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Amazon RDS vs Oracle Database Cloud Service comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon RDS
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (1st)
Oracle Database Cloud Service
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Amazon RDS and Oracle Database Cloud Service aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Amazon RDS is designed for Database as a Service (DBaaS) and holds a mindshare of 20.1%, down 25.4% compared to last year.
Oracle Database Cloud Service, on the other hand, focuses on Relational Databases Tools, holds 0.9% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.
Database as a Service (DBaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon RDS20.1%
MongoDB Atlas13.9%
Microsoft Azure SQL Database13.0%
Other53.0%
Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Relational Databases Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Database Cloud Service0.9%
SQL Server15.8%
Oracle Database12.6%
Other70.7%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Q&A Highlights

reviewer1219965 - PeerSpot reviewer
 

Featured Reviews

Samuel Ebite - PeerSpot reviewer
Ensure high availability with robust encryption and seamless backups
Amazon RDS provides data encryption using services like KMS, crucial for securing high-sensitive data and meeting compliance requirements such as HIPAA or PCI DSS. The best practices we've employed with RDS help design a well-architected framework, encompassing security, encryption, scalability with multi-availability zone deployment, and operational excellence with automated backups. RDS features, such as reserved instances, storage auto-scaling, monitoring with technologies like CloudWatch, and proxies, contribute to cost optimization. The solution enhances security with IAM authentication and offers high availability to end users.
Ajeet-Sachan - PeerSpot reviewer
Self-maintenance features reduce downtime and improve efficiency but enterprise edition limits can be restrictive
The availability of different editions within Oracle Database Cloud Service could be improved. The model divides their standard edition versus enterprise editions into two categories and limits the standard edition on a particular configuration set. This limitation, such as the thirty-two vCPU limit, should be removed. Another area for improvement is the affordability of the enterprise version.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It handles large-scale data migrations perfectly. Amazon RDS's performance is quite good. Charges are incurred after you utilize the service"
"The Amazon RDS features I found most valuable are snapshots and automatic backups."
"The product solved our DevOps and admin problems."
"Amazon RDS fulfills PCI requirements, which is a valuable feature for us."
"The product is very, very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is that it is a fully managed database, where they handle most of the administrative tasks and leaves the users more time to concentrate on business."
"Amazon RDS gives us the ability to select as many tools, replicas, regions, and zones as we want."
"The tool is very easy to use and configure."
"Security is the most valuable feature provided by the product."
"I recommend Oracle Database Cloud Service as a good technology with excellent support and documentation."
"It is a very stable program."
"I am impressed with the product's partitioning and advanced data card."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Database Cloud Service are its scalability, advanced technology, cost-effectiveness, and the flexibility it provides with licensing."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service is its cloud capabilities."
"Oracle DCS's most valuable features are its high availability and scalability."
"What I like best about Oracle Database Cloud Service is its nice performance. My company doesn't have any problems with the service. The technical support for it is also good. My company is satisfied with Oracle Database Cloud Service. I also like the availability of the service. It's a trustworthy service. I didn't experience any downtime from it. My company also has additional features included in the contract, such as WAP, which makes operations easier. My team can implement all the architecture with the features and services that Oracle Database Cloud Service offers. Technically, this is a very, very, good product or database, whether on-premises or on the cloud."
 

Cons

"If we do not keep track of our costs, we might face some problems."
"I also don't think it's very scalable."
"Amazon cannot guarantee the stability of some extensions, and there is a need for different extensions to meet PCI requirements."
"The Amazon RDS engine could provide features for additional databases, such as Db2. It could also provide support for other databases, such as NoSQL databases, DynamoDB, and Apache Cassandra. They could all stay under one hood."
"Technical support could be better."
"In the next release, it would be great to see RDS provide connection pooling out of the box."
"I would like to see improvements in the tool's automatic restart."
"There are some use cases that might come up where we would want to understand the performance aspects better."
"The pricing must be improved."
"The availability of different editions within Oracle Database Cloud Service could be improved."
"The initial setup is a bit complex for the beginner, so you need a little technical experience to install it."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service could improve by adding some cross-region replication features."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service has room for improvement in handling large-scale applications."
"The implementation process could be easier for customers."
"It would be nice to have a data dictionary reporting feature in the solution."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service is a good engine and at the moment, there isn't any new feature I can think of that I'd like added to the service. The only problem I see in Oracle Database Cloud Service is it's more commercial, so it has a relation to how it deals with customers. I don't feel secure in a deal with Oracle because that team changes the conditions each year, and there's no representative from the team that talks to my company about new needs. Oracle needs to improve its relationship with customers and partners in general."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive."
"The cost of using this solution is similar to that of having your own data center."
"It is less expensive than SQL Server. We pay based on the usage on a monthly basis."
"I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"Amazon RDS is cheaper compared to other tools."
"Amazon RDS is less expensive than other solutions."
"The solution is expensive."
"On a scale from one to ten, where ten is the most expensive, and one is the cheapest, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"Pricing for Oracle Database Cloud Service could be more competitive. Lately, pricing for it has been increasing, so my company may have to review different options to find a solution with competitive pricing. From what I know, there's no additional cost apart from the standard licensing fees for Oracle Database Cloud Service."
"Price is always higher for all Oracle products."
"Every year we are increasing the price of the solution. There is hardware licensing available. We pay approximately $20,000 monthly to use the solution."
"The product has reasonable pricing. I rate its pricing a nine out of ten."
"I think the program is rather expensive, so I would like to see it becoming more affordable."
"The tool is not cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon RDS?
The product's installation phase is easy.
What needs improvement with Amazon RDS?
User interface needs improvement for using IPS and cloud watch to scale and utilize read replicas, enabling performance insights to view query formats where the bottlenecks occur, identifying the f...
What do you like most about Oracle Database Cloud Service?
Security is the most valuable feature provided by the product.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database Cloud Service?
In my opinion, the price of Oracle Database Cloud Service should be more affordable. Additionally, the interface of the application could be more user-friendly.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database Cloud Service?
I primarily use Oracle Database Cloud Service in HR services, collaborating with other teams on projects. It is used for database management for clients, especially in HR solutions.
 

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