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Exasol Data Warehouse vs Oracle MySQL Cloud Service comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Exasol Data Warehouse
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
32nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Exasol Data Warehouse is 1.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service0.9%
Exasol Data Warehouse1.4%
Other97.7%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2132565 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Engineering Commercial Planning & Trading Data Platform at Zalando SE
Fast, reliable, and rock solid
The solution is intended as the backend for our reporting solution MicroStrategy. It's also used for ad-hoc analysis or to fuel other tools with data as it's the only place where some of the data points are available within an acceptable SLO We used it to decouple ETL and reporting databases. The…
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Infrastructure Coordinator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Open-source application support enhances development flexibility and maintenance efficiency
Until now, I have not developed an application using Microsoft with Oracle MySQL Cloud Service, but I think Microsoft has developed the network framework. The network framework runs successfully in Linux. If we develop a project using the network as a framework for the application, then we can use Oracle MySQL Cloud Service as a data repository when we are in the production environment. We can develop the Windows application. I know how to develop some projects related to AI, but I have not developed this application yet. All the features are excellent. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Oracle MySQL Cloud Service a nine.

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 hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."
"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."
"We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons."
"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."
"Its speed is great."
"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."
"It is easy to scale."
"The solution overall is very, very good, with good integration with other databases and it adds new features often."
"My advice to anybody who is researching this solution is that it is a better option than other solutions."
"It is an established open-source database with a vast array of resources available, ensuring you can learn everything needed."
"It's easy to use."
"It’s easy to implement and affordable."
"It is an established open-source database with a vast array of resources available, ensuring you can learn everything needed."
"The product is good for tuning."
"The solution's performance is good."
 

Cons

"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often."
"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."
"The price is quite expensive relative to other similar solutions, it could be more accessible in that sense."
"You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems."
"The technical support is in need of improvement."
"The product has many bugs."
"Integrating business intelligence or NLP solutions would help us save time and would prevent us from having to take a deep dive. Data problems seem to multiply on the system when you interact with it."
"The solution should offer memory management."
"The support is not that great. They're not really supporting directly anymore and relying on experts to figure out technical issues."
"It is difficult to do any coding with this solution."
"There could be improvements, particularly in Firebird, where the indexing is limited to just a single B-tree index, leading to poor performance for large-scale queries."
"There might be minor improvements, however, I can’t identify any particular areas for improvement at the moment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is mid-ranged."
"The product is expensive."
"Oracle has a better licensing model compared to its competitors."
"It is an open-source product."
"The license is expensive."
"The product is free since it is an open-source tool."
"The solution’s paid plans are expensive."
"While the core solution itself is not exorbitant, the support services are associated with a significant maintenance fee, often ranging from twenty to thirty percent."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
9%
Educational Organization
9%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?
I have never paid for the full version of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service. We use the free version or the version available in RDS ( /products/amazon-rds-reviews ) from AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-review...
What needs improvement with Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service should be easier to replicate and integrate into further solutions. Although it targets Linux and UNIX environments, its performance is not as optimized on Windows platfo...
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I work in finance, financial services, banking, and financial services.
 

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