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    Oracle Database

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AOracle Database, currently in edition 23ai, is a converged, multimodel database management system. It is designed to simplify development for AI, microservices, graph, document, spatial, and relational applications.

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    Oracle Database
    Editions & Modules
    Oracle Base Database Service - Standard
    $0.0538
    per hour
    Oracle Base Database Service - Enterprise
    $0.1075
    per hour
    Oracle Base Database Service - High Performance
    $0.2218
    per hour
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    Oracle Database
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Oracle Database
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    Oracle
    Chose Oracle Database
    Oracle stands out among other databases in terms of performance, availability, reliability, and security. It is capable of handling massive loads and heavy OLTP transactions. Oracle database is feature rich and provides various tools for analytics, monitoring and performance …
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Our primary purpose for originally selecting Oracle Database was for housing SAP and there were no other options.
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Because of a rich user base and support for any critical issue, this is one of the best options to choose. In case the project has a TCO issue, it can compromise and choose Postgres as the best alternative. SQL server is also good and easy to code and maintain but performance …
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Oracle is placed in a good spot against its competitors. It has advantages over its competitors in its legacy stability and high availability. A common engine to handle relational, JSON, Vector, and graph data makes it more cost-effective. Given all the good features, the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Database
    The Oracle database was selected before I started working on the project, so I can't tell the reasons behind the choice. However, it was recognized as the best suited for holding several million records for related entities and was preferred over NoSQL options.
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    Chose Oracle Database
    I have selected Oracle database from other databases as this database is relational database which stored the data in structural and tabular format which is better than any other databases which I have used in my carrier. Also MongoDB is no SQL database where we can use SQL …
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Oracle Database is best in business, consistent, and robust. Even the standard version is sufficient for the best performance. The main thing is I have never seen corruption and in my opinion, it is best when used with Linux.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Database
    In my opinion, Oracle Database is highly reliable, has better performance with large databases and little to no maintenance once everything is setup. Also, recovery of the Oracle database is much simpler and easier.
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Oracle Machine Learning is completely different when compared to HCM or Hyperion. I can say that the data collected from HCM or Hyperion enterprise can be used on Oracle Machine Learning to perform an analysis to predict the future business.
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Microsoft SQL is just as stable and almost as sellable with a much lower cost of ownership (staff and licensing). But as our primary application doesn't support Microsoft SQL we had to license Oracle.
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Oracle Database is among the easiest to integrate with, program against, have a reliable cluster with DR, and has the most understood and well-documented databases. It suits really well if the software shop is primarily Java-based, and deals with large volumes of data with a …
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Azure Databases is another cloud database that I had used in some .net platform based projects. Both of the cloud database services are identical in nature of usage but very different in scope of usage. But this doesn't mean that the Oracle Database Cloud Service stacks up …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Database
    Performance is much better than other RDBMS. Oracle supports better transaction management. It has wide range of features and we don't need to use different types of databases to finish an application requirement.
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    Chose Oracle Database
    It depends on the use case. Oracle database is for everyone, but if it's a lightweight application, MySQL might be an easier choice.
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Most are complements to enhance the benefits of the Oracle database. I selected and evaluated Oracle databases because it is the most used suite in the organization and it is important for me to mention strengths and points to improve.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Database
    Sorry this product was not selected by me, but was a legacy install that was upgraded. I see the value in the product, however, I was not involved in the selection process.
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    Chose Oracle Database
    Oracle is more of an enterprise-level database than Access and SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise isn't getting developed much (some people wonder how close it is to end of life) but SQL Server is miles ahead of Oracle IMO in terms of user experience and comparable in terms of …
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    Chose Oracle Database
    This is by far the best database and RDBMS ever invented.
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    Chose Oracle Database
    We use SQL Server for other modules of our MLFF Tolling System, so I work on a daily basic with both database engines. Oracle is recognized and distinguished by scalability and performance, ensuring a secure environment to host our critical data that comes from multiple …
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    Chose Oracle Database
    We use IBM DB2 in AS400 to handle part of our accounting system and our legacy ERP. We are migrating all functionalities to Oracle Database 12c because it is more secure and stable. We have some applications using SQL Server but we want to handle those systems in it because at …
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Database
    Well, I use all sorts of databases at once as it's part of customer requirement.
    Incentivized
    Chose Oracle Database
    We initially looked at MS Dynamics but it would have required a lot of customization and 3rd party solution providers which drove the cost up.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    Features
    Oracle Database
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Oracle Database
    Feature
    Oracle Database
    8.3
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    ACID compliance8.47 Ratings
    Database monitoring8.77 Ratings
    Database locking8.77 Ratings
    Encryption9.06 Ratings
    Disaster recovery8.86 Ratings
    Flexible deployment6.47 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes8.17 Ratings
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    Oracle Database
    Small Businesses
    Amazon RDS
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    SingleStore
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP IQ
    Score5.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oracle Database
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (199 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle Database
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    We migrated from NoSQL to an Oracle database. One of the reasons was robust backup and recovery options available in the Oracle database, which provide zero data loss. A transactional database like Oracle is a better fit for our use case than NoSQL. On a large scale, deployment was evaluated as a cheaper option than the NoSQL engine. This conclusion came even after considering Oracle license is expensive.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Supports most of the Operating Systems like Unix, Linux and Windows Server.
    • It works well in high load environment under intense parallel transactions setup.
    • Highly reliable DBMS, especially RAC is very much reliable.
    • Well managed and predictable release of security patches.
    • We have highly scaled it from on-prem to a cloud cluster environment for our product.
    • One of the best-performing DBMSs on Linux machines under test delivers high throughput (QPS).
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • The memory demand and management makes it impossible to run it in a container.
    • It is hard to perform local unit testing with Oracle even using the personal edition (aggressive all the available memory grab for itself).
    • Lack of built in database migrations (e.g. as Flyway).
    • The need to install the Oracle client in addition to its drivers.
    • The cost of running it, especially in the Cloud.
    • Comes with very spartan community grade client/management tools whereas the commercial offerings tend to demand a premium price.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
    There is a lot of sunk cost in a product like Oracle 12c. It is doing a great job, it would not provide us much benefit to switch to another product even if it did the same thing due to the work involved in making such a switch. It would not be cost effective.
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    Usability
    Oracle
    Many of the powerful options can be auto-configured but there are still many things to take into account at the moment of installing and configuring an Oracle Database, compared with SQL Server or other databases. At the same time, that extra complexity allows for detailed configuration and guarantees performance, scalability, availability and security.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    1. I have very good experience with Oracle Database support team. Oracle support team has pool of talented Oracle Analyst resources in different regions. To name a few regions - EMEA, Asia, USA(EST, MST, PST), Australia. Their support staffs are very supportive, well trained, and customer focused. Whenever I open Oracle Sev1 SR(service request), I always get prompt update on my case timely. 2. Oracle has zoom call and chat session option linked to Oracle SR. Whenever you are in Oracle portal - you can chat with the Oracle Analyst who is working on your case. You can request for Oracle zoom call thru which you can share the your problem server screen in no time. This is very nice as it saves lot of time and energy in case you have to follow up with oracle support for your case. 3.Oracle has excellent knowledge base in which all the customer databases critical problems and their solutions are well documented. It is very easy to follow without consulting to support team at first.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    Overall the implementation went very well and after that everything came out as expected - in terms of performance and scalability. People should always install and upgrade a stable version for production with the latest patch set updates, test properly as much as possible, and should have a backup plan if anything unexpected happens
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    Because of a rich user base and support for any critical issue, this is one of the best options to choose. In case the project has a TCO issue, it can compromise and choose Postgres as the best alternative. SQL server is also good and easy to code and maintain but performance is not as good as the Oracle
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • Multiple applications can use the same database and still get high performance
    • Licensing cost is still a concern compared to the other options available in the market that are very very inexpensive
    • Almost a maintenance free database
    • Oracle Grid makes life easy in terms of monitoring and managing the databases
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