Learn what your peers think about Oracle Database Backup Service. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2025.
Oracle Database Backup Service is a secure, scalable, on-demand solution for storing Oracle Database backups in Oracle Cloud.
Oracle databases are backed up to Oracle Database Backup Service using the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module. The module is available from Oracle Technology Network (OTN) and is tightly integrated with Recovery Manager (RMAN), so you can continue to use familiar RMAN commands for backup and restore operations.
Oracle Database Backup Service is expensive.
The pricing must be improved. The only problem with Oracle is its pricing.
The platform is expensive. The pricing depends on the number of CPUs. They have their standard equation method to calculate the cost.
On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Oracle Database Backup Service a seven or eight out of ten.
Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite expensive. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing cost.
It's an expensive solution and is an area that needs improvement.