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Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse vs Snowflake Analytics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Snowflake Analytics
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Web Analytics (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is 5.0%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snowflake Analytics is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Kwajah Mohiuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides self-repair features, but the setup is complex
We use the product for online applications. We use it in the financial industry The product has self-repair features. The tool tunes itself. It separates compute from storage. We can scale storage and compute separately. The setup is complex. Oracle is a complex tool. I have been using Oracle…
Paresh_Nayak - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables data-driven decision-making with robust features and effective scalability
The internal design engine and the columnar database are particularly valuable. These features reduce input and output memory, which is crucial in handling large data sets. The solution fulfills the business requirement for scaling and analytics. Snowflake Analytics supports data security with a single sign-on feature and complies with framework regulations, which is highly beneficial.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I really like the auto-tuning, auto-scaling, and the automatic load balancing and query tuning in the system."
"With Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, things are much simpler. Creating a structure, initializing the servers, extending the servers, those are all things that are very, very easy. That's the main reason we use it."
"It is a very stable tool...It is an extremely scalable tool."
"A very good integration feature that restricts access to unauthorized people."
"I loved the simplicity of loading the data and simply relying on the self-tuning capabilities of ADW."
"The solution has a self-backup, so you don't need a DBA (database administrator) to do a backup."
"The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs."
"The solution integrates well with Power BI."
"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 Analytics is pretty easy to use with the connectors for integration with the tools and systems in my company."
"The platform not only provides ease of use but also stands out for its speedy execution, conveying a sense of robustness and reliability that I find appealing."
"Very good flexibility and it offers computation completely decoupled from the storage."
"Features like the fact that the solution is very fast and available on the cloud are some of the valuable attributes of the solution."
"The most important feature is the warehouse functionality."
"The computational power of Snowflake is very good."
"One of the distinctive features of Snowflake is its ability to handle large datasets efficiently."
 

Cons

"The solution could be improved by allowing for migration tools from other cloud services, including migration from Amazon Redshift, RDS, and Aurora."
"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."
"The installation process is complex. Oracle can make the installation process better."
"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."
"A lot of the tools that were previously there have now been taken away."
"Sometimes the solution works differently between the cloud and on-premises. It needs to be more consistent and predictable."
"They should make the solution more user-friendly."
"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 tool should support EIM use cases. I guess the product is already working on it. I look forward to seeing inbuilt AI generative tools in the solution's future releases. The tool's price can be a little lower. The solution's on-premises support is also very limited. We have to rely on other support services to deploy it on-premises."
"The pricing visibility is complex. If you understand pricing, you can estimate costs, but if not, it can be challenging."
"Snowflake could improve in the areas of advanced machine learning AML and generative AI."
"When we insert data into a large table, it takes a lot of time."
"However, if it offered flexibility similar to Oracle and supported more heterogeneous data sources and database connectivity, it would be even better."
"I don't see many drawbacks with Snowflake Analytics, but it's not as mature as other tools. It is evolving and needs to integrate various features, like data loading and analytics, better. These components are not fully connected, so the tool should become a more integrated application."
"The UI could be more user-friendly."
"Navigating the user console can be challenging, particularly when looking for details like the account ID."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."
"The solution is expensive."
"ROI is high."
"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 solution's cost is reasonable."
"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."
"We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support."
"Snowflake Analytics is a little more costly than Azure."
"Snowflake charges per query, which amounts to a very minor cost, such as $0.015 per query."
"Snowflake Analytics is not an expensive solution, and its pricing is average."
"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."
"It is not overly expensive. I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"The tool is quite expensive."
"I have been using free trial version."
"The cost of Snowflake Analytics is low, any small organization can use it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Retailer
10%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
With Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, things are much simpler. Creating a structure, initializing the servers, extending the servers, those are all things that are very, very easy. That's the main...
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 experience regarding pricing and costs for Snowflake Analytics?
Snowflake Analytics is quite economical. It does not appear to incur significant extra expenses beyond the solution's initial cost. However, a complete pricing analysis is still in progress.
What needs improvement with Snowflake Analytics?
The advantages of Snowflake Analytics outweigh the disadvantages. However, if it offered flexibility similar to Oracle and supported more heterogeneous data sources and database connectivity, it wo...
 

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