Nutanix Database Service vs Toad for Oracle comparison

Nutanix and Quest Software are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Nutanix is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8, while Quest Software is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.5. Nutanix holds a 2.4% mindshare in DDM, compared to Quest Software’s 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Nutanix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

Nutanix Database Service

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Nutanix Database Service and Toad for Oracle compete in the database management category. Nutanix, with its automation and virtualization, has an edge in simplifying database operations, while Toad excels in user-friendly features and development tools tailored for Oracle.

Features: Nutanix Database Service offers advanced automation for database management, fast deployment, and robust analytics capabilities beneficial for Oracle workloads, along with comprehensive virtualization support. Toad for Oracle is strong in development with extensive debugging tools, seamless code navigation, and effective session management for Oracle databases.

Room for Improvement: Nutanix Database Service could improve its SQL compatibility, expand database and hypervisor integrations, and simplify its pricing model to address performance issues when scaling. Toad for Oracle needs to enhance execution speed for large queries, improve log file readability, and consider price reductions to remain competitive.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Nutanix Database Service offers flexible deployment options across private, public, and hybrid clouds but experiences mixed reviews regarding customer support. Toad for Oracle primarily supports on-premises implementations with available public cloud integrations and less dependency on customer service due to its intuitive design.

Pricing and ROI: Nutanix Database Service is viewed as expensive with complex licensing, but its automation features potentially reduce administrative costs. Toad for Oracle also comes at a significant price, justified by its wide-ranging features, offering a structured licensing model seen as an investment in productivity and efficiency for Oracle developers.

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Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Database Service

Ranking in Database Development and Management

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Toad for Oracle

Ranking in Database Development and Management

6th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 2.4%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad for Oracle is 3.4%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Nutanix Database Service	2.4%
Toad for Oracle	3.4%
Other	94.2%

Database Development and Management

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Sanjay Pandhare

Technical Manager at Optimistic Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd

Has improved daily operations through automation and simplified setup

Clients use Nutanix Database Service for various reasons The best features of Nutanix Database Service are great. Nutanix Database Service can be improved by implementing more AI capabilities. I have worked with Nutanix Database Service for the last few years. I rate technical support from…

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Bikramjeet Singh

Senior Reg Reporting Consultant at Bank of America

Advanced query optimization and tuning features

Sometimes when I write a query, it gives an unusual error code. Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application. Then, I have to search for the code and find a solution. I would like Oracle to implement error codes so that we don't have to search for solutions on Google. It would be more convenient if the error codes were included within the application.

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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

"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."

"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."

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

"The most valuable feature is its robust infrastructure management tools."

"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."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Database Service is the ability to manage multiple vendors."

"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."

"There are a lot of options for working with the database."

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"Toad for Oracle has proven to be better than other tools since we have never experienced any crashes."

"A quite simple feature that I have not encountered elsewhere is the "Make Code" feature. I can easily export a complex SQL statement to a programming language. This is a great timesaver as I do not have to type in all of the escape/concatenation characters just to create a SQL statement in C# or C++."

"The best product for working with Oracle databases for support, checking and loading data."

"The tool evaluates non-optimized queries and generates the queries in a way that is more optimal - in addition to giving us some good practices for code development."

"I haven't seen any issues with scalability. We have about 1000 people on our IT team who use the solution."

"The most valuable feature is the navigation within the UI, where you can right-click on an object in an SQL query and go right to it, versus going through all of the menus to find what you are looking for."

"One of the most valuable features of Toad for Oracle is its ability to manage sessions by killing those that are hung or blocking other sessions."

"The schema browser is the most valuable feature. The way it presents the objects in our database."

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Cons

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

"It would be helpful if Nutanix added a billing system for databases. We need to automate this with a separate solution. We are service providers, so it would be easier for our customers if there were a built-in system that we could use for billing."

"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."

"The patching should be a one-button function. Also, it works about 80 percent of the time, but 20 percent of the time it requires manual intervention. And sometimes, until you understand the technical underpinnings of that process, you can't fix it. I thought we would move past that. In the last version, they broke a big chunk of that for me, and that's why I'm waiting for the new release because they promised me it would fix the problem."

"Nutanix Database Service can be improved by implementing more AI capabilities."

"We faced some performance issues with Nutanix."

"Era should be compatible with various environments, such as VMware and Red Hat, to be hypervisor agnostic."

"The solution should provide more integration with more databases."

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"There may be an issue with processing limitations but this cannot be confirmed as a problem with the product or with the newest releases."

"I would like to see an improvement in the performance because opening the browser and the editor should be faster."

"In future releases, the product can be more intuitive. It has to be lighter than what it is because sometimes it is not responding quickly. If I do some features at the same time, it's not supporting. I have to wait sometimes to get the action. It's dependent on the resources of the workstation, but it has to be improved in this area. The faster processing is needed."

"Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application."

"An area where the solution could use some improvement is in terms of user-friendliness. During the initial setup phase, the solution was not very intuitive when attempting to establish connections."

"Sometimes it works in some areas, but in others, it doesn't. Like when you copy, you find that it's blank and doesn't copy anything. So, there are some objects that do copy, and sometimes they don't."

"The way the dialog boxes appear can be improved."

"There could be a tool for automated SQL query functioning."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"Licensing costs will be the main scalability problem."

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

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

"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 price of the solution is expensive."

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"Toad for Oracle has a relatively high cost compared to other similar tools."

"The pricing is okay, it's reasonable."

"My advice is to try to use the three-year maintenance agreement if possible."

"There are paid and free-for-use versions of the product."

"The product's pricing is just right because if it were slightly higher, it would not have been as widely adopted as it currently is in our organization."

"In my opinion, this solution is a little expensive, but I understand that good programs cost more money."

"The professional edition is about $1,000 AUD ($700 USD) and the developer version is about twice that much."

"I would rate it six, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Transportation Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

11%

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	11

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	9

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 Toad for Oracle?

The licensing cost for Toad for Oracle is relatively high, with their license and DPA suite totaling around five thousand dollars.

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What needs improvement with Toad for Oracle?

It would be beneficial if Toad for Oracle could incorporate OEM features, as having monitoring capabilities in the same interface would simplify workload and management tasks.

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What is your primary use case for Toad for Oracle?

We use Toad for Oracle for various database management tasks, including CRUD operations such as create, replace, update, and delete, and for DDL and DML tasks. We rely on Toad for managing the data...

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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.

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With Toad for Oracle, you'll reduce costs and risks by easily ensuring the health and performance of your Oracle Cloud Platform and on-premises databases. ... On the operations side, you can automate administration tasks and proactively manage your databases while embracing performance optimization and risk mitigation.

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