Amazon RDS vs Oracle Database Cloud Service comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Oracle solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #1 in DS , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 22.2% mindshare in the category. Oracle is ranked #15 in SQL , with an average rating of 8.6, and holds a 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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98% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon RDS

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

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

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 22.2%, down 26.2% compared to last year.
Oracle Database Cloud Service, on the other hand, focuses on Relational Databases Tools, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.

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Q&A Highlights

reviewer1219965

Data Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Apr 17, 2020

What are the best options for simple backup and recovery of Amazon RDS and Oracle Database Cloud Service?

Cobalt Iron and Veeam both work with these services.

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Featured Reviews

Samuel Ebite

AICE Graduate at alx_africa

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.

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Ajeet-Sachan

Architect at Sony Pictures Entertainment

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to use, flexible, and powerful."

"The IT is easy to set up, which is the best."

"The solution is scalable and can be configured with AWS Secrets Manager."

"The scalability is the best, and I have no issues with the ability to scale."

"The most valuable aspect of Amazon RDS is it is on the cloud."

"The product's installation phase is easy."

"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."

"The solution’s scalability, usability, and availability are valuable to us."

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"Some advantages of Oracle Database Cloud Service are its availability, performance, and affordability."

"Data storage is the most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service."

"The product’s most valuable feature is affordable pricing compared to other providers."

"The most valuable features of Oracle Database Cloud Service are its scalability, advanced technology, cost-effectiveness, and the flexibility it provides with licensing."

"I recommend Oracle Database Cloud Service as a good technology with excellent support and documentation."

"I am impressed with the product's partitioning and advanced data card."

"It is a very stable program."

"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service is its cloud capabilities."

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Cons

"Sometimes the interface has many moving parts, which is a concern."

"Currently, we are using Fargate. Instead of that, we are planning to use EC2 instances, but we are facing some problems, and we are unable to enable NAT gateway for Elastic Load Balancer. When we enable auto-scaling, the instance count increases, and we get IP addresses dynamically. We need to whitelist the IPs of these instances, but there is no option to whitelist those IPs in Amazon RDS. We need one static IP that we can assign to ELB so that we can whitelist this IP."

"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."

"Amazon cannot guarantee the stability of some extensions, and there is a need for different extensions to meet PCI requirements."

"Currently, speaking of Microsoft SQL on RDS, you don't have a full option to be able to use it directly on RDS. So, it needs improvement."

"For improvements, Amazon RDS could work on more features for multi-availability zone deployment to enhance higher availability, and on simplifying migration for those transitioning from on-premises to cloud environments."

"If we do not keep track of our costs, we might face some problems."

"It would be better if it integrated seamlessly with Microsoft products. Our clients use the Microsoft Tally application server. We already tried to create a reputation from, for example, an on-premises environment from our client to Amazon RDS using Microsoft Tally server, and we couldn't do that because we didn't have a strong user in RDS. We couldn't create a reputation from an on-premises environment from the Microsoft Tally server to RDS. I think that it would be a good implementation, and it would help us with this case."

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"The availability of different editions within Oracle Database Cloud Service could be improved."

"We're actually going through licensing issues and are looking to perhaps changing to another solution, something that is perhaps open-source."

"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."

"Oracle should work on the solution's compatibility issues with the operating system."

"The initial setup is a bit complex for the beginner, so you need a little technical experience to install it."

"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."

"The pricing must be improved."

"We encountered connection failures for some of our sites."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost depends on the kind of instance we use."

"The pricing of RDS is a little bit high compared to Microsoft... However, it is a good price compared to other solutions."

"It is less expensive than SQL Server. We pay based on the usage on a monthly basis."

"The solution is expensive."

"The solution’s pricing could be cheaper."

"I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."

"Amazon RDS is an expensive solution."

"The price of Amazon RDS is expensive."

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"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."

"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."

"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."

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Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon RDS?

The product's installation phase is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon RDS?

The pricing for Amazon RDS is reasonable.

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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...

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What do you like most about Oracle Database Cloud Service?

Security is the most valuable feature provided by the product.

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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.

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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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Overview

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a web service that makes it easier to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient, resizeable capacity for an industry-standard relational database and manages common database administration tasks.

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