Oracle Database as a Service vs Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service comparison

Oracle Database as a Service and Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service are both solutions in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category. Oracle Database as a Service is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.8, while Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.8. Oracle Database as a Service holds a 9.1% mindshare in DS, compared to Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Oracle Database as a Service users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 12, 2024

Oracle Database as a Service and Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service are competing in the cloud-based database solutions category. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service seems to have the upper hand due to its superior performance features, despite its higher price.

Features: Oracle Database as a Service users appreciate its scalability, extensive integration capabilities, and flexible pricing. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service users highly value its performance for intensive operations, enhanced data analytics, and optimized storage options.

Room for Improvement: Oracle Database as a Service users suggest enhancements in management tools, automation features, and reporting capabilities. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service users desire better documentation, improved onboarding processes, and more comprehensive training materials.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Database as a Service is noted for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service has a simple deployment model but receives mixed feedback on customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Database as a Service is praised for its cost efficiency and satisfactory ROI. Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service, while more expensive, is deemed worth the investment due to its high performance.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Database as a Service

Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Exadata Express Clou...

Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category, the mindshare of Oracle Database as a Service is 9.1%, up from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database as a Service (DBaaS)

Featured Reviews

Duy AnhMai

Product Owner at Heineken

Offers security and good performance

Price-wise, the tool is expensive, and I feel it is an area where improvements are needed. Oracle Database as a Service is not as popular as other tools because we use AWS and GCP. Oracle is okay in terms of performance for banking businesses and some big companies. As I use the tool in Heineken, I know Oracle is an okay security solution. We use and deploy some applications and features from Oracle that are better than what others offer. The data in the tool is actually stored in the production part, so it is always kept a secret. I don't think that AI has been integrated into the tool. The AI used by Oracle is not as strong as that used by AWS. I recommend the tool to others, especially banking, finance, and insurance companies where the security needs to be better. There is maintenance for the tool required, but I don't know which company does it for our organization. I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

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Shrikant Navelkar

Director at Clover Infotech

Have achieved excellent performance and seamless integration with effective cost control in cloud solutions

When customers are migrating from Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service and need to remove some of their test and development environment, what happens in normal virtualization is that they can just switch it off, but in ExaCS, they need to terminate the entire thing. Most of the customers are not aware of this, so they keep spending money even if they want to shut down their UAT environment or development environment, so Oracle needs to make it simpler in terms of reducing the bill on ExaCS when customers want to shut down certain environments. Today, you have to terminate the entire VM, and only then your billing will stop. The only functionality I would expect from Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is that if Oracle is able to support Oracle MySQL Enterprise also on Exadata, that will solve a lot of problems.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"As a database administrator, it has a lot of features to help you manage the database and the backup."

"The solution is very stable. It's very powerful."

"The solution is scalable, has support & right incident, and allows easy data recovery."

"The solution's scalability and flexibility are very good and implementation is easy."

"The most valuable features of Oracle Database as a Service are configuration and troubleshooting."

"The Oracle Multitenant feature of 12c is awesome. This feature enables us to consolidate disparate databases under one container database and eases manageability of the databases. It also allows us to scale."

"If the solution is installed in your environment correctly, you are not going to have any issues whatsoever. It's problem-free."

"The most valuable features are the free tools provided to make the solution more secure."

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"I would rate Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service ten out of ten for its overall solution."

"In the cloud, Exadata is more scalable. The on-prem version was limited. It wasn't that scalable because it only came in a quarter rack, half rack, and full rack. In the cloud, it scales to what you need."

"Having the prediction happen in the modular format allows you to start with a lower version of Exadata and then you can keep on upgrading it as per your requirement."

"The solution is very stable and offers great performance."

"I like that Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is easier to use and is a cost-saving solution because you won't need to hire people to run and maintain it."

"I highly recommend Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service as a very good solution if you can afford it."

"The performance of the tool is valuable."

"It is a scalable product."

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Cons

"The solution needs more certifications for other products and applications because migration to the cloud is difficult without them."

"There is room for improvement in terms of flexibility."

"In the next release, I would like to see a framework for memory management."

"Oracle Database as a Service is difficult to set up. They should make it easier."

"Oracle Database as a Service is very convenient to use. However, we need to know to which schema we want it to connect specifically, and what are the username and password. The solution requires some basic knowledge of SQL RP and SQL Oracle to use it."

"Improvement in Oracle DBaaS could focus on enhancing performance monitoring and reporting tools."

"The solution provides the same type of RDBMS engine for all use cases. They need to provide different products that will be suitable for all use cases. The solution does not support the documentation of databases."

"I would like to see a better dashboard for the storage. It need to be more complete overall."

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"I feel there is a need for better integration with Google Maps and Google Earth. This is crucial for me in the geographical facilities of the environment."

"We use artificial intelligence for deep learning, and it would be a huge benefit to implement this in Oracle Exadata."

"The only downside is the difficulty in monitoring, and that's why I would like to implement MySQL database."

"Scaling Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service can be done, but the process is a little tedious, which could be an area for improvement in the solution."

"Oracle's support could be better."

"The customer's default choice is the on-premise version of this solution. Only when Oracle or the partners like us, can explain to customers the cloud value proposition, and if the compliance authorities allow, they can look into this cloud solution. It will take some time for Oracle to change its perception of customers' de-facto standards. Exadata used to be treated as a black box, which is not the case now. The customer is aware of what is happening inside, how the configurations have been made, and what patching has been applied. Oracle needs to market the cloud version better."

"The support must be faster."

"The product's installation process needs improvement. It could be more accessible."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Oracle Database as a Service could be better."

"The pricing is a little bit expensive."

"This solution is costly because it saves a lot of data."

"In my opinion, it's not cheap, but every business can decide for itself."

"It is a very expensive tool."

"The price of Oracle Database as a Service is reasonable."

"It is an expensive product. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."

"The solution is quite expensive but worth the money."

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"The price of this solution is very comparative to others on the market. There is no direct comparison between this solution and with something else because I do not see any other similar product."

"I think Oracle pricing is usually above average market price."

"The tool is not cheap, but it is not really expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Database as a Service?

It has significantly enhanced our application development process by introducing substantial time savings and streamlining routine tasks.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database as a Service?

The setup cost is approximately four hours.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database as a Service?

With the advent of generative AI, adding functionality where current administrative activities could be automated would be beneficial. This would help accelerate processes.If we are able to add thi...

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What do you like most about Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

The performance of the tool is valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

Oracle is quite expensive here in Brazil. Pricing is the primary challenge we face with Oracle.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

I feel there is a need for better integration with Google Maps and Google Earth. This is crucial for me in the geographical facilities of the environment.

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Also Known As

Oracle DBaaS, Oracle Database Cloud

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Overview

Oracle Database Cloud Service combines the power of Oracle Database, with the unique capabilities of the Oracle Cloud. The service provides a secure, automated data management platform that leverages on demand Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services via a simple web based user interface and RESTful API. Oracle Database Cloud Service provides elastic database services for development, test, and production environments of custom and packaged online transaction processing (OLTP), data warehousing, and mixed workload applications. It enables businesses to reap all Oracle Platform as a Service (PaaS) benefits including subscriptionbased, self-service access to reliable, scalable, and elastic cloud environments and accelerates time to value by simplifying the provisioning and administration of Oracle databases.

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Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service delivers a managed Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Enterprise Edition with options, running on Oracle Exadata engineered systems – all at a highly affordable entry-level price. It is a full Oracle Database experience, compatible with what you get on-premises or in other Oracle Database Cloud Services, provisioned within minutes, and suitable for small to medium sized data.

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