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Oracle Enterprise Manager vs Toad Data Modeler comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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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 Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Database Development and Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
129
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (3rd)
Toad Data Modeler
Ranking in Database Development and Management
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 4.5%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad Data Modeler is 3.1%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager4.5%
Toad Data Modeler3.1%
Other92.4%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

Amr Mourad - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at ISFP
Performance issues have been identified and monitored effectively during peak hours
The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I want to see additional features in the future that deal with security in relation to Oracle Grid Infrastructure. I want to improve these two components.
KQ
Senior engineer at a government with 201-500 employees
Creates intuitive diagrams with comprehensive control over relationships
1) When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest. If you have a large model, you repeatedly have to clarify that you don't want to delete each one. 2) If one could view the same model on physical, logical, and conceptual levels while retaining all information specific to each level (including layout), that would be excellent.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most valuable features of Oracle Enterprise Manager has been the preventive reporting capability."
"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 provides a graphical interface and easy management."
"It is one of the best, state-of-the-art products from Oracle; truly a single pane of glass to manage IT infrastructure."
"I am happy with it; I think we are not leveraging it enough, but for what we use it for, it is perfect."
"The biggest benefit of using Oracle Enterprise Manager is its monitoring capability."
"The masking features are good, and many new options and features are available in OEM for masking when compared to other tools."
"Oracel Enterprise Manager is must if you have too many oracle databases across the landscape"
"I don't know the financials, but I wouldn’t be able to do my job (build applications/databases) without it."
"Toad is 100% value for money product."
"This product is fast to learn and a user-friendly tool."
"TOAD makes it easy to code and compile stored procedures, is easy to find and edit code, offers the ability to debug and test, and is a great tool that saves a lot of time because it has a lot of components all in one tool so you don’t need to open or use other apps or the command line."
"It is a very good option for creating and editing SQL scripts, especially large ones that I have run in support of government billing applications."
"I have used it for over six years."
"It's a must-buy, and both pricing and licensing is well in the range of every organization."
"With Toad, all the users have the same database on the server rather than local individual databases which creates a lot of duplication."
 

Cons

"I would like to improve the cost."
"Technical support could be faster."
"The issues we've had with Enterprise Manager go hand-in-hand with our issues with SOA Suite. There are performance issues that we see tied to SOA Suite and the B2B functioning, all of which impacts Enterprise Manager."
"Yes, configuration is a pain."
"There are some monitoring tools, such as GoldenGate, that would be great if they could put them in OEM."
"The deployment is not straightforward."
"The user interface is not very interactive. It needs improvement."
"The user interface is pretty clunky."
"The product should provide better debugging features."
"It's way overpriced, even if it wasn't the buggy product it has become."
"Sometimes, Toad crashes without a clue as to why, and it needs an immediate restart."
"It's quite stable but takes a bit of a time to run SQL queries if the database is huge."
"Toad crashes sometimes and it will lose all the saved database information."
"We sometimes have issues with multiple nested queries. They take a long time to run, and it would be nice to have them run faster."
"Better documentation would be a benefit."
"Currently, with Windows 10, it sometimes would get stuck and stop responding."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's expensive."
"The license is good but can be improved."
"The licensing is the responsibility of our customers."
"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"The product is very expensive."
"It is part of Real Application Testing, so no new investment is necessary for clients who already are already using RAT."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free tool from Oracle."
"As far as I know, you do not pay for Oracle Enterprise Manager separately. You can use Enterprise Manager for free if you already have an Oracle license for your database."
"Price-wise, the lesser it is, the better it is for me, especially in Egypt. I think that the licensing cost ranges from 1,000 to 9,000. Also, it includes maintenance and support for a year."
"Though I'm not involved in the licensing for Toad Data Modeler, I believe it's per user and not cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise82
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

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?
The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I am still working with Oracle products. I would like to leave my opinion on some other Oracle products that I have been working with lately. I am working on many Oracle products for database admin...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad Data Modeler?
Considering its functionality, I would rate its pricing as a seven out of ten. It could be cheaper yet is still pretty good.
What needs improvement with Toad Data Modeler?
1) When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest. If you have a large model, you repeatedly have to clarify that y...
What is your primary use case for Toad Data Modeler?
There are two main use cases. One is reengineering an existing model and making changes from a database. The other is making a new model from scratch. These use cases involve all kinds of systems, ...
 

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Sample Customers

7-Eleven, Halliburton, Cisco, Garmin, Nationwide, Korea Telecom, Allied Irish Bank
Zions Bancorporation
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