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Hazelcast Platform vs Oracle Coherence comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Hazelcast Platform
Ranking in In-Memory Data Store Services
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Coherence
Ranking in In-Memory Data Store Services
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the In-Memory Data Store Services category, the mindshare of Hazelcast Platform is 10.6%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 7.5%, down from 10.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
In-Memory Data Store Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Coherence7.5%
Hazelcast Platform10.6%
Other81.9%
In-Memory Data Store Services
 

Featured Reviews

PM
Director of Engineering at Visa
Distributed caching has reduced latency and now supports real-time stream processing
I think there are areas where Hazelcast Platform can improve, such as simplifying the cluster topology and sizing rules because they are still somewhat complex for someone new to Hazelcast. Understanding how the cluster topology forms and sizing rules work, such as partition balancing and traffic routing, should be much simpler. If one node has less RAM or a slightly slower CPU, it creates a cluster-wide performance bottleneck, which is critical, especially with transactional systems. Even though Hazelcast Platform has proven to be better, there can still be bottlenecks if the cluster topology and data partitioning are not easily understood. I also think that object handling and streamlined serialization should be prioritized; using standard Java serialization can be extremely slow. Providing native ultra-fast binary serialization out of the box, without requiring developers to write custom adapters, would be a significant improvement. It would be great if there were ready-to-use adapters for streamlined serialization and object handling.
SS
Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Facilitating real-time business insights with enhanced data querying
Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation. These features facilitate querying data with multiple keys rather than just a single key. Its real-time data processing capabilities provide insights for business decisions with up-to-date information.

Quotes from Members

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Pros

"There have definitely been a lot more latency reductions and better SLA performance since using Hazelcast Platform, resulting in faster time to market overall for new features and capabilities because the architecture has become simpler."
"Basically reducing response times to extremely small latencies in their apps."
"The Customer Facing Application response time has been improved 95%."
"Technical support from Oracle is okay."
"The biggest improvement is in speed - everything is faster from record retrieval to workflow processing."
"A single logical cache scattered across various geographies ensured we had only one cache to look against (location transparency) at the same time, ensuring high availability."
"It helped us to cache the data in memory and improved performance by 10x."
"In my experience, while working on customers’ solutions where performance is a key requirement, along with robustness and stability needs, I have always found Oracle Coherence as the best solution for integrating with different Oracle products and caching data for application-specific needs."
"High availability, distributed calculation features, and WebLogic integration are the most valuable features to me."
 

Cons

"If one node has less RAM or a slightly slower CPU, it creates a cluster-wide performance bottleneck, which is critical, especially with transactional systems."
"Coherence failed to live up to its SLA by not being able to recover but getting into a state where new nodes were created when the old ones were still there but for some reason no longer recognized as being part of the cluster."
"Price is very high - as for any Oracle product."
"Cluster management tools that are independent of WebLogic. Dynamic cluster config rollout and rollback."
"Reloading really takes a lot of time."
"Customer service: Five out of 10."
"We have nodes failing all the time, especially because of timeouts caused by node synchronization, but occasionally there are also memory-related errors."
"The product is the best, but it's absurdly expensive because licensing is according to the number of CPUs."
"Initial setup is very complex; specifically, a lot of XML effort is required."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
32%
Computer Software Company
8%
Performing Arts
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

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Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
 

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What needs improvement with Oracle Coherence?
The WebLogic Management is quite cumbersome. The initial setup is complex and time-consuming.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Coherence?
I utilize Coherence for data solutions in the financial industry. Its primary use case includes plain lookup, indexing, filtering, and aggregation.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Coherence?
I recommend Coherence, as I don't have any product issues. The main concerns are high pricing and a complex initial setup. Overall, I would rate Coherence as an eight out of ten.
 

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