Oracle Review from cybersecurity engineer.
February 19, 2026

Oracle Review from cybersecurity engineer.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Oracle Database Enterprise Edition

Overall Satisfaction with Oracle Database

We use several Oracle versions installed on different operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Unix. We use Oracle DBMS in our cybersecurity product to alert customers to any vulnerabilities or patch requirements in their databases. Our cybersecurity product helps customers address new CVEs on the DBMS by raising an alert to the customers, usually DB Administrators, so that they can secure the Oracle DBMS against live attacks and apply patches to keep their Database secure.

Pros

  • 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).

Cons

  • RAC and Data guard are complex and difficult to configure.
  • Manual configuration of Data Guard is difficult, whereas the Active Guard is really smooth.
  • Performance tuning in some aspect needs a good understanding of wait events and the SQL optimizer.
  • Our product's ability to monitor the Oracle database has generated significant revenue from only a few customers, totaling $1mn.
  • An Oracle account helps analyze the patches and changes going into it, enabling the team to enhance the product and update it more quickly. It reduced the effort by more than 50%.
  • Being a closed-source code DBMS, it is difficult to ascertain the exact exploits of the vulnerability to provide patches to customers and requires reverse engineering.
In the era of Autonomous AI DBMS, Oracle DBMS has made significant efforts to keep pace. There is still a hurdle of expertise in managing the Oracle DBMS. Initial setup and installation are an additional overhead. Additionally, the initial setup is time-consuming compared to other DBMSs, e.g., PostgreSQL and MySQL. It is still one of the best options for seasoned and experienced DBA but I think it is harder to adopt for a beginner and startup developer.
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 licensing cost is a challenge, with vendor lock-in. It is very difficult to move away from it. In addition, Oracle DBMS still feels heavy in the era of microservices.

Do you think Oracle Database delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Oracle Database's feature set?

Yes

Did Oracle Database live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Oracle Database go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Oracle Database again?

Yes

Oracle DBMS is well-suited for high-availability, high-load transaction scenarios. If the use case involves a complex environment with different OS setups, it is well-suited to cross-platform compatibility and support. In a modern DevOps serverless environment, Oracle does not play well with others. Also, installing the full version of Oracle in the Developer environment does not go well, as it drains a lot of resources.

Oracle Database Feature Ratings

Relational Databases
9.0
ACID compliance
10
Database monitoring
8
Database locking
8
Encryption
10
Disaster recovery
10
Flexible deployment
8
Multiple datatypes
9

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