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Oracle Enterprise Manager vs Oracle GoldenGate comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.6
Oracle Enterprise Manager enhances proactive database management with comprehensive monitoring, reducing incidents and downtime, justifying its investment cost.
Sentiment score
6.5
Oracle GoldenGate enhances ROI and efficiency, reduces downtime, and fulfills recovery needs, offering optimal benefits for substantial investments.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
Oracle Enterprise Manager's customer service is mostly positive, but technical support experiences vary with occasional initial tier challenges.
Sentiment score
5.4
Oracle GoldenGate support varies, with some satisfied users and others facing delays, communication issues, and varied technical expertise.
When contacting My Oracle Support, I encounter first-line support initially, which is inadequate as I require more in-depth support.
I would rate Oracle Enterprise Manager's technical support at an eight.
The rating for Oracle GoldenGate support is a three.
The support team responds quickly, providing feedback which we then implement.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Oracle Enterprise Manager offers effective vertical and horizontal scaling, managing targets well with occasional challenges in larger configurations.
Sentiment score
7.5
Oracle GoldenGate offers robust scalability for enterprise data needs, with some challenges in high-availability and licensing processes.
When trying to connect with non-Oracle products and applications, the connection process is not very straightforward.
It effectively manages larger databases, such as those of 15 terabytes and above.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Oracle Enterprise Manager is praised for stability and performance, despite occasional upgrade and connectivity issues, scoring highly on reliability.
Sentiment score
7.6
Oracle GoldenGate is stable and reliable, though some users report crashes, maintenance needs, and mixed ratings due to minor bugs.
We have not faced any challenges or difficulties with it.
Oracle GoldenGate is quite stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek improvements in Oracle Enterprise Manager's usability, integration, scalability, performance, and AI integration to address current challenges.
Oracle GoldenGate faces user challenges with high costs, complex integration, poor interface, and insufficient support affecting overall usability.
Adding AI features for automated replies or helpdesk support would improve Oracle Enterprise Manager.
Setting up the Oracle Enterprise Manager is challenging as it requires setting up a separate server.
The areas where Oracle Enterprise Manager could improve include the dashboarding, which could be made more intuitive.
The configuration process could be made simpler.
For Oracle GoldenGate, customers face challenges with patching, the latest updates, and encountering bugs.
 

Setup Cost

Oracle Enterprise Manager can be costly, especially for small businesses, due to advanced feature fees and processor-based licensing.
Oracle GoldenGate is a costly, enterprise-level solution with unique features and negotiable pricing for larger installations.
I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.
In terms of pricing, Oracle Enterprise Manager is on the premium side compared to other monitoring tools.
The licensing is based on the core.
The list price is high, and the price can sometimes seem expensive if the appropriate discount is not applied.
The pricing of Oracle GoldenGate is quite high.
 

Valuable Features

Oracle Enterprise Manager centralizes management, enhances monitoring, automates scaling, and improves IT productivity with customizable performance and alert features.
Oracle GoldenGate provides efficient, real-time data replication for various databases with high scalability and minimal resource impact.
The tool allows us to monitor 24/7, configure dashboards, and quickly check the status of databases that are in critical states.
The functions and features of Oracle Enterprise Manager that I have found most valuable are its evolution from being problematic in 10g and 11g versions to becoming better and more stable.
It also has features like the AWR report, which helps analyze resource usage during specific times.
The most valuable feature of Oracle GoldenGate is its ability to sync data in real-time, which is crucial for me.
Active Data Guard is an important feature for disaster recovery site applications.
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Enterprise Manager
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
128
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (2nd), Server Monitoring (4th)
Oracle GoldenGate
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle GoldenGate aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Oracle Enterprise Manager is designed for Database Development and Management and holds a mindshare of 4.1%, down 7.2% compared to last year.
Oracle GoldenGate, on the other hand, focuses on Data Integration, holds 2.7% mindshare, down 3.6% since last year.
Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager4.1%
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer6.6%
Redgate SQL Toolbelt Essentials6.0%
Other83.3%
Database Development and Management
Data Integration Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle GoldenGate2.7%
Informatica PowerCenter6.3%
SSIS5.9%
Other85.1%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Charalabos Ioannidis - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable tool that provides users with a dashboard to give a view of all the implementations of Oracle products at a glance
When my company has to deal with complex customers along with the many products from Oracle, we use Oracle Enterprise Manager as a dashboard to get a view of all the implementations of Oracle products The fact that Oracle Enterprise Manager is an expensive solution is a matter of concern and…
PatrickKuria - PeerSpot reviewer
Syncs data in real-time while managing transaction volumes
The most valuable feature of Oracle GoldenGate is its ability to sync data in real-time, which is crucial for me. I set it to a master-master pluggable database that serves as a container used from clones to provide test environments for various teams. This makes it very effective in managing high-volume transactions. The ability to sync data in real time is a key feature I rely on.
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Comparison Review

it_user99375 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 31, 2014
Oracle GoldenGate vs. Oracle Active Dataguard
As an Oracle DBA, while working upon high availability of your database you may stumble upon various Oracle strategic capabilities that fall into categories of Oracle Replication. Oracle provides various technologies for replication like GoldenGate, streams, and Active Dataguard. Replication…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise81
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager?
What I like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager are its features, particularly the active session history. It provides insights into SQL, and I use it regularly to identify potential issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.
What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?
Regarding the current version, the main point for improvement for Oracle Enterprise Manager was previously related to bugs which created significant issues. Currently, it works better and has more ...
What do you like most about Oracle GoldenGate?
The product is reliable for data integrity.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle GoldenGate?
The pricing of Oracle GoldenGate depends on the discount we receive from Oracle. If the customer orders a larger quantity, we get a more flexible price. The list price is high, and the price can so...
What needs improvement with Oracle GoldenGate?
It would be helpful if we had an API for the patching and for upgrading from one version or from a build to another build in future updates of Oracle GoldenGate. If AI was doing patching, it would ...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

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