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Oracle Coherence vs Oracle Essbase comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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 Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (4th)
Oracle Essbase
Ranking in Database Development and Management
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
18
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 Oracle Coherence is 1.9%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Essbase is 0.8%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Essbase0.8%
Oracle Coherence1.9%
Other97.3%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

ShanmugaSundaram - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical support is okay, but it has issues with stability and performance
We have our own data center with a lot of servers running on the Linux platform This platform has issues with stability and performance. I have been using Oracle Coherence for only a couple of years. In total, I have about 30 years of experience in the Oracle environment. I began with Oracle…
Bhavya N - PeerSpot reviewer
Ensuring efficient data analysis and reporting while identifying areas for calculation and export improvements
The features of Oracle Essbase are valuable, such as its multi-dimensional database used for dynamic calculations and reporting purposes. These features are valuable because they support multi-dimensional data views, allowing users to analyze relationships across various data categories and establish a comprehensive perspective on business operations. Moreover, dynamic calculations allow real-time data analysis, significantly improving the accuracy and depth of financial insights. I have utilized Essbase's data aggregation capabilities. The Oracle Essbase interface provides a good user experience, allowing users to easily navigate and analyze data with fast query performance, effective data visualization tools such as charts, graphs, and tables, and flexibility for customizable analysis and reporting, including the ability to create ad hoc reports. The benefits of the interface include improving productivity and enhancing decision-making.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation."
"Technical support from Oracle is okay."
"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."
"It helps us fetch specific data sets per users' requirements."
"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."
"Oracle's capability to define custom hierarchies and dimensions has helped my organization in performing nuanced data exploration and advanced modeling because we use Oracle Essbase for dimension definition and also to define the properties of these members, such as dynamic members, stored members, shared members."
"It is highly efficient and easily scalable, particularly for handling large databases."
"The Oracle Essbase interface provides a good user experience, allowing users to easily navigate and analyze data with fast query performance, effective data visualization tools such as charts, graphs, and tables, and flexibility for customizable analysis and reporting, including the ability to create ad hoc reports."
"It is very fast compared to other normal databases, like SQL and MySQL."
"Essbase is extremely stable and low-maintenance."
 

Cons

"This platform has issues with stability and performance."
"The initial setup is complex and time-consuming."
"They should improve the solution's performance."
"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."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"There is room for improvement in terms of cost-effectiveness."
"I would like to see an integration with application performance management and a version control management tool."
"The ability to drive external reporting out for development could be improved."
"The reporting tool of Essbase needs improvement."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"I believe the licensing is on a monthly base."
"The solution is expensive."
"It is a costly solution."
"Essbase is competitively priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
42%
Computer Software Company
10%
Performing Arts
7%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise14
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle Coherence?
The WebLogic Management is quite cumbersome. The initial setup is complex and time-consuming.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Coherence?
I utilize Coherence for data solutions in the financial industry. Its primary use case includes plain lookup, indexing, filtering, and aggregation.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Coherence?
I recommend Coherence, as I don't have any product issues. The main concerns are high pricing and a complex initial setup. Overall, I would rate Coherence as an eight out of ten.
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.
What needs improvement with Oracle Essbase?
A significant area for improvement in Oracle Essbase is that financial statement analysis, CAPEX and OPEX analysis, and financial consolidation must be done manually, as Oracle Essbase doesn't incl...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Essbase?
The initial setup of Oracle Essbase is dependent on whether you select BSO or ASO cubes. First, you need to set up the type of information and once the type of cubes is defined, you need to define ...
 

Also Known As

Coherence
Essbase
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Industrial Bank of Korea, Hotelbeds, Canon Inc., Verizon, Securitas Direct Espa_a, S.A.U., CetelemEspa_aGrupo BNP Paribas, Telus
CHU de Rennes, Bellco Credit Union, Akindo Sushiro Co. Ltd, Deutsche Telekom AG, Samarco MineraÊo S.A., PCCW Ltd., QDQ media S.A.U., Boiron Italia, Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., Akindo Sushiro Co. Ltd., Air Canada, Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.
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