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Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse vs Oracle Exadata comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
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Cloud Data Warehouse (14th)
Oracle Exadata
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
130
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1297710 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Prabir Kumar Kundu - PeerSpot reviewer
SR AVP–Presales Cloud & Platform Management Services at Path Infotech ltd
Has consistently delivered high performance and aligned security while evolving with AI-driven improvements
When discussing Oracle Exadata, the main thing is the specialized database appliance, the flash cache, and the engineered machine on the database for the database itself. Overall, all the features are useful and meaningful for any database like Oracle to run the Oracle database. Regarding Smart Scan technology, it is for better performance. If a customer cannot tune their applications, this will help them to run the database and run the application without any tuning itself. Oracle Exadata's advanced compression techniques have affected my customer's data storage efficiency positively, with the feature being great, but as of now, our customer is not using that. I find its security measures align with my customer's organization, as security is aligned as per the customer's requirement. It has helped optimize performance and cost.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It provides Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) capabilities by default to address data security issues."
"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."
"It is an extremely scalable solution since you can dynamically change the resources as some other cloud solutions."
"The solution integrates well with Power BI."
"The product is easy to use."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is used globally to deliver extreme performance on large Financial data sets."
"Self-patching and runs machine-learning across its logs all the time"
"I highly recommend it for companies who want to test their application functionality, dev, or test DBs for cost optimization."
"We like the tool’s features like Smart Scan, Hybrid Columnar Compression, and the TFA."
"The Exadata support team is good, they will never let you down."
"Compression is a great feature, where one can really save a lot of storage."
"This product can noticeably enhance performance of contextual Oracle databases."
"The extreme performance of Exadata is something that was worth paying for."
"It's a great investment for the large enterprise."
"It is a great investment for the large enterprise."
"Performance. Excavation is purely for the storage of the data warehouses."
 

Cons

"It is good as data warehouses go, but it is not that good for really big data."
"It is very important the integration with other platforms be made to be as easy as it is with an on-premises deployment."
"We are not satisfied with the technical support. Their understanding is lacking."
"One of the major problem is creating custom tablespace."
"I would like to see an on-premise solution in the future."
"It doesn't work well when you have unstructured data or you need online analytics. It is not as nice as Hadoop in these aspects."
"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."
"The setup is complex."
"I have found Oracle Exadata to be scalable. However, you have to purchase more hardware, such as memory."
"Sometimes pricing can be a bit of an issue, especially if customers don't know exactly what they're getting."
"We need a monitoring tool which can in one place, where we can manage, monitor the entire Exadata components."
"Cost is very high. It needs to be made affordable to grab more customer base."
"I would like to add some features to run applications or microservices-based applications on Exadata."
"The analytics features must be improved."
"Customer Service: It leaves a lot to be desired. It has improved; but still a lot to go."
"The Oracle support team needs to understand the product better than the customers do."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost of the product can vary since you can integrate it very easily with other products or other cloud products...You pay as you use it, so it is not yearly or monthly payments to be made toward Oracle."
"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."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse's pricing is fair and reasonable compared to the other cloud vendors."
"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."
"The solution is expensive."
"The price depends on the configuration we choose."
"You pay as you go, and you don't pay for services that you don't use."
"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."
"The cost of the solution is high."
"The price of Oracle Exadata is competitive. There are some features that are outside of the initial purchase license, such as some monitoring packages."
"I'm giving Oracle Exadata five out of ten in terms of pricing. Its price could be lower."
"The majority of our customers are in government or big enterprises, and the projects that we sell come out to several million USD. With this amount of money on the table, it's always better to have an experienced team of consultants, who know Exadata very well, handle the implementation."
"In the sizing phase, you can also decide whether to license all cores, or reduce the number cores using capacity-on-demand features of Exadata, as well. This has a direct impact on licensing."
"Exadata is an expensive tool, but, considering the ROI, it's worth going for the solution."
"It is quite expensive."
"I did note that Oracle does tend to internally oversize things especially if they want to fill up a budget, and hence third-party oversight is essential."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Media Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business47
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise86
 

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.
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.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata?
I find its pricing reasonable and cost-effective for large organizations, but for smaller organizations, it may not be that useful.
What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata?
I believe that there is still room for improvement in Oracle Exadata, as they are putting AI features on those databases, which is making the database more user-friendly. Even you can talk to the d...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Exadata?
I deal most with Oracle database. I have been working with Oracle Database Appliance for more than 25 years, and if you're talking about appliance, it's more than 10 years, but on Oracle database, ...
 

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