in workgroup settings. Query performance often exceeds some Oracle versions without having to rely on database tuning.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SAP
    • Skilled/experienced resources are less prominent than Microsoft SQL Server or even Oracle, or MySQL, so finding solutions and assistance, if needed, takes more time than it would with other platforms
    • You will need to find a good SQL query tool by yourself because the Sybase Central / Interactive SQL utilities are lacking in many basic features, and just generally have a bad user interface
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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