Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse vs Oracle Database Appliance comparison

Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse and Oracle Database Appliance are both solutions in the Cloud Data Warehouse category. Additionally, 95% of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Oracle Database Appliance users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse and Oracle Database Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Warehouse solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

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Oracle Database Appliance

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

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Data Warehouse (8th)

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reviewer1297710

IT Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Analytics and data security needs are met but optimization requires improvement

We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs. We continue to use it with satisfaction. Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not…

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Rubens Oliveira

Data & Solution Archtect at Enkel

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Self-patching and runs machine-learning across its logs all the time"

"It is an extremely scalable solution since you can dynamically change the resources as some other cloud solutions."

"The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs."

"It provides Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) capabilities by default to address data security issues."

"The solution integrates well with Power BI."

"With Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, things are much simpler. Creating a structure, initializing the servers, extending the servers, those are all things that are very, very easy. That's the main reason we use it."

"One advantage is that if you already have an Oracle Database, it easily integrates with that."

"The product is easy to use."

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"The performance of the system is the solution's most valuable aspect. In combination with the database, it gives perfect results. It's a better system than using other kinds of integrated systems. In general, the ODA control is much simpler to use and offers up the best performance."

"The database is solid."

"We use the solution for our Java applications."

"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."

"Oracle has good technical support."

"The initial setup was straightforward and quick - I was able to configure everything within an hour."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of dashboarding and ease of reporting."

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Cons

"The solution could be improved by allowing for migration tools from other cloud services, including migration from Amazon Redshift, RDS, and Aurora."

"One of the major problem is creating custom tablespace. The ADB serverless option doesn't support custom tablespace creation, which could cause issues during on-premise database migration that requires specifically named tablespace. There should be an option to create customized tablespace."

"We are not satisfied with the technical support. Their understanding is lacking."

"Optimization should be better."

"An improvement for us would be the inclusion of support for an internal IP, so we could use it directly with the VCN in Oracle Cloud."

"The solution lacks visibility options."

"My main suggestion for Oracle is the configuration and key values that come for JSON files. When we create a table, especially if you see in our RedShift or some other stuff, if I create a table on top of a JSON file with multiple array columns or superset columns, those column values create some difficulty in Oracle."

"Sometimes the solution works differently between the cloud and on-premises. It needs to be more consistent and predictable."

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"Oracle Database Appliance could improve by having better integration."

"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 product is quite complex to set up, initially. It would be ideal if it was simpler."

"Oracle Database Appliance has not impacted my organization positively."

"Oracle Database Appliance patching comes out two to three months after the regular patching cycle."

"Even though the solution can handle a lot of data, it's just too expensive currently."

"Oracle's product support is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The solution's initial setup is not easy."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is reasonable."

"The price depends on the configuration we choose."

"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."

"We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing an eight."

"ROI is high."

"In terms of architecture and pricing structure, I feel it is a little bit costly compared to Azure. It's fine compared to RedShift, but compared to Azure, it's a bit pricey when you calculate for one TB storage plus around five hours of reporting with the frequency of 1TB data. The cost adds up, making Oracle a bit expensive."

"Cloud solutions are cheaper, but in the long run, they may not be much cheaper. They certainly have a lower initial cost. The licensing is yearly, and it is based on the size of the hardware and the number of users."

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"In regards to licensing, it is cheaper to maintain for Oracle applications, and it's an all-in-one solution."

"The price should be lower."

"The solution may be expensive, but when we consider the problems it solves, the stability it provides, and the fact that we don't have to buy separate parts and assemble them into a system, it becomes more affordable."

"The solution's pricing is very high."

"The product is costly."

"You must pay for the license."

"Oracle Database Application's support and maintenance are included in the contract."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

Media Company

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	11

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	21
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	15

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?

We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?

Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not supported, which is not ideal.

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?

We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company.

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What do you like most about Oracle Database Appliance?

Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Appliance?

I am satisfied with the price for Oracle Database Appliance.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?

Currently, Oracle Database Appliance is good with no room for improvement.In future updates of Oracle Database Appliance, I would like to see AI implemented since AI is getting more attention.

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is the world’s first and only autonomous database optimized for analytic workloads, including data marts, data warehouses, data lakes, and data lakehouses. With Autonomous Data Warehouse, data scientists, business analysts, and nonexperts can rapidly, easily, and cost-effectively discover business insights using data of any size and type. Built for the cloud and optimized using Oracle Exadata, Autonomous Data Warehouse benefits from faster performance and, according to an IDC report (PDF), lowers operational costs by an average of 63%.

Autonomous Database provides the foundation for a data lakehouse—a modern, open architecture that enables you to store, analyze, and understand all your data. The data lakehouse combines the power and richness of data warehouses with the breadth, flexibility, and low cost of popular open source data lake technologies. Access your data lakehouse through Autonomous Database using the world's most powerful and open SQL processing engine.

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Oracle Database Appliance is the easiest and most affordable way for small or medium-size organizations to run Oracle databases and applications and is an ideal platform for remote and edge computing environments. Customers reduce Oracle Database deployment times and management workloads using a prebuilt integrated system with management automation. As demonstrated in IDC’s business value study (PDF), Oracle Database Appliance lets customers grow revenue and control costs, delivering up to a 498% return on investment (ROI) over five years.

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Sample Customers

Hertz, TaylorMade Golf, Outront Media, Kingold, FSmart, Drop-Tank

LifeLock, Incarlopsa, Al Yusur Industrial Contracting

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