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AWS Control Tower vs Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
AWS Control Tower enhances governance and security, streamlines account management, and reduces costs, providing significant value to organizations.
Sentiment score
6.4
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control reduces costs and improves efficiency by centralizing management and enhancing application stability and support.
AWS Control Tower significantly reduced the time required to onboard new AWS accounts, as what previously could take days of manual configuration can now be completed in a matter of hours with a standardized setup.
Head Of IT, Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
AWS Control Tower's support is highly rated, despite some delays and self-managed technical issues, with frequent praise for quick responses.
Sentiment score
6.4
Oracle Enterprise Manager support is generally reliable, but satisfaction varies due to inconsistent response times and technical expertise.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
AWS Control Tower offers scalable, centralized account management with customizable features, albeit with limitations like single account provisioning.
Sentiment score
7.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control provides robust scalability, supporting diverse roles, though performance may slow with increased databases.
It is beneficial because it is totally managed by AWS, meaning I do not have to worry about scalability or durability.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
The solution is scalable enough; it just has limitations in terms of commercial pricing.
Head Of Platform Engineering at Ascend Group Co., Ltd.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
AWS Control Tower is generally stable and effective but occasionally faces feature malfunctions, security issues, and regional disruptions.
Sentiment score
7.1
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is stable but can have bugs; newer versions show improved performance and stability.
 

Room For Improvement

Users desire enhanced AWS Control Tower features, including security, customization, integration, regional support, and simplified setup with comprehensive guidelines.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control requires better compatibility, documentation, interface improvements, and seamless integration, with concerns over pricing and licensing.
It is important that the system syncs automatically instead of requiring me to manually choose sync options.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
More advanced reporting and governance dashboards.
Head Of IT, Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
To make it better, more features could be added, but it is already a very complete tool, especially if you know how to configure it properly, as you can use it to monitor other databases such as PostgreSQL and SQL Server in addition to Oracle.
technical Manager at DBA Expert Consulting
 

Setup Cost

AWS Control Tower offers valuable operational and security enhancements, with cost efficiency varying by usage and region.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is free with limitations; additional features require licenses, making it costly but valuable.
It is free and does not incur additional charges.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
The price of Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is very high, especially when considering the additional cost for features such as the tuning pack.
technical Manager at DBA Expert Consulting
 

Valuable Features

AWS Control Tower improves governance, security, and efficiency with features like guardrails, SSO, and automated account provisioning across AWS environments.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control enhances productivity with comprehensive monitoring, user-friendly GUI, performance tuning, and efficient database management.
The unified security management is a crucial aspect, and whenever an AWS organization is used, Control Tower is typically included to ensure comprehensive compliance fulfillment.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group
The best features AWS Control Tower offers are automated landing zone deployment, Account Factory for standardized account provisioning, preventive and detective guardrails, integration with AWS Organizations, centralized logging and audit capabilities, well-built-in security governance, a dashboard for compliance monitoring, and multi-account management at scale.
Head Of IT, Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
We can perform auto-configuration to resolve issues for the database, such as automatically adding space when a tablespace runs low.
technical Manager at DBA Expert Consulting
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Control Tower
Ranking in Cloud Management
21st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Enterprise Manager C...
Ranking in Cloud Management
33rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of AWS Control Tower is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Control Tower1.4%
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control1.2%
Other97.4%
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

Sharkrit Impat - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Platform Engineering at Ascend Group Co., Ltd.
Streamlines governance and security management but requires effort in managing hidden costs
I believe AWS Control Tower could be improved. I compare it with Huawei Cloud's enterprise project, which is a similar concept but different implementation. In Huawei Cloud, you partition in one single account, but in AWS, you have to separate many accounts. You end up with maybe 20 or 30 accounts if you try to separate. It has limitations; you pay a fixed amount for 15 accounts, but if you exceed that, you have to pay more. It could be useful for implementing a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) for multiple organizations, but for one organization, I would advise against it; it is too much overhead and adds hidden costs. There are limitations on the Landing Zone feature as well. If we implement AWS Control Tower, we need to implement Landing Zone and the security policy, guardrails, and Account Factory; it is not one single product. Using another cloud's enterprise project, you can just create the project and manage it already. It requires some learning curve to get hands-on. For pricing and licensing of AWS Control Tower, it has hidden costs. The Control Tower itself does not cost much, but the child accounts created from AWS Control Tower add costs for checking all configurations, logging, and metrics.
SC
technical Manager at DBA Expert Consulting
Extensive tool features support database monitoring, but support and pricing present challenges
I don't fully understand what improvements could be made in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. To make it better, more features could be added, but it is already a very complete tool, especially if you know how to configure it properly, as you can use it to monitor other databases such as PostgreSQL and SQL Server in addition to Oracle.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Construction Company
15%
Marketing Services Firm
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Control Tower?
Control Tower within the AWS Organization does not have a charge. It is free and does not incur additional charges.
What needs improvement with AWS Control Tower?
I believe AWS Control Tower could be improved. I compare it with Huawei Cloud's enterprise project, which is a similar concept but different implementation. In Huawei Cloud, you partition in one si...
What is your primary use case for AWS Control Tower?
I use AWS Control Tower to enhance governance, enhance security, and manage multiple subsidiaries. We sunset the AWS Control Tower that I implemented, but it was a new project that we implemented. ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control?
The price of Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is very high, especially when considering the additional cost for features such as the tuning pack, which makes it more expensive compared to mo...
What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control?
I don't fully understand what improvements could be made in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. To make it better, more features could be added, but it is already a very complete tool, especia...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control?
The main use cases for Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control include adding a new machine, making tuning adjustments, and monitoring databases.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV, Grupo Arcor, Australian Finance Group Ltd., Cerner Corp., Bimbo S.A. de C.V., Kovaion Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., Shelf Drilling Ltd., Sascar, Banca Transilvania, UL
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