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Oracle Database Cloud Service vs Oracle Database In-Memory comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 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 Database Cloud Service
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
13th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database In-Memory
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Embedded Database (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Oracle Database Cloud Service is 1.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database In-Memory is 2.2%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Database In-Memory2.2%
Oracle Database Cloud Service1.8%
Other96.0%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

BB
Senior Consultant at NewAge Consulting
Has improved data security and automation while supporting large-scale storage and migration
I do not use the Global Reach feature. Regarding metrics and performance, I don’t recall the exact performance metrics, but we use ETL processes to monitor and manage migration performance and data quality. Oracle Database Cloud Service is strong for data management and storage, as well as for its security features and automation of data dumps and archiving. Overall, Oracle Database Cloud Service is a solid product. It’s well-suited for financial platforms. Oracle provides both its on-premises and cloud-based suites, and the company continues to evolve, offering more components for data storage, data management, and integration with other tools and SaaS solutions. I plan to continue using Oracle Database Cloud Service, particularly for managing SaaS tools in financial contexts.
Hosney Osman - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Architect at Vodafone
Real-time analytics have transformed response times and support huge data volumes with compression
I do not have any comment related to the improvement of the solution; for sure, it needs improvement, but for my use cases, it is very sufficient, and I think for the biggest companies, it needs a very powerful infrastructure. The area where improvement is required the most in the product is the UI. The problem with the UI is that it is not complex for understanding, but it needs some training to know what each button does, how it works, and the many variables needed.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I recommend Oracle Database Cloud Service as a good technology with excellent support and documentation."
"It is a very stable program."
"Technically, this is a very, very, good product or database, whether on-premises or on the cloud."
"Data storage is the most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service."
"Security is the most valuable feature provided by the product."
"Some advantages of Oracle Database Cloud Service are its availability, performance, and affordability."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service is its cloud capabilities."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service is good for managing data and storage, and also with the security and automation of the dump and graduate data."
"We can provide a high standard with this solution to our customers by using such products."
"We find the dashboard and the speed of data processing very valuable in Oracle Database In-Memory."
"We have recently deployed our database on cloud with Oracle Database In-Memory; we have a single standby on cloud, and on contingency occasions, we switch over to cloud and use it for four to five months."
"The most valuable feature is that Database-In-Memory is more consistent and faster than traditional databases as it requires fewer CPUs to process instructions."
"I find the performance features of Oracle Database In-Memory to be most beneficial, with system performance in milliseconds, dual format architecture positively impacting our data processing, and clear financial benefits from its efficient operation that improve our overall operational efficiency."
"Overall, it's a very good solution."
"We are using Oracle Database In-Memory as an indirect approach to improving response times, and in mixed-workload environments, we use the In-Memory column store to support OLAP-type queries without harming the latency-critical OLTP operations the systems earn money with."
"It efficiently handles low-code data and supports read-and-write operations for clustering."
 

Cons

"I would rate the quality of technical support from Oracle as a five out of ten. Some of my colleagues have found the duration of service to be too long and lacking in technical detail."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service could improve by adding some cross-region replication features."
"The availability of different editions within Oracle Database Cloud Service could be improved."
"The implementation process could be easier for customers."
"The pricing must be improved."
"Oracle should work on the solution's compatibility issues with the operating system."
"It would be nice to have a data dictionary reporting feature in the solution."
"We encountered connection failures for some of our sites."
"The query optimization and backup features should be added."
"The product could benefit from enhancements in its graphical user interface."
"It would be good if Oracle could reduce downtime when transferring from non-In-Memory to In-Memory."
"They should lower the price. My customers think that it's too expensive."
"The pricing could be improved. It would ideal if it was more reasonable."
"Additionally, once we put data into Oracle, it's very hard to move it out to another solution, so we have to stay with Oracle."
""It depends". If you get a good support engineer, it is a dream. But, most times, it is not, unfortunately."
"The solution is very expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price is always higher for all Oracle products."
"The product has reasonable pricing. I rate its pricing a nine out of ten."
"Every year we are increasing the price of the solution. There is hardware licensing available. We pay approximately $20,000 monthly to use the solution."
"I think the program is rather expensive, so I would like to see it becoming more affordable."
"The tool is not cheap."
"Pricing for Oracle Database Cloud Service could be more competitive. Lately, pricing for it has been increasing, so my company may have to review different options to find a solution with competitive pricing. From what I know, there's no additional cost apart from the standard licensing fees for Oracle Database Cloud Service."
"The product is expensive."
"I rate the pricing a zero out of ten because Database In-Memory is too costly."
"It's quite costly and it comes with a fixed price."
"The platform's licensing cost needs improvement."
"The solution's pricing is high."
"Database In-Memory is priced a bit higher than its competitors like Microsoft."
"There is a need to make a yearly payment towards the licensing costs, after which there is any to pay towards the support cost attached to the solution."
"The pricing is pretty good so I rate it an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Non Profit
8%
Retailer
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
7%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle Database Cloud Service?
Oracle Database Cloud Service could improve by adding a native iPaaS (integration platform as a service). While machine learning integration is available with Informatica, it’s not yet built into O...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database Cloud Service?
I worked with Oracle Database on-premises as a developer for seven years at Sopra Banking. Later, I used Oracle Database Cloud Service together with Informatica for application and data integration...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Database Cloud Service?
I do not use the Global Reach feature. Regarding metrics and performance, I don’t recall the exact performance metrics, but we use ETL processes to monitor and manage migration performance and data...
What needs improvement with Oracle Database In-Memory?
I do not have any comment related to the improvement of the solution; for sure, it needs improvement, but for my use cases, it is very sufficient, and I think for the biggest companies, it needs a ...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database In-Memory?
The major use case for Oracle Database In-Memory is real-time applications that need a fast response between the application and the database directly without any latency.
 

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