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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
7th
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
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (12th), Data Warehouse (6th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Toad for Oracle is 4.3%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 3.0%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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

"I haven't seen any issues with scalability. We have about 1000 people on our IT team who use the solution."
"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."
"The product's most valuable features are UI and monitoring."
"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."
"Toad for Oracle has proven to be better than other tools since we have never experienced any crashes."
"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."
"It is very easy to manage all of the objects."
"The most valuable feature of Toad for Oracle is the fashion browser and the Schema browser. It is very complete."
"After creating a RabbitMQ service, they provide you with a sort of web management dashboard."
"I like the high throughput of 20K messages/sec, and that it supports multiple protocols."
"Simple and straightforward admin portals: Made it easy for users and worked out excellently for our requirements"
"With VMware Tanzu Greenplum, one can make a huge database table and analyze the queries by adding in the SQL command. Some hint or command for the query goes over the multi-parallel execution."
"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."
"It can be configured to be a very fast message broker. I like the stability, the built-in admin tools and plugin architecture."
"It works very well with large database queries."
"Tanzu Greenplum's most valuable features include the integration of modern data science approaches across an MPP platform."
 

Cons

"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."
"The way the dialog boxes appear can be improved."
"There could be a tool for automated SQL query functioning."
"I'd like reporting to be more available. If it was a feature that was already installed, more people would take advantage of it."
"I would like to see an improvement in the performance because opening the browser and the editor should be faster."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The debugging capabilities and testing flexibilities need to be improved."
"If messages pile up until the space of the memory is full, then basically, the cluster goes down, and someone has to log in through the backend and purge all messages."
"Lacks sufficient inbuilt machine-learning functions for complex use cases."
"The fact that a single queue can't be distributed across multiple instances/nodes is a major disadvantage."
"I was struggling with installing a few things. It would be good if was somewhat similar to RedHat. There should be more documentation regarding installation troubleshooting."
"The next release should include some of the flexibility and features that Kafka offers."
"Scalability issues are present."
"Scalability issues are present. Most of our functions or jobs are queued due to that."
 

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 pricing is okay, it's reasonable."
"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."
"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 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."
"It is an open-source product."
"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."
"Since the tool is an open-source product, there is no need to pay anything."
"It’s an open-source solution."
"The pricing is okay."
"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."
"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."
"This is an open source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
11%
Performing Arts
5%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Toad for Oracle?
The product's most valuable features are UI and monitoring.
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.
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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