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Kovair Data Lake vs Oracle Database Appliance comparison

 

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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

Kovair Data Lake
Ranking in Data Warehouse
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database Appliance
Ranking in Data Warehouse
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Kovair Data Lake is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database Appliance is 5.4%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Database Appliance5.4%
Kovair Data Lake1.0%
Other93.6%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

LuizKazan - PeerSpot reviewer
Ability to interact with teachers in real-time and manage lessons after class
The deployment process is very fast. We have prepared the product to be easily installed, and we have had successful cases where it could be implemented in less than a few weeks. Moreover, Around three or four people in a call center are involved in maintaining the solution. We have a project manager, a service manager, and at least two or three system analysts who handle the maintenance. If there are any issues, we can open a support ticket for them to address.
Rubens Oliveira - PeerSpot reviewer
Automated provisioning simplifies deployment and integration
The Oracle Database Appliance is customizable and has excellent features.I don't have any problems with Oracle Database Appliance because this product is very automated, with scheduler and automatic processes throughout. You can make small inferences and changes for creating all the specific modifications. The automated provisioning feature helps speed up the database deployment process because you can use one command or option to resize all the disks or increase memory, depending on the occasion. The Oracle Database Appliance has integration in OCI Cloud. The same services simplify all the manager work regarding backups, configuration, resizing disks, and other services. Deploying the Oracle Database Appliance both on-premises and in the cloud offers the same simplification. You simply input your database name and specify memory quantity, CPU quantity, and database size. The process is identical for both on-premises and cloud deployments. The flexibility of Oracle Database Appliance has helped grow business needs for many customers. Using the Oracle Database Appliance has positively impacted my organization because I can deliver it much more comfortably. Creating a database involves many processes, but with this solution, you just input the name and configure the network and other parameters. It is very similar to RDS in AWS services, where you specify the name, choose the engine, indicate parameter groups, VPC, subnet groups, and proceed. Both Oracle Database Appliance and RDS have greatly simplified the work.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool's most valuable features for us are its combination of formatting, ETL, analytics, and storage capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to interact with teachers in real-time and manage lessons after class."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of dashboarding and ease of reporting."
"The database is solid."
"The tool is a specific and effective system. I am impressed with its usability."
"Oracle offers ETL with PL/SQL as a programming language for SQL programming, which is majorly used in data engineering."
"The most valuable features are related to engineering systems, where Oracle acts as a hyperconverged infrastructure."
"The solution is pretty automated, which takes out the possibility of human error."
"Oracle Database Appliances are specifically designed for Oracle databases. They have built-in utilities and tools that simplify management, making them the best option for Oracle database management systems."
"NVM Express (NVMe) solid-state drives: This technology brings outstanding I/O performance for midsize databases. We have tested it by doing POCs on customer sites and the results were quite satisfying."
 

Cons

"Maybe the chat conversation feature could be improved."
"The solution is expensive. For future releases, it would be beneficial if Kovair Data Lake could enhance its ETL and data capabilities."
"Technical support is not so great. It could be much better. The maintenance, for an enterprise system, isn't so great. It's also extremely expensive."
"For the cloud version, there could be better storage options or more storage for lower prices."
"Oracle's product support is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Oracle Database Appliance is stopping support for the standard edition and only continuing support for the RAC One Node. They did not inform us and we are having problems with our customers. We are not having to change our systems from standard to something else."
"The license cost could be cheaper, especially for long-term contracts."
"In my opinion only one single command should be used for all ODA models, as it’s confusing."
"I would be happy to see the Oracle Auto Service Request (ASR) pre-installed in it instead of installing it in a separate machine."
"The solution’s flexibility could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
"Oracle Database Application's support and maintenance are included in the contract."
"Compared to Oracle Exadata, Oracle Database Appliance is affordable."
"Oracle Database Appliance is a very expensive solution. If you have opted for the on-premises licenses from Oracle, then you have to pay yearly. If you have opted for the cloud subscriptions offered by Oracle, then you can pay either monthly or yearly."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing seven and a half or eight out of ten."
"You must pay for the license."
"I would rate the pricing a four on a scale of one (high price) to ten (low cost)."
"Leverage the Pay-As-You-Grow licensing, and consider using the ODA X6-2 S/M/L models also for SE2/SE."
"The solution's pricing is very high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Kovair Data Lake?
The tool's most valuable features for us are its combination of formatting, ETL, analytics, and storage capabilities.
What needs improvement with Kovair Data Lake?
The solution is expensive. For future releases, it would be beneficial if Kovair Data Lake could enhance its ETL and data capabilities.
What is your primary use case for Kovair Data Lake?
I primarily use Kovair Data Lake for data analytics use cases. This involves data cleansing and gaining business intelligence.
What do you like most about Oracle Database Appliance?
Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Appliance?
While I'm somewhat familiar with standard licensing, pricing isn't really my area of expertise. However, Oracle is on the higher end of the pricing spectrum, along with SAP.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?
For the cloud version, there could be better storage options or more storage for lower prices. However, for on-premises, this is not possible because you have physical disks. In the cloud, more opt...
 

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Sample Customers

HSBC, NVIDIA, APPLIED MATERIALS, Allscripts, CISCO, Honeywell
LifeLock, Incarlopsa, Al Yusur Industrial Contracting
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