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Nutanix Database Service vs Oracle Coherence comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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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

Nutanix Database Service
Ranking in Database Development and Management
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 2.4%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 3.8%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nutanix Database Service2.4%
Oracle Coherence3.8%
Other93.8%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

JP
Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Improves time management by reducing database provisioning time
The feature I appreciate the most in Nutanix Database Service is the Time Machine. The simplicity of the Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service and being able to have a point in time that you can go back to at whatever your retention period is, is really great and helpful for us. The Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service has definitely reduced turnaround time for when we need clones or other environments spun up off of our existing environment, such as for corruption. It has helped the workload significantly. We're a very small team of database administrators. It worked really effectively for them and helped the workflow much more than our previous solution. Using Nutanix Database Service has reduced the time it takes to provision a database by 75%. The efficiency gained by using Nutanix Database Service has led to a positive impact on our business as far as bringing in new applications and workloads. Being able to clone and spin up other environments off of what we already have in NDB eases turnaround time when requests come in, and we're able to fill them and get them back to the business and make them available to customers. We've been able to automate DBA tasks. It simplifies turnaround time. Our DBA can deploy on how own and no longer waits for requests to be fulfilled.
SS
Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Facilitating real-time business insights with enhanced data querying
Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation. These features facilitate querying data with multiple keys rather than just a single key. Its real-time data processing capabilities provide insights for business decisions with up-to-date information.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With Oracle, it took around one hour to refresh the database and now, with Nutanix, it takes a quarter of that time."
"There are a lot of options for working with the database."
"It saves operation time and day-to-day tasks."
"The Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service has definitely reduced turnaround time for when we need clones or other environments spun up off of our existing environment, such as for corruption."
"AI has been deployed within Nutanix. It's very easy to provision the machine within minutes of the application orders. They can hand those over and work along with the AI team to get the data available quickly for business analysis."
"One feature that is very good is the backup and validation process that's built into Era."
"The Time Machine is the most valuable feature for us. Using it means that we don't have to take regular snapshots, yet we are still able to restore the database quickly in the event of a problem."
"The solution enables us to speed up the creation of new instances."
"It can handle an extremely high volume of data."
"For high-end solutions, involving advanced features, Coherence outstands competitors, fully justifying its price tag."
"Other technologies don’t allow the same level of scale and compute capability, while providing rigorous resilience and security underpinnings."
"It helped us to cache the data in memory and improved performance by 10x."
"This product helped our organization to focus on implementing business logic without worrying about scalability on user loads of huge data queries."
"Oracle Coherence is a very good product which helps to create internet-scale applications using a high-performance grid."
"Technical support from Oracle is okay."
"Oracle Coherence improved site performance and the customer experience."
 

Cons

"The solution needs to improve compatibility with other back-ups and products."
"This solution could be improved by integrating with more database providers."
"There have been instances where clients have been using databases that are not supported by Nutanix Database Service, though I cannot recall which ones at the moment."
"The updating of the database engine is something that can be improved."
"One of the things that we've discovered specific to SQL is that the deployment options that are available do not match our company standards, so we have asked the Nutanix team if that is something that is customizable or if we need to adjust our deployment strategy. That's the only thing that we've discovered so far."
"Nutanix Database Service can be improved by implementing more AI capabilities."
"There will always be room for improvement, there is nothing perfect from day one. There are some technical challenges that we have with NDS. I believe with time it will be sorted out."
"The initial setup was a little tedious and complex."
"Reloading really takes a lot of time."
"It has become very heavy along with the price for Oracle's integrated product as a fusion middleware."
"The product is the best, but it's absurdly expensive because licensing is according to the number of CPUs."
"Configuration is too complex."
"The price is high. I believe there should be a cheaper version for only the caching solution."
"Cluster management tools that are independent of WebLogic. Dynamic cluster config rollout and rollback."
"We have nodes failing all the time, especially because of timeouts caused by node synchronization, but occasionally there are also memory-related errors."
"Price is very high - as for any Oracle product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is competitive."
"The price of the solution is expensive."
"It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost."
"The licensed-based pricing is confusing and too high."
"Pricing wasn't a surprise. It was what we were expecting it to be."
"Not everyone can afford it. It's a bit expensive, so the price has to be improved."
"Era is quite expensive. The thing that will be a showstopper for them in the long run is if you look at it from a technical perspective on what it provides and weigh it up against consolidation of multiple other software suites."
"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Transportation Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Database Service?
It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?
Nutanix Database Service can be improved by implementing more AI capabilities.
What is your primary use case for Nutanix Database Service?
Clients use Nutanix Database Service for various reasons.
What needs improvement with Oracle Coherence?
The WebLogic Management is quite cumbersome. The initial setup is complex and time-consuming.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Coherence?
I utilize Coherence for data solutions in the financial industry. Its primary use case includes plain lookup, indexing, filtering, and aggregation.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Coherence?
I recommend Coherence, as I don't have any product issues. The main concerns are high pricing and a complex initial setup. Overall, I would rate Coherence as an eight out of ten.
 

Also Known As

Nutanix Era
Coherence
 

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Sample Customers

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
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