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Toad for Oracle vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions 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

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
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Database Development and Management
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (15th), Data Warehouse (9th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Toad for Oracle is 3.4%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 2.8%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Toad for Oracle3.4%
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions2.8%
Other93.8%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges
We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Toad for Oracle has proven to be better than other tools since we have never experienced any crashes."
"Toad has a lot of features that are very useful, fast, and well developed."
"Simply the best GUI software for administration is the most valuable aspect for me."
"Oracle has advanced query optimization and tuning features that help improve the performance of SQL queries."
"I find Toad easy to use and I love the Workspace feature, which allows me to set up projects so that I can open SQL files applicable to what I am working on at any particular time."
"The best product for working with Oracle databases for support, checking and loading data."
"I haven't seen any issues with scalability. We have about 1000 people on our IT team who use the solution."
"It is very easy to manage all of the objects."
"Some of the most valuable features are publish and subscribe, fanout, and queues."
"Very sophisticated routing control and priority messaging capabilities"
"Large amounts of data can be moved pretty fast using the solution."
"We chose Greenplum because of the architecture in terms of clustering databases and being able to have, or at least utilize the resources that are sitting on a database."
"The product is not complex."
"We use VMware RabbitMQ to transfer information from one point to another."
"The parallel load features mean that Greenplum is capable of high-volume data loading in parallel to all of the cluster segments, which is really valuable."
"Companies can scale the solution, so long as they have server room."
 

Cons

"I would like to see an improvement in the performance because opening the browser and the editor should be faster."
"It would be better if they had an online option allowing me to connect from anywhere on any device. Sometimes I face some errors, depending on the network and setup. It's not a big issue."
"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."
"There may be an issue with processing limitations but this cannot be confirmed as a problem with the product or with the newest releases."
"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."
"Once in a while, I may encounter a memory exception and have to abort the application. On a few occasions, the file that stores the saved connections for the New Connection window will become corrupt and I will lose all of my saved connections. I am not sure if that is a Windows or TOAD issue, but it has happened to all of my developers at some point or another."
"Improvement wise, for the user it should show the minimum features on the screen and not all the features. Toad has a lot of features, but most users will use only 5 or 10 based on their role. Nobody needs all the features, and they should provide the option to choose only the required features. Only minimum requirements should be enabled by default. When all the features are shown, the performance is not good; it loads slowly and has hundreds of popups and unnecessary questions."
"Toad for Oracle could improve code completion, it is very slow."
"I’d like this dashboard to use web sockets, so it would actually be in real time. It would slightly increase debugging, etc."
"Implementing a circuit breaker scenario using RabbitMQ is complicated. This complexity arises because manual intervention is required to manage worker details and handle operations based on worker IP addresses."
"They should add more analytics. Their documentation could also be improved so that I don't have to bother my co-workers and tech support so often."
"If you have a user consuming a huge load of resources, it takes down the entire system."
"Tanzu Greenplum's compression for GPText could be made more efficient."
"The initial setup is somewhat complex and the out-of-the-box configuration requires optimization."
"They should improve on the ability to scale your queues in a very simple and elegant way with the same power that they have would be great."
"It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are paid and free-for-use versions of the product."
"Toad for Oracle has a relatively high cost compared to other similar tools."
"The professional edition is about $1,000 AUD ($700 USD) and the developer version is about twice that much."
"I would rate it six, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"In my opinion, this solution is a little expensive, but I understand that good programs cost more money."
"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."
"The pricing is okay, it's reasonable."
"My advice is to try to use the three-year maintenance agreement if possible."
"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."
"This is an open source solution."
"The price is pretty good."
"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."
"Tanzu Greenplum's pricing is really competitive and gives excellent value for money."
"It’s an open-source solution."
"On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."
"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
11%
Performing Arts
6%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise48
 

Questions from the Community

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...
How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?
IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...
What do you like most about VMware RabbitMQ?
RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the pro...
 

Also Known As

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Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

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Sample Customers

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