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CA IDMS vs Oracle Coherence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

CA IDMS
Ranking in Database Development and Management
29th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA IDMS is 1.3%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 3.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Coherence3.5%
CA IDMS1.3%
Other95.2%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

AS
ALiBS Solutions at ALiBS Solutions
Helps us to manage user profiles very quickly and in an assertive way
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10. I would advise that they should evaluate other possibilities because this is a very quickly changing environment and there are other possible providers that have good solutions. I would do some kind of test. I would test other possible solutions too and compare them.
SS
Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Facilitating real-time business insights with enhanced data querying
Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation. These features facilitate querying data with multiple keys rather than just a single key. Its real-time data processing capabilities provide insights for business decisions with up-to-date information.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is the community - a tightly knit group of experts who have been working on the product set for many years."
"We've been able to fine tune it over the years to get really good performance out of it, and maintain some database network support."
"The most useful feature is the governance feature, because it can show us and help us to manage user profiles very quickly and using it in assertive way."
"The most valuable feature is the performance of the database; it's very efficient at what it does, quite reliable, and provides us with a very stable platform that we've been running for many years."
"Stability is perfect! It is a really stable platform; it has been around for many years, and we trust it implicitly."
"Technical support is very good. They are very knowledgeable, very quick to respond, and very nice people, too.​"
"Coherence allows linear on-line scalability across multiple commodity servers."
"We are storing information from one of our applications; this allows us to answer requests in milliseconds, while the application would take seconds to answer requests from clients."
"A robust standalone caching solution that prioritized speed of data serialization and data integrity was a must, and Coherence delivered on that front."
"I have used Oracle Coherence for more than 10 years, from version 3.5 through 12.1.2.1."
"Since we implemented Coherence, this data is in memory all the time; so the results are found in milliseconds instead of five seconds."
"For high-end solutions, involving advanced features, Coherence outstands competitors, fully justifying its price tag."
"Coherence has improved response times for queries of sizeable data sets, and by allowing for data distribution and replication through clustering, it improves the reliability of information systems."
"This product helped our organization to focus on implementing business logic without worrying about scalability on user loads of huge data queries."
 

Cons

"We need to make it much easier to support and maintain, because the skills required are quite specialized and we're not going to have people in the future who've got the necessary experience and knowledge."
"​I would like to see it made simpler to operate and maintain."
"We have to use DB2 when we need more relational constructs, expanded inquiry and reporting; so it's not perfect in that regards."
"Right now, it's not easy to start using this solution. You have to take long course and train people. It's not an easy path."
"I'd like to see some of the installation, maintenance, and support functions simplified so that some of our younger, newer members can take advantage of the product and maintain it to the same standard that the older members have in the past."
"I would like to see a more modern API like Hazelcast or Infinispan."
"OSB could be tuned to do things like Apigee."
"Technical support is 3 or even 2 out of 10. Working directly through an account rep or a contact on Coherence dev team helps a lot."
"Oracle Coherence has considerable operational risks."
"The initial setup is complex and time-consuming."
"Initial setup is very complex; specifically, a lot of XML effort is required."
"Due to the licensing prices, we are looking for other solutions as an alternative to Coherence."
"Product is too expensive and support is poor. There are better products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Do not hold back on asking questions about the maintenance and continued support of the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Oracle Coherence?
The WebLogic Management is quite cumbersome. The initial setup is complex and time-consuming.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Coherence?
I utilize Coherence for data solutions in the financial industry. Its primary use case includes plain lookup, indexing, filtering, and aggregation.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Coherence?
I recommend Coherence, as I don't have any product issues. The main concerns are high pricing and a complex initial setup. Overall, I would rate Coherence as an eight out of ten.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

IDMS
Coherence
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services Inc.
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