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Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse vs Snowflake Analytics comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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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

Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Snowflake Analytics
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Web Analytics (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is 4.2%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snowflake Analytics is 3.4%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Snowflake Analytics3.4%
Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse4.2%
Other92.4%
Cloud Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1297710 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Analytics and data security needs are met but optimization requires improvement
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs. We continue to use it with satisfaction. Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not…
Garima Goel - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Principal Engineer at Nagarro
Have created secure cloud-based data lakes and improved real-time data processing using integrated AI features
There are many capabilities which Snowflake Analytics offers that I find valuable, such as the storage and compute engine that allows working with any cloud system such as AWS or Azure, alongside its efficiencies in storage computation and cost-effectiveness, which saves money compared to on-premise systems. We also have features such as pre-cached results, Time Travel, and fail-safe, which are very useful for restoring data if deleted accidentally, and the streams and data pipes that facilitate real-time ingestion are great features as well. Snowflake Analytics offers multiple new connectors, allowing me to connect it with Kafka, and with Snowpark, I can work with any programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala for data processing and analysis. The data sharing feature offered by Snowflake Analytics is good because it allows sharing specific sets of data to end customers or users from different Snowflake Analytics accounts without exposing the entire dataset for data security reasons. Snowflake Analytics' support for machine learning models and real-time insights has enhanced significantly. Originally, it wasn't strong in AI/ML, but now it has multiple models and forecasting capabilities, providing good competition to tools such as Databricks and Spark. In BI, I have worked majorly with Microsoft Power BI, and the integration with Snowflake Analytics is very easy. The way we integrate Snowflake Analytics with other on-premise systems just requires the warehouse details, username, passwords, and the account name, along with multiple options such as client ID and credentials for logging in and creating a session. The end-to-end encryption provided by Snowflake Analytics is very important because, in my previous firm, working in finance and investment management, data encryption is necessary due to the sensitive nature of customer data and the involvement of people's money. It's crucial to have encryption in transit and at rest, along with data masking features which Snowflake Analytics offers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs."
"One advantage is that if you already have an Oracle Database, it easily integrates with that."
"I like the fact that the solution is self-patching, that it's running machine-learning generally across its logs all the time in order to identify any issues and to self-repair."
"It is an extremely scalable solution since you can dynamically change the resources as some other cloud solutions."
"The solution has a self-backup, so you don't need a DBA (database administrator) to do a backup."
"It is a very stable tool...It is an extremely scalable tool."
"The solution integrates well with Power BI."
"The analytics have been very good. We've found them to be quite useful."
"One of the key advancements in Snowflake Analytics is data sharing."
"Scaling is very high – there's no problem for scaling purposes. The learning curve is very small. And there are a lot of advanced features like handling duplicates, security, data governance, data sharing, and data cloning."
"Snowflake has a streaming capability to work with real-time streaming data and delta tables."
"It's cloud-based technology, so users can spin it up a lot faster"
"I am impressed with the product's data-sharing feature."
"It is a wonderful tool that easily organizes data, makes it accessible, loads it from the pipeline, and helps with reporting."
"The solution auto-scales and provides concurrency, you can have different virtual warehouses without them impacting each other, and it's flexible and infinitely scalable because it's on the cloud."
"The advanced features like time travel, zero copy cloning and scalability have been most useful. Snowflake requires zero maintenance for Data Warehousing on the cloud system."
 

Cons

"My main suggestion for Oracle is the configuration and key values that come for JSON files. When we create a table, especially if you see in our RedShift or some other stuff, if I create a table on top of a JSON file with multiple array columns or superset columns, those column values create some difficulty in Oracle."
"The solution could be improved by allowing for migration tools from other cloud services, including migration from Amazon Redshift, RDS, and Aurora."
"One of the major problem is creating custom tablespace."
"The installation process is complex. Oracle can make the installation process better."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is not available as an on-premises solution."
"An improvement for us would be the inclusion of support for an internal IP, so we could use it directly with the VCN in Oracle Cloud."
"One of the major problem is creating custom tablespace. The ADB serverless option doesn't support custom tablespace creation, which could cause issues during on-premise database migration that requires specifically named tablespace. There should be an option to create customized tablespace."
"We are not satisfied with the technical support. Their understanding is lacking."
"As of now, I have not seen ROI from Snowflake Analytics."
"However, if it offered flexibility similar to Oracle and supported more heterogeneous data sources and database connectivity, it would be even better."
"For modeling of data as well as for AI and predictive analytics, they need to improve their integration into different Python and Jupyter notebooks."
"Implementing everything on-premise is challenging because it require proper support from advisors, DBAs, and others."
"We were experiencing errors while running reports and making connections."
"Snowflake's Snowpark is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Snowflake could improve in the areas of advanced machine learning AML and generative AI."
"The solution’s interface is good but it could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"Cloud solutions are cheaper, but in the long run, they may not be much cheaper. They certainly have a lower initial cost. The licensing is yearly, and it is based on the size of the hardware and the number of users."
"The price depends on the configuration we choose."
"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."
"You pay as you go, and you don't pay for services that you don't use."
"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."
"It is an expensive solution, but the kind of usability and flexibility it proactively provides for the organizations justify the price."
"The solution's price is high and I would rate it an eight out of ten."
"The cost of Snowflake Analytics is low, any small organization can use it."
"Snowflake Analytics is not an expensive solution, and its pricing is average."
"It is not overly expensive. I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing a seven. The solution's pricing is high."
"I rate the product's licensing cost a five or six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price."
"I have been using free trial version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Media Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
17%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Snowflake Analytics?
The pricing for Snowflake Analytics is reasonable, but as I am not part of the management team, I am not certain about our organization's exact costs. Overall, the return on investment for this too...
What needs improvement with Snowflake Analytics?
One improvement Snowflake Analytics could benefit from is in cost, particularly during peak hours. Sometimes, due to its automatic scalability, we think it has scaled up, but it does not always hap...
What is your primary use case for Snowflake Analytics?
I am using Snowflake Analytics because we are already using Snowflake for data engineering and data warehousing tasks, and we are using it for analytics as well as business intelligence reporting. ...
 

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Sample Customers

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