Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service vs SAP IQ comparison

Oracle and SAP are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Additionally, 87% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Exadata Express Clou...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database as a Service (DBaaS) (9th)

SAP IQ

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (27th), Data Warehouse (16th)

Featured Reviews

Shrikant Navelkar

Director at Clover Infotech

Enhances performance without fine tuning databases

They need to simplify the monitoring of the Exadata services. They have to make it more simple for the users to operate or manage. And one more thing, I would expect that other databases of Oracle, like MySQL Enterprise Edition, if technologically, Oracle makes some advancement and allows MySQL Enterprise Edition to run on Exadata, I think that will improve their market share exponentially. Today, on Exadata, you run Oracle databases, which is given. Apart from that, Oracle also has Oracle MySQL database, open source. If that open-source database also runs on Exadata, I think that will help a lot of customers. In the next release, Oracle can provide a script-level solution to migrate or consolidate cross-platform databases from Unix platform to Oracle Exadata on Linux platform; if they can provide some migration tools, I think that will help.

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Tejas Raj

Manager at Capgemini

Columnar database, so pulling records is easy but there isn't enough documentation for installation

I've seen very few SAP IQ systems in recent years. So people are moving away from SAP IQ In the last three years, I've rarely encountered customers using it. Fewer systems with SAP IQ usage among our customers. Most of them have moved on to HANA. There are parallel products, and there are also viable alternatives from AWS, so many have migrated to those.

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Pros

"I like that Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is easier to use and is a cost-saving solution because you won't need to hire people to run and maintain it."

"Having the prediction happen in the modular format allows you to start with a lower version of Exadata and then you can keep on upgrading it as per your requirement."

"In the cloud, Exadata is more scalable. The on-prem version was limited. It wasn't that scalable because it only came in a quarter rack, half rack, and full rack. In the cloud, it scales to what you need."

"One of the most valuable parts of the solution is the high availability within the system and the performance enhancement without making any changes or fine-tuning the databases."

"It is a scalable product."

"I highly recommend Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service as a very good solution if you can afford it."

"The solution is very stable and offers great performance."

"I would rate Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service ten out of ten for its overall solution."

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"Columnar storage allows high compression, high load rates and high query performance."

"Unbeatable speed and compression with a colummn-structured relational database."

"It is very robust for ad hoc DW queries and its columnar compression is unique and valuable."

"The product is easy to learn."

"All data is compressed and indexed, allowing for fast execution of transactions."

"The column-based technologies (basically all the database for ITP) are used for SAP IQ. It is used as a column-based solution."

"The initial setup is easy."

"IQ is a very high-performance and high-transaction database."

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Cons

"Scaling Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service can be done, but the process is a little tedious, which could be an area for improvement in the solution."

"The customer's default choice is the on-premise version of this solution. Only when Oracle or the partners like us, can explain to customers the cloud value proposition, and if the compliance authorities allow, they can look into this cloud solution. It will take some time for Oracle to change its perception of customers' de-facto standards. Exadata used to be treated as a black box, which is not the case now. The customer is aware of what is happening inside, how the configurations have been made, and what patching has been applied. Oracle needs to market the cloud version better."

"The product's installation process needs improvement. It could be more accessible."

"Oracle's support could be better."

"The support must be faster."

"I feel there is a need for better integration with Google Maps and Google Earth. This is crucial for me in the geographical facilities of the environment."

"We use artificial intelligence for deep learning, and it would be a huge benefit to implement this in Oracle Exadata."

"The only downside is the difficulty in monitoring, and that's why I would like to implement MySQL database."

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"The room for improvement would be the marketing of the product, because this product is much better than advertised."

"The solution works best when combined with other SAP solutions. If the environment has other systems other options might be better."

"I think the universe should be part of the Sybase IQ tool set."

"The only negative aspect of IQ is the cost, which can be challenging for companies in Peru."

"The tool gets stuck sometimes."

"Concurrency and functional error messaging."

"Multiplex is very problematic. There are consistency problems in the metadata, meaning it is possible to lose metadata consistency. You should make sure you have healthy backups."

"The organization who owns the product does not support it well and appears not to be doing significant development for the future."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of this solution is very comparative to others on the market. There is no direct comparison between this solution and with something else because I do not see any other similar product."

"I think Oracle pricing is usually above average market price."

"The tool is not cheap, but it is not really expensive."

"The only costs after standard licensing fees are for add-ons and upgrades."

"The cost of implementation is about $3,000."

"Negotiate based on the features required."

"Negotiation is very important."

"Evaluate all options; check to see if you need expensive add-ons."

"It's not that costly. So, the pricing is cheap."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

The performance of the tool is valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

Oracle is quite expensive here in Brazil. Pricing is the primary challenge we face with Oracle.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service?

I feel there is a need for better integration with Google Maps and Google Earth. This is crucial for me in the geographical facilities of the environment.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP IQ?

IQ implementation costs about three thousand dollars. It's less expensive compared to alternatives like Teradata Base in terms of transactional efficiency.

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What needs improvement with SAP IQ?

The primary negative aspect is the cost, which can be a challenge due to the economic conditions in Peru.

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What is your primary use case for SAP IQ?

I worked on implementing new databases, migration data in production, and developer environments with SAP IQ.

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Overview

Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service delivers a managed Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Enterprise Edition with options, running on Oracle Exadata engineered systems – all at a highly affordable entry-level price. It is a full Oracle Database experience, compatible with what you get on-premises or in other Oracle Database Cloud Services, provisioned within minutes, and suitable for small to medium sized data.

Oracle

SAP® IQ software delivers speed and power for extreme-scale enterprise data warehousing and analytics. Its column-oriented, grid-based massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture and patented data compression and indexing technologies enable companies to exploit the value of huge amounts of data at the speed of business.

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