We performed a comparison between Amazon RDS and Oracle Database as a Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Database as a Service solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it requires an easy setup phase, and it is also easy to use while not being too heavy on its users."
"It is stable, scalable, and easy to deploy."
"The solution is good for on-premise deployments."
"For me, RDS is a great solution. I like that Amazon RDS is a very simple solution to implement and to start using."
"One of the most valuable features is that it is serverless, so we don't have to worry about scaling."
"Encryption is the most valuable feature."
"It is easy to use, flexible, and powerful."
"The most valuable features of Amazon RDS are its scalability, reliability, and intelligence."
"The Oracle Multitenant feature of 12c is awesome. This feature enables us to consolidate disparate databases under one container database and eases manageability of the databases. It also allows us to scale."
"The most valuable features of the solution are processing, indexing, monitoring, scalability, network, performance of the clustering, clusters, and availability."
"What I found most valuable about Oracle Database as a Service is its fast transactions and materialized views."
"Oracle Database as a Service is stable."
"We are using Oracle Database as a Service mainly for pulling out audit reports."
"When we want more information on something that we are using, it is easy to find related topics on the internet."
"It is a good solution and has a large community."
"The solution is quite stable and renewable."
"One of the challenges of AWS RDS is that it doesn't support performance insight. So we need to write our own script or use third-party tools."
"The product must add more older versions of the database engines."
"I would like to see improvements in the tool's automatic restart."
"When you are using it for the first time, it is a little bit hard to configure. The first-time configuration is not very easy. It should be easier to configure. Its installation should also be simpler. Currently, its installation is very complex. With SQL Server, we have access to the SQL Server analysis services and reporting services, but such services are not available with Amazon RDS."
"The solution could improve the administration tools."
"You can only get access from the sales support. That means if you want to buy something or renew your subscription or upgrade, all these services are easily available. Yet, if you would like to get some technical support, you have to pay for it. You have to pay for an additional subscription."
"One notable improvement that could enhance the database management experience, particularly during migration scenarios, is the accessibility of the root user."
"Amazon RDS could improve by having more sophisticated. I use other solutions that have better technology for more difficult tasks."
"Oracle Database as a Service's initial setup was very complex."
"The interface can be difficult and there may be so many features that users and even vendors are unaware that they exist."
"The tool needs to improve its pricing and stability."
"It doesn't have an in-built database load balancer."
"The solution is not very stable."
"The installation process requires improvement as it can be quite complex."
"I have had a hard time finding some documentation. There should provide easier accessible documentation for Oracle Database as a Service."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
Amazon RDS is ranked 1st in Database as a Service with 44 reviews while Oracle Database as a Service is ranked 4th in Database as a Service with 63 reviews. Amazon RDS is rated 8.4, while Oracle Database as a Service is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Amazon RDS writes "Provides excellent authentication, authorization, integration, data protection, and autoscaling features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Database as a Service writes "Quite stable and renewable with an easy setup". Amazon RDS is most compared with Google Cloud SQL, MongoDB Atlas, SQL Azure, Google Cloud Spanner and Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer, whereas Oracle Database as a Service is most compared with SQL Azure, Oracle Exadata Cloud at Customer, Google Cloud SQL, MongoDB Atlas and Google Cloud Spanner. See our Amazon RDS vs. Oracle Database as a Service report.
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