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Oracle Enterprise Manager vs Toad for Oracle comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 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 Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Database Development and Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
128
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (4th)
Toad for Oracle
Ranking in Database Development and Management
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 4.1%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad for Oracle is 3.4%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager4.1%
Toad for Oracle3.4%
Other92.5%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

Nicola Fusco - PeerSpot reviewer
A scalable solution that can be used for a lot of services like ERP and PLM
We use Oracle Enterprise Manager for a lot of services like ERP and PLM. We have different applications that are using the solution The solution’s pricing could be improved. I have been using Oracle Enterprise Manager for more than ten years. Oracle Enterprise Manager is a stable solution. I…
Bikramjeet Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Advanced query optimization and tuning features
Sometimes when I write a query, it gives an unusual error code. Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application. Then, I have to search for the code and find a solution. I would like Oracle to implement error codes so that we don't have to search for solutions on Google. It would be more convenient if the error codes were included within the application.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's user friendly."
"The most valuable feature is high availability."
"It is the best database management system."
"The best part is the efficient database performance monitoring and the ability to take actions directly from there."
"It's easy to implement as it's made by Oracle for Oracle."
"It is the best monitoring tool for Oracle databases."
"There are a number of different user interfaces you can choose from."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager triggers critical alerts."
"The schema browser is the most valuable feature. The way it presents the objects in our database."
"Simply the best GUI software for administration is the most valuable aspect for me."
"A quite simple feature that I have not encountered elsewhere is the "Make Code" feature. I can easily export a complex SQL statement to a programming language. This is a great timesaver as I do not have to type in all of the escape/concatenation characters just to create a SQL statement in C# or C++."
"Toad has a lot of features that are very useful, fast, and well developed."
"The product's most valuable features are UI and monitoring."
"The most valuable feature is the navigation within the UI, where you can right-click on an object in an SQL query and go right to it, versus going through all of the menus to find what you are looking for."
"I haven't seen any issues with scalability. We have about 1000 people on our IT team who use the solution."
"One of the most valuable features of Toad for Oracle is its ability to manage sessions by killing those that are hung or blocking other sessions."
 

Cons

"There are limited numbers of other OEM devices that can be integrated into enterprise management that can be scaled by Oracle by adding other OEM devices to enterprise management."
"It is complicated to run it on Google Chrome."
"My opinion is that this solution needs to improve consolidation. That is what our business needs the most right now."
"I feel more dashboards can be added, especially those useful to higher levels of IT management."
"When contacting My Oracle Support, I encounter first-line support initially, which is inadequate as I require more in-depth support."
"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, and the drill-down reporting, which can and should be enhanced."
"I would say mostly backup and recovery, through the Enterprise Manager. Or any corruptions, to be able to fix them through Enterprise Manager."
"The way the dialog boxes appear can be improved."
"There could be a tool for automated SQL query functioning."
"Sometimes it works in some areas, but in others, it doesn't. Like when you copy, you find that it's blank and doesn't copy anything. So, there are some objects that do copy, and sometimes they don't."
"An area where the solution could use some improvement is in terms of user-friendliness. During the initial setup phase, the solution was not very intuitive when attempting to establish connections."
"Toad for Oracle could improve code completion, it is very slow."
"Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application."
"In future releases, the product can be more intuitive. It has to be lighter than what it is because sometimes it is not responding quickly. If I do some features at the same time, it's not supporting. I have to wait sometimes to get the action. It's dependent on the resources of the workstation, but it has to be improved in this area. The faster processing is needed."
"I would like to see an improvement in the performance because opening the browser and the editor should be faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's expensive."
"As with all Oracle products, care should be taken when using any features to ensure that they do not activate licensed features that have not been paid for."
"The product is very expensive."
"Evaluate your requirements carefully. Elaborate DR and HA setup of OEM can become expensive."
"I rate Oracle Enterprise Manager’s pricing a five out of ten."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free-of-cost solution. Oracle Enterprise Manager can be expensive only if you go for its licensing part."
"Initially, our deal was for three years, and we extended it to five years. Oracle solutions are very costly."
"The licensing is the responsibility of our customers."
"The pricing is okay, it's reasonable."
"The professional edition is about $1,000 AUD ($700 USD) and the developer version is about twice that much."
"The product's pricing is just right because if it were slightly higher, it would not have been as widely adopted as it currently is in our organization."
"There are paid and free-for-use versions of the product."
"I would rate it six, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"My advice is to try to use the three-year maintenance agreement if possible."
"In my opinion, this solution is a little expensive, but I understand that good programs cost more money."
"Toad for Oracle has a relatively high cost compared to other similar tools."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Performing Arts
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
11%
Performing Arts
6%
 

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 Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise9
 

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad for Oracle?
The licensing cost for Toad for Oracle is relatively high, with their license and DPA suite totaling around five thousand dollars.
What needs improvement with Toad for Oracle?
It would be beneficial if Toad for Oracle could incorporate OEM features, as having monitoring capabilities in the same interface would simplify workload and management tasks.
What is your primary use case for Toad for Oracle?
We use Toad for Oracle for various database management tasks, including CRUD operations such as create, replace, update, and delete, and for DDL and DML tasks. We rely on Toad for managing the data...
 

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