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Kinetica vs Oracle Database comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Kinetica
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
40th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
294
Ranking in other categories
Database Management Systems (DBMS) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Kinetica is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database is 10.4%, down from 12.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Database10.4%
Kinetica0.7%
Other88.9%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

SunilAgarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Vice President and Global Head of Research and Development at Bqube Global
Easy to scale and good record to report capabilities but needs better training
It's not a very popular tool. There are very limited resources available in the market in terms of implementation. They need to offer training plans for graduates so that more resources are available in the market. The support needs to be faster. The solution needs to be lighter. It's a bit too heavy.
Philemon Olusegun - PeerSpot reviewer
Qhse Manager at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees
Reliable backups and high-capacity data management have transformed large-scale census projects
When it comes to how Oracle Database can be improved, for me it is all about training and development in terms of gamification, creating awareness, and spreading the word to aspiring database administrators and database developers. As I have used it in the past and in recent times, many people are trying to get into IT, so the opportunity exists. Oracle has the market opportunity to take this time to spread its offerings and ensure that many aspiring professionals are aware of its services and products. From my perspective, there is not much to add regarding the needed improvements for the interface and the documentation. I give it a nine because I think Oracle sometimes can make things complicated. You have many services, many products, and many tools for different use cases. So it is difficult for someone who is only used to a particular product, such as Oracle Database, to understand all the other products and services that it provides. Probably streamlining it and making it available with categorized use cases for specific job roles would help. If you are a database developer, these are the tools that you need to be familiar with in Oracle's suite of products, and if you are a database administrator, these are the tools. Categorizing them based on the job role or function of people who are accessing these products and providing training capabilities on how to use them and how these products interchange and talk to each other would be very important because that is one of the things I struggled with when I started my journey as an Oracle Database administrator. Having that visibility of all the software products and providing free training and documentation on how you can improve and which products are best suited for integration to your product from Oracle would go a long way to help organizations and professionals. Regarding Oracle Database's AI capabilities, I am very keen on its governance and security. I think more work needs to be done on the security and ensuring that the database for a large number of people is watertight. AI is here to stay; however, governance and more stress testing of the AI capabilities needs to be done to ensure there is no breach of data. I would rate it currently at 6 over 10 and there is room for improvement. As long as there are government policies and Oracle policies that can mitigate any breaches of data and serious security issues, releasing people's records over the internet, there is always room for improvement in that regard.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution scales easily."
"It is really stable, and we haven't had any outages."
"The best aspect of Oracle Database is that it allows integration of our ERP and EPM suite of applications and databases."
"The scalability of the Oracle Database is very good, as it is easy to scale and you can have a tremendous amount of users, such as our entire workforce accessing systems like payroll on one solution."
"Since the switch to Oracle the stability has improved."
"We do not experience performance issues or trouble with throughput."
"The best features of Oracle Database Server are the security, high availability, and the Disaster Recovery solutions with the Data Guard. Specifically, on Autonomous Databases, the most valuable features are the automatic scaling and CPU scaling depending on the database workload. Today, the workload is normal and then suddenly the workload gets a spike."
"The most valuable features for us are its capability and reliability; it's the best performing database solution I've used, and it's dependable, rarely going down or exhibiting instabilities."
"It is reliable. It's very stable."
 

Cons

"There are very limited resources available in the market in terms of implementation. They need to offer training plans for graduates so that more resources are available in the market."
"In general, the support is not good since most of the time the person whom you are given to is not so professional."
"I can't think of anything that makes me think, “Oh, we have to have it.”"
"Others would be better fit to answer this, but I hope that the product will improve in terms of usability (user-friendliness)."
"I provide disaster recovery services; they should look at how to recover production systems during disaster recovery. I don’t see a feature to easily recover all of the databases, especially RAC systems."
"Oracle is a costly product, and it requires a lot of resources."
"The product could have more persistent data types, like Boolean and the simple features in MySQL and most databases."
"The price of the Oracle Database should be cheaper."
"Retrofitting code, it's difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing cost is not based on a yearly subscription but rather on the number of devices used annually."
"Pricing for this solution is on the high side. Their licensing policy also needs to be improved."
"​The license cost need to be optimized. The licensing cost is very high compared to other RDBMS."
"It is an excellent product, as long as the organization can afford the price tag."
"The price of Oracle Database is quite high compared to other solutions. It has a lot of options, such as security for partitioning and real application clusters. These options are not for free. Once you want to use it, you have to pay extra."
"The tool's price is high. The price is very high in the Asia-Pacific region. The European and US regions don't find the tool's prices high."
"My company has opted for perpetual licensing. We only need to make payments toward the licensing of the product."
"We have been paying for an annual enterprise license Oracle Database."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business87
Midsize Enterprise66
Large Enterprise180
 

Questions from the Community

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How do you run Oracle Database at your organization and why?
My company has been using Oracle Exadata Database Service for some years now, and we are happy with it. I will allow myself to answer your questions about why and what benefits it provides us with ...
Do you know of any disadvantages of Oracle Database?
Undoubtedly, Oracle Database is a top product in its category. But it does have its disadvantages, and for me and my organization, that has been the limitations of the product. When it comes to Ora...
What is the best use for Oracle Database?
Oracle Database is flexible and can be used for many things. My company's main use case for this product is for storing data. We benefit from its high level of security as well as from the fact tha...
 

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Oracle 12c, RDBMS
 

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