Nutanix Database Service vs Oracle Essbase comparison

Nutanix and Oracle are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Nutanix is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.7, while Oracle is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.6. Nutanix holds a 3.5% mindshare in DDM, compared to Oracle’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Nutanix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Nutanix Database Service

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94% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Oracle Essbase and Nutanix Database Service compete in enterprise data management and analysis. Nutanix Database Service often holds the upper hand due to its comprehensive data management and scalability, despite its operational costs.

Features: Oracle Essbase is known for its multidimensional database management, powerful calculation engine, and robust data integrity checks. Nutanix Database Service excels with its autonomous database operations, automated provisioning, and advanced hybrid cloud capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Oracle Essbase could enhance deployment efficiency, improve customer support responsiveness, and offer flexible pricing models. Nutanix Database Service might benefit from enhanced integration features, user interface simplification, and more cost-effective pricing structures.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Nutanix Database Service offers a smooth cloud setup with minimal configuration, supported by responsive customer service. Oracle Essbase deployment may take more time and require professional support, impacting setup timelines.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Essbase requires substantial initial investment but provides significant long-term analytics benefits. Nutanix Database Service might have higher operational costs yet offers adaptable pricing models and a rapid ROI by reducing IT infrastructure complexity.

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Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Database Service

Ranking in Database Development and Management

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Essbase

Ranking in Database Development and Management

12th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 3.5%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Essbase is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Prasad Pimple

Vice President Information Technology at network techlab

Enhancing database management with operational efficiency but needs better compatibility

Era should be compatible with various environments, such as VMware and Red Hat, to be hypervisor agnostic. Due to increasing adoption among enterprise clients, integration with Kubernetes platforms is also needed. Furthermore, the product can benefit from improving its understanding of architectural setup and communicating its limitations to users and partners.

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RANOJOY PAUL

Analyst at Tata Consultancy

Stores multidimensional data, good customer support and interface is very easy

It is very fast compared to other normal databases, like SQL and MySQL. It doesn't store data in tables in the back end. To load data into Essbase, we need to prepare it in a table format. When we find the data in the table, we need to verify it. This way, you can rate the data. But Essbase stores multidimensional data. We have dimensions, which means the data belongs to some company or some time period. For example, if you work for three years, your salary should be something. In this way, we prepare top-level members called dimensions. The dimension defines your position, the year, and the section you were working in the company. We get an intersection of all these dimensions for certain data, and fetching that data is very fast in Essbase compared to normal SQL. If you store this data in a normal SQL table, you need to prepare a row with your company name, employee name, employee ID, joining date, and everything, and then you need to push it into a SQL table. You can search it using your query, but here, that thing is different. Here, you can collect data using forms, reports, and we use a Microsoft tool, which is an add-in called Smart View. Using that, you would just take that data. Here, you need to just create an integration of all these dimensions, and then only you can find the data.

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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."

"The solution enables us to speed up the creation of new instances."

"What I like about this solution is that it's more reliable compared to other solutions."

"I like how easy it is to implement MySQL, SQL, and open-source database platforms."

"The solution allows quick setting up of new development environments and ensures the use of the storage more efficiently. It manages to create new clients to be utilized for development or reporting."

"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."

"Management and provision are the most important features of Nutanix Database Service."

"Nutanix Era effectively reduces operational overheads by streamlining the application team's implementation of multiple environments."

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"The solution can handle a large volume of data."

"I have found the most valuable aspect is the user-friendly environment and current features."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"Unlike relational, where you're linking together multiple tables, with Essbase, you basically define what the dimensions are beforehand, and you define the hierarchy, and then load the data. This allows you to do a pretty sophisticated analysis so that you can drill into it and slice and dice the data."

"Oracle Essbase is a web integration system that integrates with other data systems."

"It helps us fetch specific data sets per users' requirements."

"Essbase is a kind of backbone, or back end, for systems like Hyperion Planning."

"It's a very powerful analytical engine with Essbase as the back end. We can analyze, transform, or utilize a big chunk of data for our calculations."

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Cons

"We are also overwhelmed with the quality of technical support associated with the product."

"The solution needs to improve compatibility with other back-ups and products."

"The graphical user interfaces could be much more user-friendly. They are already user-friendly, but they could be simpler so that we do not need L3 staff to handle them. If they were simpler, we could also have some command center or L1/L1.5 associates do some housekeeping activities on it."

"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."

"Patch management is an issue as it regularly causes stability problems."

"The solution can increase its database compatibility and backup options."

"The solution could improve by providing more support for more vendors."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing structure."

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"There is room for improvement in terms of cost-effectiveness."

"The consolidation engine, which is HFM or FCCS, needs some room for improvement."

"The solution could enhance business analytics. I delved into the data using Oracle Essbase to create a new support tool."

"The initial setup could be simplified."

"The main concern is that Oracle is ending on-premises server support, so it would be better if there was a cloud platform available for Oracle Essbase."

"The ability to drive external reporting out for development could be improved."

"They should improve the solution's performance."

"The reporting tool of Essbase needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's priced fairly... It's a good value. When you go looking for something from Oracle that automates things and makes your life easier, it's always going to be a minimum of $500,000. Era's nothing like that."

"The tool is expensive."

"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"The price of the solution is expensive."

"Licensing costs will be the main scalability problem."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

"Not everyone can afford it. It's a bit expensive, so the price has to be improved."

"The pricing is competitive."

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"Essbase is competitively priced."

"It is a costly solution."

"The solution is expensive."

"I believe the licensing is on a monthly base."

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Computer Software Company

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Financial Services Firm

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Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nutanix Database Service?

The most valuable feature is its robust infrastructure management tools.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Database Service?

The pricing for Nutanix products is on the higher side, and more flexibility in the licensing model, such as a GB-based license, would likely increase adoption.

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Essbase?

It's not that expensive, but also not cheap. I'm not sure because it's a private license.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Essbase?

If I got the opportunity to work with Hyperion, which is the best product, I would definitely go with that. The main concern is that Oracle is ending on-premises server support, so it would be bett...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Essbase?

We provide complete ownership of this application to Walmart projects. In the UK system, we support and develop for the Asda account, known as Eltham. We provide installation and support to over 50...

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Also Known As

Nutanix Era

Essbase

Overview

Nutanix Database Service (NDB) simplifies and automates database lifecycle management across on-premises and public clouds for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases.

Nutanix

Oracle Essbase is an OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) Server that provides an environment for deploying pre-packaged applications or developing custom analytic and enterprise performance management applications.

Oracle

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