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Catalogic DPX vs Oracle Data Guard comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Catalogic DPX
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
75th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Data Guard
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
38th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Catalogic DPX is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Data Guard is 0.8%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Data Guard0.8%
Catalogic DPX0.5%
Other98.7%
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Featured Reviews

it_user292722 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Global SAP Operations Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees
We use it to backup some high output critical physical servers, knowing that in case of disaster we could still recover to our VM environment. The user interface needs improvement.
The user interface needs improvement, the selection boxes to select a backup job are very small not adequate for managing 400+ backup jobs, we only see 8 job names in the small scroll window. The scheduler features are lacking, we must edit backup specs to reach the option to change the schedule. The new reporting feature has greatly improved the product, prior to this it was very difficult to have a full view of our backup schedules when scheduling a new job. Since the move from Syncsort to Catalogic, the quality control of upgrades has diminished and backups that used to work could not be restored without contacting Catalogic for a fix. We still see a lot of value in the product, but hope that the next few updates will not cause more issues... We wanted a mission critical enterprise solution, and sincerely hope that the future upgrades will bring the product back on track.
AdnanNaseem - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal DB A at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Active data protection has ensured high availability and supports seamless reporting workloads
In my opinion, Active Data Guard is the most valuable feature. We use the secondary side for reporting purposes, which reduces the load on the primary side. Oracle Data Guard includes functions such as automatic failover, but we use manual managed failover. After some months, we converted our primary to secondary and secondary to primary. Oracle Data Guard is effective in minimizing data loss and provides a good solution for that. The main benefits of Oracle Data Guard include minimizing data loss during a production failure. It is used for maximum availability when paired with Oracle RAC, so if any disruption occurs, we have an alternative Data Guard to convert our load to the disaster recovery site. Oracle Data Guard maintains a high level of data integrity by using archive logs. When a transaction happens, redo logs create archive logs, which are then applied on the disaster recovery side, ensuring that both databases are synchronized.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Catalogic has great features including the ability to P2V from snapvaults, and recently the addition of agent-less backups for Linux."
"By implementing an OVF (docker based) and without any agents on your servers, you’ll get a system which provides you with: Orchestration, Automation DR and Data analytics."
"Active Data Guard has helped us a lot in achieving the real time reporting by offloading our heavy reports from Production to Standby database."
"The performance and stability are great; it doesn't crash or freeze, and I find it to be a reliable product."
"We like Oracle because the solution is very robust, it's also efficient for queries and is easy to scale."
"Oracle Data Guard is a free solution. When you apply for Enterprise Manager, it comes for free with the solution."
"You can see how the logs are applied, check the apply time, and how far behind the standby is at any given time."
"Data Guard adds an extra layer of a high-availability platform, minimizing application outages when something goes wrong with the primary database and allowing us to resume activities while losing minimal time."
"The stability is good; it's very reliable."
"It is a top-notch product, super stable, making it our go-to for internal operations."
 

Cons

"Since the move from Syncsort to Catalogic, the quality control of upgrades has diminished and backups that used to work could not be restored without contacting Catalogic for a fix."
"And hearing about all these awesome posibilities, it kind of struck me that this was only possible with NetApp storage."
"It's a master of making money! If you want to have everything automated and done smoothly, you have to add additional licenses."
"Yes, if the underlying network is not stable, then the Data Guard and standby databases will disconnect and not be operational."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Overall, there are some operational issues that need to be dealt with."
"One thing that can be improved is the GUI. It would be good to have a very nice GUI to easily configure and administer, providing different presentations to the database administrator. The feature that can be included is the integration with third-party monitoring systems, that is, monitoring systems from other vendors, not only from Oracle."
"When the data replicates into the standby database there is a possibility of having a microsecond amount of data loss. The data loss occurs when there is a network disconnection between the primary and secondary standby database located in the data centers or if there is a crash in the primary database."
"The predominant issue lies in the communication link between the secondary and primary databases."
"The product could improve its pricing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"It's a cost-effective solution."
"If you want to have everything automated and done smoothly, you have to add additional licenses."
"It is not a cheap product, but if you look at the price, features, availability, scalability, and maturity, it is a very good product."
"The cost of the Oracle license will depend on the negotiations with Oracle."
"The licensing cost is significantly high."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
"​Oracle Data Guard is a feature available only in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, and is available for extra cost."
"The cost is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise22
 

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?
Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?
It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs. I strongly recommend Data Guard. I've been using it for eight years and I would strongly recommend it. I'd rate Oracle Data Guard a se...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?
We're Oracle partners. We've worked with databases 11G and 12C. If a company is planning to implement Oracle solutions, I would suggest they also implement Data Guard. I'd rate the solution nine ou...
 

Also Known As

BEX
Active Data Guard
 

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Sample Customers

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