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Oracle Big Data Appliance vs Oracle Database Appliance comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Big Data Appliance
Ranking in Data Warehouse
19th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database Appliance
Ranking in Data Warehouse
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Oracle Big Data Appliance is 1.4%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database Appliance is 5.3%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Mohammed Hamad - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides clean, centralized data
From a technical perspective, Big Data Appliance could be improved with more innovation in the AI and machine-learning parts instead of relying on Cloudera. Oracle could also improve Big Data Appliance by having one technology on their stack and working on it instead of continually changing the name or technologies or features. In addition, they could have a program to enable their partners to use this technology because right now, I have to have an expert to use the AI elements.
Ahmed-Yehia - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced performance and simplified operations with integrated features
All improvements for ODA are already applied or enhanced in Exadata. ODA is mainly for small businesses or limited businesses and is used predominantly for database warehouses and not for OLTP databases. You can only scale storage, not developer nodes. It's priced a little higher, which could be optimized for small or medium businesses.

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 comprehensive solution that is easy to deploy."
"The best thing about the product is that the end-user can build the reports by themselves without really knowing anything about databases."
"Because Big Data Appliance allows me to have a single source of truth, it means I have clean data that can be monetized and leveraged to gain more insights with real-time reports from the dashboard."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database Appliance is the ease of management."
"Oracle offers ETL with PL/SQL as a programming language for SQL programming, which is majorly used in data engineering."
"The initial setup was straightforward and quick - I was able to configure everything within an hour."
"Oracle is a stable database."
"The most valuable features are related to engineering systems, where Oracle acts as a hyperconverged infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"The product’s valuable feature is its capability to pre-configure and pre-install the settings."
"The most valuable features of the solution revolve around its performance, simplicity, and its installation phase."
 

Cons

"The product should be simplified for the average user."
"It seems like the deployment of repositories has become more difficult in later versions of the product rather than easier."
"From a technical perspective, Big Data Appliance could be improved with more innovation in the AI and machine-learning parts instead of relying on Cloudera."
"Since we don't have the room to scale up, I rate this solution a six out of ten for scalability."
"There is room for improvement in better integration with third-party tools, such as Power BI or Redshift."
"Oracle's product support is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"They could incorporate a more secure and internet-centric management system for the platform."
"I would be happy to see the Oracle Auto Service Request (ASR) pre-installed in it instead of installing it in a separate machine."
"If we were able to use Oracle Database to create mobile apps, that would be great. I don't know multiple languages, like Java, etc. I need to learn a separate language, right now in order to do this."
"Oracle Database Appliance could improve by having better integration."
"Virtualization needs improvement. It's not easy to back up the virtual machines in the Oracle VM architecture. I would also like to see native support for Veeam Backup Software."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Oracle's prices are too high compared to others in the market."
"Oracle Database Application's support and maintenance are included in the contract."
"Get benefit from the capacity-on-demand features. License your cores according to your licenses."
"Leverage the Pay-As-You-Grow licensing, and consider using the ODA X6-2 S/M/L models also for SE2/SE."
"You must pay for the license."
"I don’t know ODA and alternative system prices. But Oracle the database license is quite expensive and a lot of my customers plan to migrate to open source databases like PostgreSQL."
"The solution may be expensive, but when we consider the problems it solves, the stability it provides, and the fact that we don't have to buy separate parts and assemble them into a system, it becomes more affordable."
"Compared to Oracle Exadata, Oracle Database Appliance is affordable."
"Oracle Database Appliance is a very expensive solution. If you have opted for the on-premises licenses from Oracle, then you have to pay yearly. If you have opted for the cloud subscriptions offered by Oracle, then you can pay either monthly or yearly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
10%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

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What do you like most about Oracle Database Appliance?
Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Appliance?
While I'm somewhat familiar with standard licensing, pricing isn't really my area of expertise. However, Oracle is on the higher end of the pricing spectrum, along with SAP.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?
There is room for improvement in better integration with third-party tools, such as Power BI or Redshift. When dealing with federated data sources, this integration can be a challenge.
 

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