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Oracle Database as a Service vs vCloud Air comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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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 Database as a Service
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
70
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
vCloud Air
Ranking in Database as a Service (DBaaS)
19th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Database as a Service (DBaaS) category, the mindshare of Oracle Database as a Service is 7.1%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of vCloud Air is 2.2%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database as a Service (DBaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Database as a Service7.1%
vCloud Air2.2%
Other90.7%
Database as a Service (DBaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2154465 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Cloud database service has reduced admin workload and delivers reliable automated operations
There are no managed detection response solutions or backup and recovery and point detection response. Flash storage is not available as Flash Creek store. Robotics process automation and application security testing are not available; I went to the working solutions, but most of the time it did not work. Oracle Database as a Service in particular is the Oracle business suite or the Oracle data access. As far as working with it as a service, I have not even received a reply yet from the relational database service. I do not know how many people are using Oracle Database as a Service in my organization. For the diabetes service, I have used some of the perks from Arkin. I rate Oracle Database as a Service at a nine overall.
it_user613995 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Solutions Architect - EMEA & APAC at Blue Medora
With the VPC, you can run your workloads in an active state, use it for development work and for hosting SQL/Exchange Servers in IaaS; RaaS/DaaS for DR activities.
All three components of the vCloud Air are equally valuable and important, i.e., IaaS, DaaS and RaaS. I like the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) offering compared to the Dedicated Cloud. It gives me the flexibility to utilize the pay-as-you-go option. You can run your workloads in an active state at reasonable prices. I have seen lots of companies use it for their development work, as well as for hosting SQL and Exchange Servers, i.e., in the active-passive mode instead of Replication (RaaS). Disaster Recovery is also a great feature that is affordable and easy to use. Disaster Recovery is a great component of the vCloud Air, where you can protect the on-premises cloud infrastructure, by providing self-service recovery options using the vSphere Replication. Some of the features that really stand out and I have used in my projects are: * Direct Connect: It provides high speed and private line connectivity. * Offline Data Transfer: For encrypted bulk data transport.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a very robust database product."
"It is very easy to use."
"We have the ability to build several solutions according to the requirements of our users, it is easy to set up, the solution scales well, and it is stable and reliable."
"I would rate customer service ten out of ten."
"I like the solution’s performance and real application concepts."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database as a Service is the object types. The object types are not available in other databases, such as SQL and Postgres. Additionally, the security is very good."
"The valuable features include availability, agility, and scalability."
"The functionality is good."
"VMware Workstation has an interesting feature to manage vSphere infrastructure (and also stand-alone ESXi hosts) that is really powerful and useful, for example to avoid to install the vSphere client (or the integration plugin) just to open one VM console or to change the power status for some VM."
"The Cloud DRaaS solution provided the organization with new levels of flexibility and cost control, together with rapid expansion capability."
"This is the part that should be making admins and CIOs smile."
 

Cons

"Oracle DBaaS could be compatible with more platforms."
"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."
"It would be beneficial if Oracle could offer features similar to those provided by open-source platforms like Postgres, such as a multi-core-based platform and a shared node database. While Oracle offers these features, they come at a high cost for clientele in the South Asian market."
"The solution uses a large amount of CPU space, which could be improved."
"I see some negative sides that could be improved, and that is the licensing. The issue with licensing is the price and the way they license through partners."
"It doesn't have an in-built database load balancer."
"My favorite option – Multitenant – should be available for some pluggable databases in all editions, without any fee."
"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."
"I don’t think it is quite where EC2 is with regard to capabilities and features but VMware is investing a lot in vCloud Air."
"It’s a really good idea, but the current implementation is very limited: you can simply see your VMs and just open the VM console."
"I feel the user interface/portal can be improved further. I did experience timeout issues and the UI was performing slowly at times."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Oracle Database is less expensive than the previous solution we used."
"For on-premises, a perpetual license is a standard $17,500 plus 22% for one year of support."
"The cost for Oracle Database as a Service is higher than that for other similar solutions."
"The solution is based on an annual fee."
"Customers need to pay extra costs for the solution based on their scope and business."
"The solution is expensive."
"Oracle Database as a Service has a yearly licensing fee, which is expensive."
"It is notably expensive when compared to the features offered by other alternatives."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise34
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database as a Service?
I am familiar with the pricing for licenses for running Oracle Database as a Service in AWS. My thoughts on their pricing are that it is reasonable pricing.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database as a Service?
I cannot comment on what can be improved in Oracle Database as a Service sensors. An additional feature I would like to see added is automatic disaster recovery fill scenarios; we do have a disaste...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database as a Service?
I use Oracle Database as a Service for some of the custom home-grown applications. I chose Oracle Database as a Service based on the requirements; the applications requirements are also to avoid so...
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Also Known As

Oracle DBaaS, Oracle Database Cloud
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