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Google Cloud Spanner vs Oracle Database as a Service comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 12, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Spanner
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
8th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database as a Service
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
70
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Spanner is 7.3%, up from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database as a Service is 6.6%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database as a Service (DBaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Database as a Service6.6%
Google Cloud Spanner7.3%
Other86.1%
Database as a Service (DBaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

LJ
System Architect at UST Global España
Offers good performance to users
The tool lacks to offer AI features. In the future, I would like the product to offer AI features to users. Nowadays, we are creating small acronyms for our SQL Server. We put some templates. If I just put your name and stop it, the entire cloud can be explored, but such features are not there in Google Cloud Spanner. As a layman rather than a developer, if I create a tool or a procedure. If I write a procedure and then when you describe a procedure, a dummy procedure will be written for you, and it will be available for you as a template in SQL Server, but such kind features are not there in Google Cloud Spanner.
reviewer2154465 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Cloud database service has reduced admin workload and delivers reliable automated operations
There are no managed detection response solutions or backup and recovery and point detection response. Flash storage is not available as Flash Creek store. Robotics process automation and application security testing are not available; I went to the working solutions, but most of the time it did not work. Oracle Database as a Service in particular is the Oracle business suite or the Oracle data access. As far as working with it as a service, I have not even received a reply yet from the relational database service. I do not know how many people are using Oracle Database as a Service in my organization. For the diabetes service, I have used some of the perks from Arkin. I rate Oracle Database as a Service at a nine overall.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its scalability. Scalability comes with two options, among which Google Cloud Spanner can scale horizontally, compared to other relational databases that scale vertically."
"We can scale the solution if we need to."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"The application deployment in the cloud is the best feature of the infrastructure."
"Google Cloud Spanner is stable."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The encryption level, resilience, and secure features from both clients, particularly the resilience aspect of Oracle Database, are highly valuable."
"More SLAs for the clients; better performance in our transactions for clients improves client satisfaction by decreasing their problems."
"Oracle has managed to allocate tools that can be used to analyze the problems when they arise, and they've done tremendous work in terms of analysis and diagnosis."
"Scalability is very easy. If you want to, you can make it onto two or three servers, racks, or whatever you want. It's easy."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are configuration and troubleshooting."
"The product's implementation was pretty straightforward."
"Oracle is the best database in the world."
"The Oracle Multitenant feature of 12c is awesome. This feature enables us to consolidate disparate databases under one container database and eases manageability of the databases. It also allows us to scale."
 

Cons

"The cost can be a bit high."
"The tool needs to improve horizontal scaling."
"I want to improve the deployment of cameras and surveillance infrastructure."
"The tool lacks to offer AI features."
"Google came up with something called Cloud Spanner Emulator, which fails to work like the real product if I want to develop some code and run a database locally on my machine."
"The solution uses a large amount of CPU space, which could be improved."
"It doesn't have an in-built database load balancer."
"For many companies, the standard version is not enough. They need to move to the enterprise version. However, there is a large price jump between the two."
"Along with that idea, I think that Oracle might do a little bit improve their interface as it is not very user-friendly and I have heard other developers say similar things."
"Oracle demands a lot of memory and you need to have a strong machine."
"One of the things that I have noticed is that there are some services that will give you a hard time during implementation if you are looking at the documentation of Oracle. Sometimes the documentation information is quite limited. It's an aspect of the solution they could improve."
"The solution needs more certifications for other products and applications because migration to the cloud is difficult without them."
"The ROI has not been good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"Google Cloud Spanner is an expensive solution."
"It is expensive."
"Price-wise, I heard that Google Cloud Spanner is on the higher side."
"The solution is quite expensive but worth the money."
"Pricing for Oracle Database as a Service is expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"It is notably expensive when compared to the features offered by other alternatives."
"The pricing is a little bit expensive."
"Customers need to pay extra costs for the solution based on their scope and business."
"This solution is costly because it saves a lot of data."
"What has been done is that an annual subscription model has been launched, which includes the payment of both the AML (Annual Maintenance Fee) and the subscription fee, paid on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise35
 

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Spanner?
Google Cloud Spanner has all the features of a traditional relational database, including schemas, SQL queries, ACID transactions, and provides excellent integration and monitoring tools as well as...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database as a Service?
I am familiar with the pricing for licenses for running Oracle Database as a Service in AWS. My thoughts on their pricing are that it is reasonable pricing.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database as a Service?
I cannot comment on what can be improved in Oracle Database as a Service sensors. An additional feature I would like to see added is automatic disaster recovery fill scenarios; we do have a disaste...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database as a Service?
I use Oracle Database as a Service for some of the custom home-grown applications. I chose Oracle Database as a Service based on the requirements; the applications requirements are also to avoid so...
 

Also Known As

Google Spanner
Oracle DBaaS, Oracle Database Cloud
 

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