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Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics vs Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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

Microsoft Azure Synapse Ana...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
6th
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
13th
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 August 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is 6.0%, up from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is 4.3%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics6.0%
Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse4.3%
Other89.7%
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.
Kwajah Mohiuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Head of Architecture at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides self-repair features, but the setup is complex
We use the product for online applications. We use it in the financial industry The product has self-repair features. The tool tunes itself. It separates compute from storage. We can scale storage and compute separately. The setup is complex. Oracle is a complex tool. I have been using Oracle…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution has helped to predict sales and focus attention on enhancements that have improved the bottom line."
"Can capture all the transactional data throughout a company."
"The useability, the user interface, is very user-friendly."
"The biggest benefits are scalability and ease of use when looking at performance tuning and optimization."
"The solution's best feature is its predictive analytics."
"Its scalability and ease of use are valuable; it is fairly simple for a tool that's that powerful, and if you have a background in Microsoft SQL Server, it is a very easy-to-transition path."
"I like the simplicity of the integration of the data and the variety of the language you can use to integrate that."
"Overall deployment and integration is pretty fast."
"I loved the simplicity of loading the data and simply relying on the self-tuning capabilities of ADW."
"It is an extremely scalable solution since you can dynamically change the resources as some other cloud solutions."
"The performance and scalability are awesome."
"The product is easy to use."
"I really like the auto-tuning, auto-scaling, and the automatic load balancing and query tuning in the system."
"The solution integrates well with Power BI."
"Amazing performance, it is a revolution."
"The integration feature is very good because you can automate protection security automatically, restricting the access of unauthorized people."
 

Cons

"There are some limitations. The filing can be improved."
"The macro functions, though useful, are not totally user-friendly. Some people have difficulties in learning them."
"The initial setup is complex."
"In our company, we always want to improve our data management, including how to manage structured and unstructured data."
"The need to improve a little bit in terms of user-friendliness."
"If Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics could run on a laptop as a Docker image, it would allow for work without needing an online connection."
"Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics's pricing could be reduced."
"More integration is needed to improve the product for the future. There needs to be more flexibility when developing applications with this product."
"There is a need for more storage to be allocated, but over a period of time, it becomes impossible to reduce it after using it."
"I would like to see an on-premise solution in the future."
"A lot of the tools that were previously there have now been taken away."
"Oracle should increase visibility options because what's available now is limited."
"Ease of connectivity could be improved."
"One of the major problem is creating custom tablespace."
"The solution lacks visibility options."
"The setup is complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They are cost aggressive, and it integrates well with other Microsoft tools."
"This is a cost-effective product."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The solution is very expensive because it often requires the purchase of additional storage."
"Its price could be better. It was a school project, and I got it for free. If I try to pay through my company, it is a little bit more expensive as compared to Oracle."
"The computer and storage costs are totally separate which allows you to work independently or manage costs."
"The cost of the licensing depends on the size of the warehouse, where the cost of storage is approximately $130 USD per terabyte."
"Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is an expensive solution and there is a license needed to use it. My company has an enterprise license."
"The solution is expensive."
"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."
"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."
"The price depends on the configuration we choose."
"ROI is high."
"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."
"In terms of architecture and pricing structure, I feel it is a little bit costly compared to Azure. It's fine compared to RedShift, but compared to Azure, it's a bit pricey when you calculate for one TB storage plus around five hours of reporting with the frequency of 1TB data. The cost adds up, making Oracle a bit expensive."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Media Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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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Overview

 

Sample Customers

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