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CA Datacom vs Oracle Enterprise Manager comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

CA Datacom
Ranking in Database Development and Management
26th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Database Development and Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
128
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA Datacom is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 4.9%, down from 7.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user489183 - PeerSpot reviewer
Scalability and the online maintainability of definitions are definite advantages for us
We've had it for so long, so it's status quo. But we've added all sorts of functionality to our applications and there are no issues with databases. Anything developers request, we're able to accomplish. Also, we deal a lot with government regulation - and not to talk about what the company does - but anything that they require of us, because we transmit data back and forth with them, we're able to do that with no problems. And there have been a lot of changes over the past five years that our government dictated regarding what we actually end up doing. So, we're able to be extremely flexible with that.
Charalabos Ioannidis - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable tool that provides users with a dashboard to give a view of all the implementations of Oracle products at a glance
When my company has to deal with complex customers along with the many products from Oracle, we use Oracle Enterprise Manager as a dashboard to get a view of all the implementations of Oracle products The fact that Oracle Enterprise Manager is an expensive solution is a matter of concern and…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It definitely ​cuts down on our support costs. I do not get woken up in the middle of the night very often for a problem with Datacom."
"Nowadays, CA is doing a lot of improving as far as online maintainability of definitions, which is a huge improvement over the past. I'm able to do a lot of changes without any outage."
"The initial setup is fairly straightforward for a mainframe product."
"Scalability is definitely one thing. The size of the database can grow without any issues. We've got one database table that's got over a billion rows in it; quite a bit of data, and it handles access like a champ."
"It is a solid product."
"I would recommend Oracle Enterprise Manager to others."
"I rate Oracle Enterprise Manager eight out of 10 for stability."
"There are a number of different user interfaces you can choose from."
"The job subsystem, monitoring subsystem, alerting, grouping of targets, and reporting features are valuable to us."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a scalable solution."
"It is the best database management system."
"The most valuable feature is high availability."
"It is the best monitoring tool for Oracle databases."
 

Cons

"For the "no-outage maintainability" of things, they are making improvements as we speak, but there is definitely still room for more of that."
"The only minor issue that we have had with Datacom is in the installation guide: Some of the sizings for the databases have not really worked out for us, so we had to go in and resize them."
"Setting up the Oracle Enterprise Manager is challenging as it requires setting up a separate server."
"There are limited numbers of other OEM devices that can be integrated into enterprise management that can be scaled by Oracle by adding other OEM devices to enterprise management."
"I would say mostly backup and recovery, through the Enterprise Manager. Or any corruptions, to be able to fix them through Enterprise Manager."
"The platform's interface could be more streamlined. Currently, there are multiple ways to navigate to a specific point, which can be confusing."
"The tool is expensive."
"The user interface is not very interactive. It needs improvement."
"The solution has a very large resource system. It's too big. There are too many items."
"Improving the integration speed would be beneficial, as the current Java-based system can sometimes result in slow responses."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing is the responsibility of our customers."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free-of-cost solution. Oracle Enterprise Manager can be expensive only if you go for its licensing part."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free tool from Oracle."
"The solution is inexpensive to purchase."
"The product is very expensive."
"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"The product is highly-priced."
"The basic functions are free. You only pay license fees for advanced features."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager?
What I like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager are its features, particularly the active session history. It provides insights into SQL, and I use it regularly to identify potential issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.
What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?
Regarding the current version, the main point for improvement for Oracle Enterprise Manager was previously related to bugs which created significant issues. Currently, it works better and has more ...
 

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Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
7-Eleven, Halliburton, Cisco, Garmin, Nationwide, Korea Telecom, Allied Irish Bank
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