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F5 Volterra vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 22, 2026

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

F5 Volterra
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
16th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure...
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (10th), Marketing Intelligence (1st), Container Registry (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of F5 Volterra is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is 3.9%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)3.9%
F5 Volterra0.5%
Other95.6%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Ossama ElGedawy - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Senior Manager at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has integrated protection with effective mitigation of DDoS attacks
The valuable features include its API Security, anti-bot protection, and web application firewall. It has greatly improved the security posture of my applications, web applications, and also effectively mitigates DDoS attacks. Before implementing the DDoS protection on F5 Volterra, there were about three successful DDoS incidents. Afterward, I did not experience a single incident for eight months.
EmmanuelCatalano - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Cloud platform has supported cost control and database integration but still needs better metrics and storage
I have not used Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)'s networking solutions today. I studied it somewhat, but it is not my main area currently. We had some problems sometimes with Autonomous Database in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), for example, in the past months related to the asset of the metrics. We found problems related to what we wanted to show to the customer about the database because many metrics were missing. We usually worked together with members of Oracle Italia to ask them to introduce some metrics, for example, those that do not work correctly about CPU usage, memory usage, or network usage. There were some metrics in Oracle Autonomous Database in dedicated infrastructure that did not allow us to show correct information to the customer. We usually needed to ask Oracle Italia to introduce some metrics or clarify metric usage. In some cases, they showed incorrect data in the output, so we had to work with them to solve this problem. I am speaking about problems from approximately one year ago, so I do not know if they have fixed all of it now. One problem I faced in the past with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) was also related to documentation. Sometimes there are differences between Oracle Autonomous Database usage on shared infrastructures compared to dedicated infrastructures. When searching for documentation, it is not clear if one aspect or solution is usable in both technologies or on both shared and dedicated infrastructures. I found some documents proposed for Autonomous Database and then discovered that the case was applicable only for shared infrastructure, not dedicated. Oracle Italia explained to me that Oracle Autonomous Database on shared and dedicated are different products. However, I do not understand why if I have the same version of Oracle in both architectures, I cannot have access to some tools or internal packages in both technologies. We usually had to ask them to introduce also in dedicated infrastructures the use of some Oracle PL/SQL packages, some internal packages, for example, for the management of queues. Another aspect is that the storage of Oracle is not very user-friendly. In Autonomous, for example, where I think an autonomous database should manage storage correctly on its own, my experience is that often we have many allocated storage spaces that are free, but it is impossible to reclaim. We need to expand storage and pay for it, even though it is free. I think that regarding the internal management of storage, Oracle can improve.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The valuable features include its anti-PDUs, anti-bot protection, and web application firewall."
"It has greatly improved the security posture of my applications, web applications, and also effectively mitigates DDoS attacks."
"I find the Single Sign-On, SSO, feature to be valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting service."
"Frankly speaking, I've been very impressed with the stability the solution offers. Everything is working very well at the moment, and we haven't had any issues or faced any bugs or glitches."
"I like the solution’s stability, performance, and fault alerts."
"Our primary use case of this solution is to do implementations on the cloud like Oracle Application, PeopleSoft, and E-Business Suite."
"Initial setup of databases is not a problem."
"Our use case is for a variety of purposes; we use it for our billing system, our operations support system, our analytic data warehousing, digitalization, customer service, marketing, and sales, so it is integral to our operations."
"I love that all the things I need are in one place."
 

Cons

"The reporting needs improvement in Volterra. I do not have many options to create a customized report."
"The interface should be more user-friendly."
"In general, the systems application needs improvement."
"In a future release, they could improve by adding some form of machine learning and artificial intelligence."
"Oracle Cloud Platform can improve the integration with hybrid and cross-cloud deployments. It should be a flexible solution with a very well-defined integration with other applications in the hybrid environment. There are certain integrations that are not straightforward."
"The initial setup can be a bit complex."
"They offer some basic services but the choice is not as rich as other cloud providers."
"The customization and the requests put through were not flexible enough."
"The initial setup can be made easier and the technical support team should give faster responses. Oracle can introduce the VPN service that can be directly connected to the machine and perform work directly on the server. This feature can help users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The cost may be a bit high for many potential users."
"My ROI has increased."
"There is a subscription cost rather than licensing for this product."
"The costs involved are low when it comes to Oracle Cloud, especially when compared to AWS."
"On a monthly basis, we pay around $2,500 for licensing fees, with no additional costs. We do pay extra licensing for other on-premises solutions, but these are not related to Oracle Cloud Platform."
"It is cheaper as a solution model. It isn’t cheaper than SAP but offers more features and competition."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"It's very expensive compared to AWS."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise56
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with F5 Volterra?
The reporting needs improvement in Volterra. I do not have many options to create a customized report.
What is your primary use case for F5 Volterra?
I am hosting about twenty applications. They are behind F5, Volterra.
What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?
Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...
What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?
I have not used Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)'s networking solutions today. I studied it somewhat, but it is not my main area currently. We had some problems sometimes with Autonomous Database ...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?
In general, I have had a good experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), even though my current company uses other cloud providers such as AWS and Azure. With GoldenGate on Oracle Cloud Inf...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry, Oracle OCIR, OCIR, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Cloud Platform, Oracle Data Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

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Kenya Airways, Cell, Panasonic, Frontera, M&C Saatchi, Lumentum, WA
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