We performed a comparison between MariaDB and Oracle Database Cloud Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We use MariaDB for identity provider services. Most of the things that we are doing are deployed in the container mode. All such solutions require a database, and MariaDB is easier to use for these kinds of deployments."
"The speed and functionality are the most valuable features."
"The documentation is quite straightforward."
"The solution runs very quickly. It's not slow at all."
"The solution has PL/SQL compatibility."
"The most valuable feature is that it uses multiple cores, which is better than some of the other databases."
"From a customer perspective, MariaDB is a good choice for cluster configuration. It's also easy to operate and cheap."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the replication mode."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service is its cloud capabilities."
"The product’s most valuable feature is affordable pricing compared to other providers."
"I am impressed with the product's partitioning and advanced data card."
"Data storage is the most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service."
"Security is the most valuable feature provided by the product."
"What I like best about Oracle Database Cloud Service is its nice performance. My company doesn't have any problems with the service. The technical support for it is also good. My company is satisfied with Oracle Database Cloud Service. I also like the availability of the service. It's a trustworthy service. I didn't experience any downtime from it. My company also has additional features included in the contract, such as WAP, which makes operations easier. My team can implement all the architecture with the features and services that Oracle Database Cloud Service offers. Technically, this is a very, very, good product or database, whether on-premises or on the cloud."
"It is a very stable program."
"Oracle DCS's most valuable features are its high availability and scalability."
"The solution can improve by having support for more integration. However, at this time it is working well for us."
"Data continuity could be improved."
"The dashboard and pricing need improvement."
"It's not very stable. It needs improvement."
"Integration with AWS could be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements in the scalability and redundancy features."
"The performance could be a bit better."
"The difficult part related to the product stems not from the tool itself but is related to learning how to implement the product in the right way without creating any wrong configuration that could cause security issues or performance issues."
"The pricing must be improved."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service is a good engine and at the moment, there isn't any new feature I can think of that I'd like added to the service. The only problem I see in Oracle Database Cloud Service is it's more commercial, so it has a relation to how it deals with customers. I don't feel secure in a deal with Oracle because that team changes the conditions each year, and there's no representative from the team that talks to my company about new needs. Oracle needs to improve its relationship with customers and partners in general."
"Oracle should work on the solution's compatibility issues with the operating system."
"We encountered connection failures for some of our sites."
"We're actually going through licensing issues and are looking to perhaps changing to another solution, something that is perhaps open-source."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service could improve by adding some cross-region replication features."
"It would be nice to have a data dictionary reporting feature in the solution."
"The initial setup is a bit complex for the beginner, so you need a little technical experience to install it."
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MariaDB is ranked 5th in Relational Databases Tools with 52 reviews while Oracle Database Cloud Service is ranked 13th in Relational Databases Tools with 8 reviews. MariaDB is rated 8.2, while Oracle Database Cloud Service is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Easy to deploy, cost-effective, and integrates seamlessly with other products". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Database Cloud Service writes "The product provides excellent security features and performance insights, and the total cost of ownership is pretty less". MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL and MySQL, whereas Oracle Database Cloud Service is most compared with Oracle Database and MySQL. See our MariaDB vs. Oracle Database Cloud Service report.
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