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Amazon EMR vs Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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

Amazon EMR
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
13th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Hadoop (3rd)
Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Amazon EMR is 3.8%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is 4.7%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon EMR3.8%
Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse4.7%
Other91.5%
Cloud Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1343079 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Chief Engineer (Enterprise System Presales/Postsales) at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Has simplified ETL workflows with on-demand processing but needs improved cost efficiency and visibility
I have used AWS Glue with S3 for making tables and databases, but regarding Amazon EMR, I do not remember much as we are currently using it very minimally. This is my observation: In EKS, we have had to deploy by ourselves because EKS does not provide the Hadoop framework, Spark, Hive, and everything, but we have completed all the deployment ourselves. Whereas Amazon EMR provides all these things. The cost factor differs significantly. When you run Spark application on EKS, you run at the pod level, so you can control the compute cost. But in Amazon EMR, when you have to run one application, you have to launch the entire EC2. In Qubole, the interface was very good. I could see many details because in Amazon EMR console, very few details are available. In Qubole, at one link, you can get all the details of what is happening, how the processes are running, and the cost decreased by using Qubole. I found Qubole more user-friendly and cost-effective. From the security point of view, we had to open some access rights to Qubole, which might be a drawback in comparison to Amazon EMR which is native to AWS.
Kwajah Mohiuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Head of Architecture at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides self-repair features, but the setup is complex
We use the product for online applications. We use it in the financial industry The product has self-repair features. The tool tunes itself. It separates compute from storage. We can scale storage and compute separately. The setup is complex. Oracle is a complex tool. I have been using Oracle…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The project management is very streamlined."
"The solution helps us manage huge volumes of data."
"It's helped to automate processes."
"In Amazon EMR it is easy to rebuild anything, easy to upgrade and has good fault tolerance."
"Amazon EMR is a good solution that can be used to manage big data."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The solution is scalable."
"The stability of the product has been great overall."
"Amazing performance, it is a revolution."
"I loved the simplicity of loading the data and simply relying on the self-tuning capabilities of ADW."
"The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs."
"It provides Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) capabilities by default to address data security issues."
"I like the fact that the solution is self-patching, that it's running machine-learning generally across its logs all the time in order to identify any issues and to self-repair."
"It is a very stable tool...It is an extremely scalable tool."
"One advantage is that if you already have an Oracle Database, it easily integrates with that."
"I highly recommend it for companies who want to test their application functionality, dev, or test DBs for cost optimization."
 

Cons

"The legacy versions of the solution are not supported in the new versions."
"The initial setup was time-consuming."
"In Qubole, the interface was very good. I could see many details because in Amazon EMR console, very few details are available."
"Amazon EMR can improve by adding some features, such as megastore services and HiveServer2. Additionally, the user interface could be better, similar to what Apache service provides, cross-platform services."
"There is no need to pay extra for third-party software."
"Better monitoring, debugging, and stability are all needed."
"The cost of Amazon EMR is very high."
"The product's features for storing data in static clusters could be better."
"It is good as data warehouses go, but it is not that good for really big data."
"The solution lacks visibility options."
"We are not satisfied with the technical support. Their understanding is lacking."
"Sometimes the solution works differently between the cloud and on-premises. It needs to be more consistent and predictable."
"One of the major problem is creating custom tablespace."
"A lot of the tools that were previously there have now been taken away."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is not available as an on-premises solution."
"Optimization should be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of Amazon EMR is very high."
"The price of the solution is expensive."
"Amazon EMR's price is reasonable."
"The product is not cheap, but it is not expensive."
"There is no need to pay extra for third-party software."
"Amazon EMR is not very expensive."
"There is a small fee for the EMR system, but major cost components are the underlying infrastructure resources which we actually use."
"You don't need to pay for licensing on a yearly or monthly basis, you only pay for what you use, in terms of underlying instances."
"ROI is high."
"The solution is expensive."
"You pay as you go, and you don't pay for services that you don't use."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse's pricing is fair and reasonable compared to the other cloud vendors."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing an eight."
"The licensing cost of the product can vary since you can integrate it very easily with other products or other cloud products...You pay as you use it, so it is not yearly or monthly payments to be made toward Oracle."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
"Cloud solutions are cheaper, but in the long run, they may not be much cheaper. They certainly have a lower initial cost. The licensing is yearly, and it is based on the size of the hardware and the number of users."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Media Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EMR?
I would rate the price for Amazon EMR, where one is high and ten is low, as a good one.
What needs improvement with Amazon EMR?
I feel some lack of functionality in Amazon EMR. I have thoughts on what would be great to see in the product, such as AI/ML features or additional options.
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon EMR?
I find it easy to integrate Amazon EMR with other AWS services like S3 or EC2 for data processing needs. I would rate this review as eight out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support.
What needs improvement with Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not supported, which is not ideal.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company.
 

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