Nutanix Database Service vs Oracle Enterprise Manager comparison

Nutanix Database Service vs. Oracle Enterprise Manager

December 2025

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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

7.2

Organizations using Nutanix Database Service experience reduced costs, improved efficiency, and enhanced flexibility with significant ROI from time savings.

Sentiment score

7.0

Oracle Enterprise Manager streamlines database management, reduces crashes, and improves uptime with enhanced monitoring and time-saving features.

Having Nutanix Database Service as our platform would allow us to adopt or deploy these new databases just as quickly, without having much of a learning curve.

Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

In terms of efficiency improvement, when it comes to any database-related tasks that I'm involved with, we have achieved at least 50% efficiency when we're rolling out and supplying databases to our units.

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Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

The setup times have reduced from two weeks to maybe half a day.

reviewer2703333

System Administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.8

Nutanix Database Service support is highly rated for helpful, knowledgeable assistance, with quick resolutions despite occasional regional slowdowns.

Sentiment score

6.4

Oracle Enterprise Manager's service receives mixed reviews for responsiveness and expertise, with some delays and communication issues reported.

They explained how to use it with our Oracle databases and also provided training on how to use it with SQL.

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Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

With vendors of other technologies, it can take days, whereas with Nutanix, it usually takes hours.

reviewer2703333

System Administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

They also implemented fixes in new versions based on bugs we encountered.

Abdallah Chebib Dougani

It manager at Indra

When contacting My Oracle Support, I encounter first-line support initially, which is inadequate as I require more in-depth support.

reviewer996648

Founder and President at a training & coaching company with 1-10 employees

I would rate Oracle Enterprise Manager's technical support at an eight.

Irman Sulaiman

Technical Director at Olivestouch Technologies Sdn. Bhd.

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Nutanix Database Service offers high scalability and adaptability across infrastructures, facilitating resource adjustments and easy deployment.

Sentiment score

7.3

Oracle Enterprise Manager scales well for large deployments, effectively managing diverse environments with robust clustering and load-balancing capabilities.

Nutanix Database Service scales effectively.

Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Nutanix Database Service scales perfectly with our growing needs as a company.

Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

Nutanix Database Service scales very effectively with the growing needs of my company so far.

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Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

When trying to connect with non-Oracle products and applications, the connection process is not very straightforward.

Irman Sulaiman

Technical Director at Olivestouch Technologies Sdn. Bhd.

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.0

Nutanix Database Service is stable and effective, though some users note minor issues during upgrades and node reboots.

Sentiment score

7.3

Oracle Enterprise Manager offers high availability and efficient performance, with stability enhanced by regular updates and minor connectivity issues.

The stability and reliability of Nutanix Database Service are evident in its easy deployment and simple product design.

Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Nutanix has features that provide pre-checks to help ensure what you're attempting is supported.

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System Administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

Once we overcame the initial issues with the deployment across multiple sites, Nutanix Database Service has been very stable.

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Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

We have not faced any challenges or difficulties with it.

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Contact Administrator at A.S. Watson Group

Room For Improvement

Nutanix Database Service needs better SQL compatibility, user interface, scalability, integration, automation, and clearer pricing to increase adoption.

Oracle Enterprise Manager needs improvements in UI, scalability, integration, and support to address challenges in usability and performance.

The positive aspect is that they kept the look and feel pretty similar to other Nutanix or other main Nutanix platforms.

Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

Nutanix Database Service can be improved by enhancing logging; when we're trying to look for errors, one of the hiccups we always run into is that it's very hard to pinpoint and look through the logs.

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Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

In the past, there were built-in templates, and now, for some particular databases, I have to create my own templates and push them to NDB, so bringing back those templates would save more time.

Abdallah Chebib Dougani

It manager at Indra

I want to see additional features in the future that deal with security in relation to Oracle Grid Infrastructure.

Amr Mourad

Senior Oracle Database Administrator at ISFP

Adding AI features for automated replies or helpdesk support would improve Oracle Enterprise Manager.

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Contact Administrator at A.S. Watson Group

Setting up the Oracle Enterprise Manager is challenging as it requires setting up a separate server.

Eniyavarman Nandhivarman

OCI/AWS Consultant at a government with 11-50 employees

Setup Cost

Nutanix Database Service is costly with complex licensing, yet some find its value and flexibility justify the expense.

Oracle Enterprise Manager pricing is often high, especially with advanced features, but it integrates with existing Oracle agreements.

The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing.

Abdallah Chebib Dougani

It manager at Indra

The pricing and setup for Nutanix Database Service wasn't too expensive.

Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

My experience with the setup costs, licensing, and pricing of Nutanix Database Service feels pretty fair and straightforward.

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Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.

reviewer996648

Founder and President at a training & coaching company with 1-10 employees

In terms of pricing, Oracle Enterprise Manager is on the premium side compared to other monitoring tools.

Irman Sulaiman

Technical Director at Olivestouch Technologies Sdn. Bhd.

The licensing is based on the core.

Eniyavarman Nandhivarman

OCI/AWS Consultant at a government with 11-50 employees

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Valuable Features

Nutanix Database Service simplifies deployment and management, enhancing productivity with seamless provisioning and reduced downtime through advanced features.

Oracle Enterprise Manager enhances database administration with real-time monitoring, SQL tuning, automation, and centralized control from a single interface.

The provisioning and other features of Nutanix Database Service have improved my company by making it easy to deploy the databases, and DBAs can just deploy what they need as needed instead of having to manually create VMs for them individually and install the databases.

Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

Using Nutanix Database Service has reduced the time it takes to provision a database by 75%.

Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

What I appreciate the most about Nutanix Database Service is the standardization and ease of deployment.

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Director enterprise virtualization at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The tool allows us to monitor 24/7, configure dashboards, and quickly check the status of databases that are in critical states.

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Contact Administrator at A.S. Watson Group

I am using the monitoring capabilities of Oracle Enterprise Manager for monitoring database performance, bottlenecks, and peaks during the day and rush hours.

Amr Mourad

Senior Oracle Database Administrator at ISFP

It also has features like the AWR report, which helps analyze resource usage during specific times.

Eniyavarman Nandhivarman

OCI/AWS Consultant at a government with 11-50 employees

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Database Service

Ranking in Database Development and Management

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Ranking in Database Development and Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

129

Ranking in other categories

Server Monitoring (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 2.4%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 2.9%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Nutanix Database Service	2.4%
Oracle Enterprise Manager	2.9%
Other	94.7%

Database Development and Management

Featured Reviews

Improves time management by reducing database provisioning time

Lead Systems Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

The feature I appreciate the most in Nutanix Database Service is the Time Machine. The simplicity of the Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service and being able to have a point in time that you can go back to at whatever your retention period is, is really great and helpful for us. The Time Machine feature in Nutanix Database Service has definitely reduced turnaround time for when we need clones or other environments spun up off of our existing environment, such as for corruption. It has helped the workload significantly. We're a very small team of database administrators. It worked really effectively for them and helped the workflow much more than our previous solution. Using Nutanix Database Service has reduced the time it takes to provision a database by 75%. The efficiency gained by using Nutanix Database Service has led to a positive impact on our business as far as bringing in new applications and workloads. Being able to clone and spin up other environments off of what we already have in NDB eases turnaround time when requests come in, and we're able to fill them and get them back to the business and make them available to customers. We've been able to automate DBA tasks. It simplifies turnaround time. Our DBA can deploy on how own and no longer waits for requests to be fulfilled.

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Monitors databases and applications efficiently with timely alerts

Contact Administrator at A.S. Watson Group

The most valuable features are the monitoring capabilities and how it provides time-to-time alerts, which are very beneficial. It is particularly helpful in providing alerts for tablespace issues or when databases or applications cross certain thresholds. The tool allows us to monitor 24/7, configure dashboards, and quickly check the status of databases that are in critical states. This saves time and enhances productivity.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Transportation Company

Media Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	11

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	37
Midsize Enterprise	25
Large Enterprise	81

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Database Service?

It is amazing. The pricing compared to the time saved is nothing. It's worth the cost.

What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?

Nutanix Database Service can be improved by implementing more AI capabilities.

What is your primary use case for Nutanix Database Service?

Clients use Nutanix Database Service for various reasons.

What do you like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager?

What I like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager are its features, particularly the active session history. It provides insights into SQL, and I use it regularly to identify potential issues.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?

I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.

What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?

The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I...

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Overview

Nutanix Database Service (NDB) simplifies and automates database lifecycle management across on-premises and public clouds for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases.

Nutanix

Oracle Enterprise Manager is an on-premises management platform that provides a comprehensive integrated solution for managing and automating your various Oracle products, including applications, databases, middleware, hardware, and engineered systems located either in your Oracle data center or in the cloud.

With the Oracle Enterprise Manager's console, you can administer multiple databases and servers, distribute software to multiple servers and clients, monitor objects and events throughout the network, and integrate with other tools.

Key Oracle Enterprise Manager Features and Products

Hardware and virtualization management: Manage all Oracle environments from one central console. Oracle Enterprise Manager provides management and automation for Oracle engineered systems, databases, middleware, and hardware.
Database management: Oracle’s Database management provides a full lifecycle solution for updates and configuration management, patching, provisioning, testing, performance management and automatic tuning.
Application performance management (APM): User and database monitoring with diagnostics and performance analysis that provide rich reporting on real user activities.
Enterprise monitoring: Built-in monitoring of all components of the IT infrastructure enables rapid problem diagnosis. Both Oracle and non-Oracle components are constantly monitored.
Oracle real user experience insight: Insights on real user experiences and preferences enable businesses and IT stakeholders to develop a shared understanding into their application users’ experience.
Non-Oracle management: Oracle Enterprise Manager manages non-Oracle components with a comprehensive set of plugins. The self-update mechanism allows customers to download, import, and deploy extensions built by Oracle, Oracle partners, and Oracle customers. These extensions enjoy the same level of stability as Oracle's own products.
Installation and upgrade: The upgrade process provides efficient, reliable, secure data migration with minimal downtime of your environment.

Reviews from Real Users

Oracle Enterprise Manager stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its central management and monitoring and its reporting capabilities

Robin C., head of Oracle Exadata Centre of Excellence at Tata Consultancy Services, writes, "The database performance monitoring features are very useful and allow us to quickly zero in on DB-related issues. Exadata storage server and Infiniband switches can be viewed from the GUI in OEM which cannot be done in other tools. The ability to deploy metric extensions makes this tool extensible for our custom monitoring also."

PeerSpot users note the effectiveness of these features. A database manager at a tech services company notes, “The solution's most valuable aspect is the fact that it is embedded with the Oracle database and Oracle's engineering system, its extra data, and analytics. They have plug-ins that are very helpful. Due to the infrastructure's size, the introduction they offer is very, very useful. It helps with an overall understanding of the product. They have a very nice graphical user interface. The monitoring is good. We can capture the SQL tune from us. With Oracle Enterprise Managers, we can see the rich performance tuning.”

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Sample Customers

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