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Oracle Coherence vs Toad Data Modeler comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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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 Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (3rd)
Toad Data Modeler
Ranking in Database Development and Management
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 3.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad Data Modeler is 3.0%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Coherence3.5%
Toad Data Modeler3.0%
Other93.5%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

SS
Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Facilitating real-time business insights with enhanced data querying
Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation. These features facilitate querying data with multiple keys rather than just a single key. Its real-time data processing capabilities provide insights for business decisions with up-to-date information.
KQ
Senior engineer at a government with 201-500 employees
Creates intuitive diagrams with comprehensive control over relationships
1) When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest. If you have a large model, you repeatedly have to clarify that you don't want to delete each one. 2) If one could view the same model on physical, logical, and conceptual levels while retaining all information specific to each level (including layout), that would be excellent.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We are storing information from one of our applications; this allows us to answer requests in milliseconds, while the application would take seconds to answer requests from clients."
"Oracle Coherence is a very good product which helps to create internet-scale applications using a high-performance grid."
"The biggest improvement is in speed - everything is faster from record retrieval to workflow processing."
"For high-end solutions, involving advanced features, Coherence outstands competitors, fully justifying its price tag."
"Portable object format (POF serialization) allows objects to be serialized and deserialized between Java and .NET so the two platforms can exchange data seamlessly."
"A robust standalone caching solution that prioritized speed of data serialization and data integrity was a must, and Coherence delivered on that front."
"Coherence has helped us to drastically reduce the request time of our web applications."
"This product helped our organization to focus on implementing business logic without worrying about scalability on user loads of huge data queries."
"The feature I really like is the graphical part, especially the control of the relationships."
"Toad is 100% value for money product."
"With Toad, all the users have the same database on the server rather than local individual databases which creates a lot of duplication."
"This product is fast to learn and a user-friendly tool."
"Toad allowed us to run the query on the cloud DB and return data from the query, making things much faster."
"I found all features valuable and necessary in Toad Data Modeler, particularly how good the solution is for modeling, database schema generation, and database re-engineering. I also found Toad Data Modeler straightforward to use."
"The feature I really like is the graphical part, especially the control of the relationships, because you can move them around any way you want, which makes it easy to create a comprehensive and easy-to-understand diagram."
"It is a very good option for creating and editing SQL scripts, especially large ones that I have run in support of government billing applications."
 

Cons

"It is very expensive. It might not work well for small business people."
"The initial setup is complex and time-consuming."
"In my experience, I did find it challenging to use this product when namespace prefixes on the resulting XML object was a requirement."
"Due to the licensing prices, we are looking for other solutions as an alternative to Coherence."
"Price is very high - as for any Oracle product."
"I would like to see a more modern API like Hazelcast or Infinispan."
"Configuration is too complex."
"This platform has issues with stability and performance."
"The one thing about it is that there are almost too many features and options; some we don’t even use."
"It's way overpriced, even if it wasn't the buggy product it has become."
"The product should provide better debugging features."
"We sometimes have issues with multiple nested queries. They take a long time to run, and it would be nice to have them run faster."
"Reverse engineering the physical schema is complex and can be made easier."
"Sometimes, Toad crashes without a clue as to why, and it needs an immediate restart."
"It's quite stable but takes a bit of a time to run SQL queries if the database is huge."
"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Price-wise, the lesser it is, the better it is for me, especially in Egypt. I think that the licensing cost ranges from 1,000 to 9,000. Also, it includes maintenance and support for a year."
"Though I'm not involved in the licensing for Toad Data Modeler, I believe it's per user and not cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

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 Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise9
 

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 Toad Data Modeler?
Considering its functionality, I would rate its pricing as a seven out of ten. It could be cheaper yet is still pretty good.
What needs improvement with Toad Data Modeler?
1) When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest. If you have a large model, you repeatedly have to clarify that y...
What is your primary use case for Toad Data Modeler?
There are two main use cases. One is reengineering an existing model and making changes from a database. The other is making a new model from scratch. These use cases involve all kinds of systems, ...
 

Also Known As

Coherence
Toad
 

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Sample Customers

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