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Exasol Data Warehouse vs Oracle Database In-Memory comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

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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

Exasol Data Warehouse
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
31st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database In-Memory
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
10th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Embedded Database (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Exasol Data Warehouse is 1.5%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database In-Memory is 2.2%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Database In-Memory2.2%
Exasol Data Warehouse1.5%
Other96.3%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2132565 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Engineering Commercial Planning & Trading Data Platform at Zalando SE
Fast, reliable, and rock solid
The solution is intended as the backend for our reporting solution MicroStrategy. It's also used for ad-hoc analysis or to fuel other tools with data as it's the only place where some of the data points are available within an acceptable SLO We used it to decouple ETL and reporting databases. The…
Hosney Osman - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Architect at Vodafone
Real-time analytics have transformed response times and support huge data volumes with compression
I do not have any comment related to the improvement of the solution; for sure, it needs improvement, but for my use cases, it is very sufficient, and I think for the biggest companies, it needs a very powerful infrastructure. The area where improvement is required the most in the product is the UI. The problem with the UI is that it is not complex for understanding, but it needs some training to know what each button does, how it works, and the many variables needed.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."
"This solution is extremely fast and very stable; you set it up and put your data on it and as long as it's structured, it self-tunes queries and doesn't require a database administrator."
"We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons."
"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."
"The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."
"Its speed is great."
"It is easy to scale."
"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."
"We find the dashboard and the speed of data processing very valuable in Oracle Database In-Memory."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its performance optimization within our hardware environment."
"The most valuable feature of Database In-Memory is that it's really fast."
"The on-premise version is stable. We have different teams and resources for the server side, for admin, and for development. We can easily take care of all the services and applications."
"We use the tool for real-time data transfer for risk management purposes. In a trading system, conversions happen fast. We use the product to handle fast transactions with low latency."
"The most valuable feature is that Database In-Memory is more consistent and faster than traditional databases as it requires fewer CPUs to process instructions."
"The solution provides a good environment and it's a product we trust."
"We can provide a high standard with this solution to our customers by using such products."
 

Cons

"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."
"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."
"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"Lacks a cloud-based platform."
"You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems."
"The price is quite expensive relative to other similar solutions, it could be more accessible in that sense."
"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"We often have to find solutions on our own through the support site, so there's room for improvement in this regard."
"The dashboard requires some refreshment or configuration improvements."
"Oracle should include column store or advanced query optimization so a database can be optimized by enabling analytic queries to run faster."
"The solution should move to the new way of writing software code with AI that is intelligent and learns."
""It depends". If you get a good support engineer, it is a dream. But, most times, it is not, unfortunately."
"For some reason, the stats optimizer doesn't work well. We had to disable some of the Oracle’s new features that are not quite mature."
"The platform’s pricing needs improvement."
"The solution is very expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is mid-ranged."
"It's quite costly and it comes with a fixed price."
"Oracle Database In-Memory is expensive."
"There is a need to make a yearly payment towards the licensing costs, after which there is any to pay towards the support cost attached to the solution."
"I rate the pricing a zero out of ten because Database In-Memory is too costly."
"The solution's pricing is high."
"Database In-Memory is priced a bit higher than its competitors like Microsoft."
"The product is expensive."
"The pricing is pretty good so I rate it an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database In-Memory?
I do not have any comment related to the improvement of the solution; for sure, it needs improvement, but for my use cases, it is very sufficient, and I think for the biggest companies, it needs a ...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database In-Memory?
The major use case for Oracle Database In-Memory is real-time applications that need a fast response between the application and the database directly without any latency.
 

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Sample Customers

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