Oracle Database vs Oracle Multitenant comparison

Oracle Database and Oracle Multitenant are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Oracle Database is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2, while Oracle Multitenant is ranked #11 with an average rating of 9.0. Oracle Database holds a 11.5% mindshare in SQL, compared to Oracle Multitenant’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Oracle Database users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle Multitenant users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Oracle Database and Oracle Multitenant compete in the enterprise database management category. Oracle Database seems to have the upper hand due to its robust features and proven reliability that cater to large enterprises with high data management needs.

Features: Oracle Database is known for its robust security, scalability, and high availability, making it ideal for organizations with extensive data management needs. It also offers comprehensive diagnostic tools for performance optimization. Oracle Multitenant enhances database consolidation with features like pluggable databases, which simplify database management and improve resource utilization.

Room for Improvement: Oracle Database could improve by addressing high licensing costs and reducing configuration complexity. Enhancing memory consumption efficiency would be beneficial. For Oracle Multitenant, there is a need for better integration capabilities, seamless database management, and more cost-effective licensing options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both products offer varied deployment options, including on-premises, hybrid, and public cloud environments. However, Oracle Database supports a broader range of environments. Customer service is generally positive but requires quicker response times and more knowledgeable support staff for both products.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Database is perceived as expensive, primarily suitable for large enterprises with substantial budgets. Despite the costs, it provides a good ROI due to its performance and stability. Oracle Multitenant also presents a high-cost barrier, limiting its appeal mostly to large organizations, although its efficient consolidation can lead to operational cost savings.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Database

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

292

Ranking in other categories

Database Management Systems (DBMS) (1st)

Oracle Multitenant

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

11th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Oracle Database is 11.5%, down from 12.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Multitenant is 1.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Relational Databases Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Oracle Database	11.5%
Oracle Multitenant	1.0%
Other	87.5%

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Muhammad Usman Muzaffar

Senior Vice President IT Operations at ZTBL

Running secure internal banking applications has been reliable and supports fast deployments

I am still working with Oracle products. I am still using Enterprise Manager 14c. I am using Oracle Database, Oracle ExaCC, Oracle EBS, Oracle WebLogic, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and Oracle Linux. I can answer questions about my experience with WebLogic Suite. I use it in my company. I have not used WebLogic's diagnostic tools. I do not utilize its lifecycle management features. I do not have much experience with WebLogic Java EE support, as I just deploy the application and the other team utilizes this server. I am not directly involved in WebLogic. I have been using Oracle Linux myself. The deployment is local, on-premises. I have been working with Enterprise Manager as well. All the components of Oracle I am using are on-premises. I use Oracle 19c database, Oracle ExaCC, Exadata on Cloud at Customer. I have been using Oracle Linux, Enterprise Manager, and databases as well. I have been working with Oracle Database for about 20 years. My experience has been 100% positive with Oracle Database. I have utilized its Real Application Clusters along with Data Guard. I do not use Oracle's Advanced Analytics and machine learning features right now. I have given this review an overall rating of 9 out of 10.

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Saikat Nag

Oracle Application Database Administrator at RP Sanjiv Goenka Group

Manages extensive utility billing applications efficiently with trusted performance and robust support

Currently, I have a very good experience with Oracle Multitenant. The pluggable database is easy to handle and manage, sharing resources efficiently. However, Oracle license pricing is an issue due to its high cost. Our organization is compelled to reduce CPU usage by seventy CPUs because the Oracle license cost depends on it.

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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

"The main feature of Oracle Database is its performance."

"Optimization of databases, RAC, Data Guard Replication with Data Guard and RAC Database are the best features."

"Oracle enables us to handle more than a million daily transactions."

"The ease of use has been great."

"If we make a mistake on the development side, we can recover it. However, we don't have this capability with other databases."

"It's very stable and highly available. I also like the row-level locking feature. It can manage billions of rows of data."

"Its security and reliability are most valuable."

"Our internal data management system runs on Oracle Database."

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"Maintaining databases is a valuable feature for us."

"The database becomes pluggable. Inside this container is called a pluggable database and each application contains this pluggable database inside Multitenant. We can then share resources like control files, memory, etc. This lets you stop and start each application without impacting the others. This resource sharing is the most valuable feature"

"The feature that I like on Multitenant is the ease - it is very easy for my team to run the database."

"The analytics tool, Oracle Analytics Server (OAS), is the main important component of this solution and in the analytics part, the VPD handles all the necessary functions effectively."

"The best thing about Oracle Multitenant is its ability to consolidate multiple databases into one engine."

"The modernization aspect of Oracle Multitenant is significant; it wasn't available previously in database technology, but now it is, enhancing database consolidation."

"You can scale the solution as needed."

"Multitenant has a container database with many pluggable databases."

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Cons

"Oracle Cloud has a bit of a learning curve, so from an improvement perspective, we need to have a simple way to connect to computing in Oracle Cloud."

"It could be cheaper and easier to manage. Support could also be better. Performance could be better. Sometimes testing impacts the prediction performance. We have a complex server that serves both prediction and testing. Sometimes testing applies to many other deployments that impact the service provided. It's a problem for our company."

"The licensing model is complicated and could be improved."

"The cost of this solution needs to be improved."

"There are plenty of options and features in this solution, but they are, somehow, not being used very well. Therefore, training and support should be increased and improved for this solution. They can make people aware of how to make proper use of their server so that people can optimize it because its cost is just too much. They can provide training on the policies and procedures to be used for archiving and all such things. There should be some kind of segregation in licensing. With a full license, all options should be available. There should also be a basic license with limited functionalities. This kind of basic license would be useful for us because we don't use most of the functionalities."

"With the new version, we never came across any important limitations. There was nothing that needed improvement. However, in versions 9 and 10, we sometimes had problems, and big and complicated queries did not get through. In versions 11 and 12, I did not experience any problem. There could be some more information about load balancing and all these things. For me, it was just a part of the infrastructure maintained by other people. So, I cannot really say what they need."

"Cloud installations using Oracle are not supported by SAP."

"Problems can arise if there are too many requirements or a lot of details which must be applied to connect the software to the database."

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"Technical support could be faster."

"There are many functions where changes are not easy to implement, and we try to avoid modifying these areas due to security issues and the complexity of maintaining them."

"It would be beneficial to include this solution with Oracle Enterprise, but Oracle charges additional fees for it."

"While the product is overall excellent, it is quite expensive."

"The user interface for this solution can be made better."

"The solution lacks a GUI for commands."

"That said, Oracle in general doesn't invest in their UI for any of their applications. If we're talking about the dashboard or other user experience, there is room for improvement. I'm talking about on premises. The cloud version has started to improve."

"From the scope of improvement, I would say that people are adopting new query options. Certain databases like MongoDB adopt new query options so that they can just pull the data."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is high and yearly."

"Our licensing costs are between $40,000 and $50,000 per year. Those are the costs that cover maintenance and licensing."

"We pay a yearly maintenance fee."

"Its licensing is yearly. It is expensive, and it should be cheaper."

"We pay for a yearly licensing subscription. Funds permitting, we have plans to increase usage for Oracle Database in the new year."

"I do not have first-hand knowledge of the price of the support. However, I have heard from my seniors or the experienced people who work on the pricing and scaling, the price of Oracle is a bit higher. The reason is Oracle provides enterprise-level applications, only large enterprises can afford Oracle applications or tools."

"My company has opted for perpetual licensing. We only need to make payments toward the licensing of the product."

"Oracle Database could make the documentation better around licensing. The way you have to access software from Oracle is difficult. You have to go through the licensing lawyer to understand what your reach is when you subscribe to one unit. I wish the documents were easier to understand for everyone. This is a problem I have always grappled with and it's not changed. Having clarity is even more important now that I'm thinking of having a hybrid setup for the database in the cloud for high availability."

More Oracle Database pricing and cost advice

"For me, I will go with it if I have the budget. Some features are nicer than before, but at the end of the day, you always have a limited budget. I prefer to upgrade and get a specific hardware when possible. At the end, you will have to make a compromise. You will not get everything you would have liked to have."

"The price is worth the quality."

"This solution is a little bit pricey."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

18%

Healthcare Company

Comms Service Provider

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	87
Midsize Enterprise	64
Large Enterprise	180

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	9

Questions from the Community

How do you run Oracle Database at your organization and why?

My company has been using Oracle Exadata Database Service for some years now, and we are happy with it. I will allow myself to answer your questions about why and what benefits it provides us with ...

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Do you know of any disadvantages of Oracle Database?

Undoubtedly, Oracle Database is a top product in its category. But it does have its disadvantages, and for me and my organization, that has been the limitations of the product. When it comes to Ora...

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What is the best use for Oracle Database?

Oracle Database is flexible and can be used for many things. My company's main use case for this product is for storing data. We benefit from its high level of security as well as from the fact tha...

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What do you like most about Oracle Multitenant?

The best thing about Oracle Multitenant is its ability to consolidate multiple databases into one engine.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Multitenant?

I am only involved in the development part and not familiar with the pricing details.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Multitenant?

There are no improvements needed in Oracle Multitenant, but improvements could be made in the AI part. We feel that the server, OAS, the analytics server, is missing an AI component which exists in...

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Also Known As

Oracle 12c, RDBMS

Oracle Pluggable Database

Overview

Oracle Database is a top-ranking multi-model database management system by Oracle Corporation. Through Oracle database services and products, clients receive cost-optimized and high-performing versions of Oracle Database, as well as in-memory, NoSQL, and MySQL databases. The solution is available by several service providers on premises, in the cloud, or as a hybrid installation. It can be run on vendor servers as well as on Oracle hardware, including Exadata on-premise, Oracle Cloud, or Cloud at Customer.

Users can select from various types of Oracle Database solutions, depending on what they aim to do with this product. Based on their specific needs, they can choose among options that include:

Autonomously managed Oracle databases: This type of database eliminates the complexity of operating and securing Oracle Database, while simultaneously ensuring high levels of performance, scalability, and availability for users.
Oracle Database on Exadata: Users who seek particularly fast platforms can select this type of running solution. Exadata is a computing platform that is optimized for running Oracle Databases and it serves as the fastest platform for Oracle Database.
Oracle Database on-premises deployment: The product allows for deployment on-premises for clients who have data residency and network latency concerns. This option also offers customers the benefit of updated Oracle Cloud technology, including Exadata and Autonomous Database.
Oracle Database in the cloud: Organizations can use a specific version of this tool in the cloud, benefiting from complete control over the versions they run and when these versions change.

Part of this product is a fully automated database service called Oracle Autonomous Database, which facilitates the development and deployment of application workloads for organizations. It is built on Oracle Database as well as on Oracle Exadata. This service supports various data types and simplifies application development and deployment from modeling and coding to extract, transform, load process (ETL), data analysis, and database optimization. The service achieves high results in:

Performance
Availability
Security for online transaction processing (OLTP)
Analytics
Batch
Internet of Things (IoT) workloads

Oracle Database Features

Oracle Database has various features which users can utilize in their work with the solution. Among these features are the following:

Backup and recovery: Oracle Database ensures the integrity of users' data in system failure situations. This feature utilizes a tool named Recovery Manager (RMAN), which allows administrators to perform cold, hot, and incremental database backups, as well as point-in-time recoveries.
Clustering: This feature enables high availability of systems in order to run without interruption of services on occasions when one or more servers in a cluster fail. Included is a tool called Oracle Real Application Clusters.
Data dictionary: Through this set of internal tables and views, Oracle Database can be administered more efficiently.
Logical data structure: Through its feature for logical data structure, Oracle Database stores data in a way that allows users to interact with the database without knowing where the physical storage of the data is located.
Memory catching: Through the memory caching architecture feature, users can scale up very large databases and still perform at a considerably high speed.
Partitioning: This feature allows users to divide large tables into different pieces and store the pieces across storage devices.

Oracle Database Benefits

Oracle Database offers its users various benefits. Some of these include:

The solution decreases costs for organizations and provides a high return on investment (ROI) through the multiple services and features it offers.
Oracle Database has high-security protection which includes encryption, key management, data masking, and activity monitoring, that secures organizations' data within the tool.
The tool offers users the ability to use a single database for all data types, simplifying the process for them.
Oracle Database can be deployed in multiple places, including data centers and public and private clouds, which allows great flexibility for users.
The product allows applications from different platforms to communicate with the database through its networking stack.
Oracle Database is ACID-compliant, which helps maintain data reliability and integrity.

Reviews from Real Users

Paul S., president at Advance Consulting Enterprise, likes Oracle Database because it gets the job done, doesn't fail, and suitable for massively scalable applications.

An Oracle DBA at a computer software company describes Oracle Database as reliable with good performance and very good stability.

Oracle

Oracle Multitenant - an Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition option – introduces a new architecture that enables customers to easily consolidate multiple databases, without changing their applications. This new architecture delivers all the benefits of managing many databases as one, yet retains the isolation and resource prioritization of separate databases. In addition, Oracle Multitenant enables rapid provisioning and upgrades, and fully complements other options including Oracle Real Application Clusters and Active Data Guard.

For more information on Oracle Multitenant, visit Oracle.com

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Sample Customers

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