Nutanix Database Service vs Oracle Essbase comparison

Nutanix and Oracle are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Nutanix is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8, while Oracle is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.6. Nutanix holds a 3.4% mindshare in DDM, compared to Oracle’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 95% 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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95% 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

3rd

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

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

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

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Featured Reviews

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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Pratik Phapale

Oracle Hyperion Essbase Developer at HCL Technologies

Multidimensional cube structure enables complex data storage and Oracle consistently upgrades Essbase

It's definitely growing and has many great features, especially in the cloud. I haven't used the on-premises server as much. Multidimensional data processing: Essbase is a kind of backbone, or back end, for systems like Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Financial Management. It's a multidimensional cube where we can store and process details, generate reports, and do multiple data processing, which isn't possible in Oracle or other alternatives. So, I'm grateful for this experience. Continuous improvement: Recently, I faced a version upgrade from 11.1.2 to 11.4. Now I'm on 11.2.10. Essbase is continuously upgrading its features in different areas, like configuration, properties, and the cloud platform. It's great to have experience with this, as well as working with the fundamental parts of the VM sets.

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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

"This is a very useful solution for database management."

"We use the solution to save costs and simplify operations."

"I would rate Nutanix Database Service a ten out of ten."

"One feature that is very good is the backup and validation process that's built into Era."

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

"The provisioning and other features of Nutanix Database Service have improved my company by making it easy to deploy the databases, and DBAs can just deploy what they need as needed instead of having to manually create VMs for them individually and install the databases and setting everything up with DBAs provisioning databases themselves."

"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 is also a single platform, all in one place, and that is a reason we went for this solution. Earlier, we had multiple platforms, the database and the OS, but this is a single platform that helps us with what we are doing."

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

"It is very fast compared to other normal databases, like SQL and MySQL."

"The solution is scalable."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"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."

"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."

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

"Essbase is extremely stable and low-maintenance."

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Cons

"It should be able to be consumed by other customers because only the enterprise cloud customers are able to buy this software."

"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."

"Nutanix Database Service could be improved by making it just a little bit less complex regarding the interface."

"Nutanix Database Service can be improved by enhancing logging; when we're trying to look for errors, one of the hiccups we always run into is that it's very hard to pinpoint and look through the logs."

"The initial setup was a little tedious and complex. If they could make the setup slightly more user-friendly, then that would definitely be beneficial. If they could give a clear indication of what ports are required across the business and multiple VLANs, then your prep work can be done beforehand and before you do the actual installation. Because the documentation that was provided was not 100 percent accurate, so we had to do a lot of custom firewall rules after we deployed Nutanix Era."

"I don't have a comprehensive answer because we're not utilizing it extensively."

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

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

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"The reporting tool of Essbase needs improvement."

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

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

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

"They should improve the solution's performance."

"I would like to see an integration with application performance management and a version control management tool."

"Essbase has a programming language, and it has a couple of functions to do forecasting, however, their feature set for that is not that good."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"The tool is expensive."

"The licensed-based pricing is confusing and too high."

"Licensing costs will be the main scalability problem."

"I wasn't involved much with the pricing and setup costs and licenses. The pricing was as expected."

"Pricing wasn't a surprise. It was what we were expecting it to be."

"The pricing is competitive."

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"The solution is expensive."

"It is a costly solution."

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

"Essbase is competitively priced."

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Computer Software Company

23%

Financial Services Firm

13%

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Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

10%

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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?

It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost.

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?

It has already saved me a lot of time, but it can still improve. In the past, there were built-in templates, and now, for some particular databases, I have to create my own templates and push them ...

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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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