Oracle GoldenGate Reviews

We primarily use the solution for the exchange of data between two databases. It's used for replication and some processes.

This is a powerful tool.

It is stable and offers good reliability. The server never crashes. 

It is quite scalable. 

The initial setup is very easy. 

It's pretty close to perfect. There are no areas we see that are in need of improvement. 

It is not very easy to use, however, for what it does, it's not too difficult to manage in general. 

The solution costs a lot.

I've been using the solution for more than five years. 

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

It is quite scalable. It easily expands. 

It's not a product for the people, for the client base and therefore, there aren't a large number of users, per se. It's a tool for exchanging data. Nobody can access it apart from infrastructure people.

I've never had a need for support. It works quite well and I have not needed help troubleshooting. 

I was not at the company when the organization chose this solution. I'm not sure what was used previously. 

The solution is very straightforward to set up. It's not overly complex. I'd rate the implementation process nine out of ten in terms of ease of setup.

The time it takes to deploy depends on the platform. For example, a Linux or Oracle database may take a few minutes up to one hour. 

It's an expensive product. It's not cheap. 

The solution charges are based on the type of CPUs. If you are using IPM or HPE, or Linux, pricing may be different. The cost also varies according to the agreement itself. Companies can try to negotiate costs. 

We're an Oracle customer. 

I'd rate the product eight out of ten. We're mostly happy with its capabilities. 

We use the product to replicate data between bank systems in an enterprise environment, such as Internet banking or core systems.

The platform's most helpful features are its speed and its guarantee of data replication from one database to another.

The solution sometimes has issues with long transactions and replication delays. Its pricing needs improvement. 

I have been working with Oracle GoldenGate for about two or three years.

The product is stable. I rate the stability a nine. 

The product is expensive. Due to the high cost, we are considering alternative solutions.

I rate Oracle GoldenGate an eight out of ten. 

Our primary use case is for consultancy, more specifically for moving customers' data from on-prem into the cloud. We do this in conjunction with our product. We do not have to pay extra for the Oracle Enterprise Manager because our software can manage the GoldenGate software.

What I have found the most valuable about GoldenGate is that it does real-time and no-downtime migrations. Its migrations are fast. There are not many tools like it on the marketplace.

The problem with GoldenGate is it is very complex to use. You need heavyweight skills to use it. When there's a problem, you have to delve quite deeply down to this sort of data layer where the problem is.

I have been using Oracle GoldenGate for about two years now. 

The performance of the product is second to none. There are not many products out there that can compete at the level they can. The only problem is that GoldenGate is very expensive. So, if people only want to use it for migrating into the cloud, for example, they could be laden with a lot of heavyweight software they never use.

GoldenGate is very scalable. 

We have not used GoldenGate's technical support too much. We have only asked them a couple of questions. Our experience was good. I have not had anything negative come back. 

Before switching to GoldenGate, we had some experience with the AWS Database Migration Service. 

GoldenGate is quite difficult to set up. The process can take you a few days.

When it comes to maintenance and things like patch updates, it's relatively straightforward as long as you're paying the support fees. You get that as part of the license.

We implemented it internally. We currently have six consultants working with this product. 

I think that the price for one CPU with a computer is about $17,000. A small solution probably needs at least four CPUs and up to eight. That will add up to $68,000 to $132,000. You can't go that much lower than that.

If you are not using our product, you have to use Oracle Enterprise Manager and I think that's about $3,000 per CPU as well. Overall, you could be looking at up to $24,000 on top of the GoldenGate license. 

It's quite on the expensive side, but if you want that kind of monitoring, that's what you have to use. 

Amazon's tools usually have low data footprints and simplistic type migrations. There is a limit to what they can do and how long they take to do it, particularly in Oracle. With GoldenGate, everything is a lot faster and can be done in real time with low downtime, which is the key thing.

Make sure it's the right tool for the job you need to do. In-cloud migrations, particularly database migrations, account for about 12% of an overall cloud migration project. Within that 12%, probably 90% of those non-production and low data footprint databases could be handled by tools like AWS Database Migration Service. However, when you can't take the system down for very long, or you've got lots of databases, it can take a long time to migrate them unless you use a tool like GoldenGate. However, using GoldenGate requires extensive skills for management and configuration. 

The most valuable features of Oracle GoldenGate are the schema application and performance.

Oracle GoldenGate could improve the price.

I have been using Oracle GoldenGate for approximately four years.

We did not face any challenges with the stability of Oracle GoldenGate.

Oracle GoldenGate is scalable.

We have four people using the solution in my company.

The technical support from Oracle GoldenGate is excellent. However, we are running out of support because our licenses are expiring.

We are not using Oracle GoldenGate for high-volume transactional systems which made the deployment not difficult. Moving forward we might integrate with high volume transactions systems and we could run into some challenges.

The price of Oracle GoldenGate should be lowered. It is expensive compared to other solutions.

My advice to others is Oracle GoldenGate is one of the best solutions. However, when you choose a CDC solution you need to compare your existing environment and the compatibility with those tools. Within an Oracle-based environment where the core systems are running, Oracle GoldenGate was suitable for us.

I rate Oracle GoldenGate a seven out of ten.

Customers use Oracle GoldenGate because they need near real-time analytics to sync their source system to the ODS database.

With Oracle GoldenGate, you will have ODS databases, and you can create a foundation layer on top of it. You can also directly create ODS reports or operational reports. Every customer has 10 to 20 systems. When you put all of them into the same ODS structure, you can also enable integrated reports.

With Oracle GoldenGate, you can easily sync the tables and put them into the ODS database. You can easily monitor and maintain the system, and it doesn't need a primary key for sync; it reads from log shipping and the table. Oracle GoldenGate is a good product for syncing the database.

Oracle GoldenGate is a good product that works best with Oracle. Oracle GoldenGate's monitoring is good. You can easily see the detailed logs, timestamp points, and status of each table.

Oracle GoldenGate hangs for large tables. You cannot put everything in Golden Gate because it's licensed to hold systems. If you connect to another system with 20 CPUs, Golden Gate would need 20 more CPUs. You cannot put everything in Golden Gate for the license and large models. For that reason, we use Golden Gate and DB Link together. In some cases, we prefer to use DB Link; in others, Oracle GoldenGate.

We had to open a ticket three years ago because Oracle GoldenGate couldn't read the IBM system. However, the solution can read the IBM system now, and it depends on the source systems.

I am satisfied with the solution’s technical support.

The solution’s initial setup is easy.

There's an Oracle GoldenGate server on the net search. There'll be a firewall configuration to reach the data. Also, an agent is installed on the source system to get the sync data. The solution can be deployed in three months. Since Oracle GoldenGate is a technical and DBA product, only a few people are needed to deploy it.

Oracle GoldenGate's license can be expensive compared to other solutions like Qlik Replicate or SAP Replicate.

Oracle GoldenGate is installed and maintained easily. If you have a maintenance issue, Oracle's support team will handle it. Maintaining the solution is easy.

Users need to check if GoldenGate supports the source system, and they should do a POC for it. The technical guys should see the different types of mechanisms, like directly from data, log shipping, journal, etc. They should also see the latency. I know users will like the product if they do a POC phase.

Overall, I rate Oracle GoldenGate an eight out of ten.

We use the tool to pull on-prem data. 

IBM CDC has one central control while Oracle GoldenGate has two controls. In IBM CDC we can do all things in frontend. The solution needs to incorporate a feature where we can connect it to a standby database. 

I have been working with the solution for six months. 

The product is stable and I would rate it a nine out of ten. 

Oracle GoldenGate is easy to scale up. 

Oracle GoldenGate's support is very good and depends on the ticket's severity and priority. 

Positive

Oracle GoldenGate's initial setup is easy. 

Oracle GoldenGate is an enterprise solution and I would rate it a nine out of ten. 

I am impressed with the tool's possibility of integrating different systems in a unified place. 

The tool's connections are disconnected at times. The tool needs to integrate other databases. 

I have been working with the solution for two years. 

I would rate the product's stability a nine out of ten. 

The solution is scalable. 

The solution's support is slow. 

Neutral

The tool's setup is straightforward. If the database is new, the deployment can take around three to five days to complete. We required one or two people to handle the tool's deployment. 

The tool's prices are very expensive. 

I would rate the product an eight out of ten. You have to understand the working of the solution. 

The product's micro service architecture is scalable. 

The solution needs to improve its latency, monitoring and support. 

I have been working with the product for six months. 

The tool is scalable. 

The tool's setup is complicated. One engineer is enough to monitor the solution. 

The tool needs to improve its pricing. 

I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.