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Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics vs Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 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

Microsoft Azure Synapse Ana...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is 6.2%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is 4.2%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics6.2%
Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse4.2%
Other89.6%
Cloud Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

AnandTiwari - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at New Turn Technologies
Has consistently supported integration across diverse environments and streamlined deployment processes
Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics could improve their pricing structure. They currently have two separate pricing tiers: full log and partial log. I suggest they implement a single price and reduce charges on logs. They could implement a cap with some free tier or price tier based on the GBs of log collected. This would help customers use Azure more effectively. Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is an excellent product because it includes both SIEM and orchestration capabilities with playbooks, but the log management part is very costly. Regarding future improvements, I would appreciate more application connectors for integration, particularly for on-premise based solutions. Many customers still maintain on-premise infrastructure, so having more integration possibilities for these environments would be beneficial.
reviewer1297710 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Analytics and data security needs are met but optimization requires improvement
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs. We continue to use it with satisfaction. Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics offers significant visibility, which helps us understand our usage more clearly."
"Scalability is built in; if you're working with a terabyte of data on one day, you can go up to a petabyte the next day, so there's no need to worry about scalability in terms of performance."
"Its seamless integration with Azure services is most valuable. If somebody wants to use all Azure services, it is the best solution."
"When connecting one project to the other, especially when it's handled by the same project director, the possibility of linking one spreadsheet to the other has been useful."
"The pricing seems to be quite fair."
"The solution has proven to be very user-friendly."
"Microsoft is improving and as they grow, I see that they are pushing towards the enterprise."
"Can capture all the transactional data throughout a company."
"The autonomous database provides several benefits and unmatched performance."
"It provides Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) capabilities by default to address data security issues."
"It is a stable and scalable solution."
"Self-patching and runs machine-learning across its logs all the time"
"The solution integrates well with Power BI."
"With Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, things are much simpler. Creating a structure, initializing the servers, extending the servers, those are all things that are very, very easy. That's the main reason we use it."
"The analytics have been very good. We've found them to be quite useful."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is used globally to deliver extreme performance on large Financial data sets."
 

Cons

"I don't have a direct relationship with the technical support when I have a problem. They aren't very good."
"They should automate some of the features. There are some things, such as the creation of external tables, that you have to do manually. They should be automated."
"Integration with other products is an area that can be improved."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"The major concern is that I have a hard time with having to version control the data warehouse all the time."
"For people to be able to research a solution, there should be at least a free trial."
"Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics can improve by adding more flexibility to the reports. Having more visible structures based on the area, region and country would be beneficial."
"Synapse Analytics is generally stable, but its performance can be slow when performing very large datasets."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is not available as an on-premises solution."
"We are not satisfied with the technical support. Their understanding is lacking."
"It is very important the integration with other platforms be made to be as easy as it is with an on-premises deployment."
"I would like to see an on-premise solution in the future."
"The setup is complex."
"The initial setup was pretty complex. It was not easy."
"My main suggestion for Oracle is the configuration and key values that come for JSON files. When we create a table, especially if you see in our RedShift or some other stuff, if I create a table on top of a JSON file with multiple array columns or superset columns, those column values create some difficulty in Oracle."
"It doesn't work well when you have unstructured data or you need online analytics. It is not as nice as Hadoop in these aspects."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We only have to pay for what we use in the solution. It's easy for the customers. It's not more than some companies, not more than 300 to 400 users. They do not need to buy other license products, such as SAP B1, or analytics tools in the market, such as Tableau."
"It's very difficult to price unless you know exactly how the customer is using it."
"Very costly solution and other products are available for less."
"Microsoft's pricing is relatively high, and it varies according to the extent of our usage. The pricing is directly tied to our consumption. This decision is ultimately a business choice."
"I think Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is priced well, and I would rate the price at eight out of ten."
"I'm not sure of the exact cost, however, it is around $100,000 a year."
"Because it's cloud the cost is a different convention and the licensing costs are not the same."
"The solution could improve by having better costing information."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
"The price depends on the configuration we choose."
"We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support."
"ROI is high."
"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."
"The licensing cost of the product can vary since you can integrate it very easily with other products or other cloud products...You pay as you use it, so it is not yearly or monthly payments to be made toward Oracle."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing an eight."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse's pricing is fair and reasonable compared to the other cloud vendors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Media Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise60
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

How does Amazon Redshift compare with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics?
Amazon Redshift is very fast, has a very good response time, and is very user-friendly. The initial setup is very straightforward. This solution can merge and integrate well with many different dat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics?
I think the licensing cost for Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is very high, but I have a local system to support that, so I don't consider that in the near future.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics?
I am hoping that in the future Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics may have AI support.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support.
What needs improvement with Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not supported, which is not ideal.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company.
 

Also Known As

Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Microsoft Azure SQL DW, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, MS Azure Synapse Analytics
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Sample Customers

Toshiba, Carnival, LG Electronics, Jet.com, Adobe, 
Hertz, TaylorMade Golf, Outront Media, Kingold, FSmart, Drop-Tank
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