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Oracle Coherence vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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

Oracle Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (4th)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Database Development and Management
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (15th), Data Warehouse (9th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 1.9%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 2.8%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions2.8%
Oracle Coherence1.9%
Other95.3%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

ShanmugaSundaram - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical support is okay, but it has issues with stability and performance
We have our own data center with a lot of servers running on the Linux platform This platform has issues with stability and performance. I have been using Oracle Coherence for only a couple of years. In total, I have about 30 years of experience in the Oracle environment. I began with Oracle…
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges
We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation."
"Technical support from Oracle is okay."
"Simple and straightforward admin portals: Made it easy for users and worked out excellently for our requirements"
"Large amounts of data can be moved pretty fast using the solution."
"It works very well with large database queries."
"The most valuable feature for us is horizontal scaling."
"The product's reliability is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature for me is that it is open source. The licensing costs are really low and they are transparent."
"It's one of the fastest databases in the market. It's easy to use. From a maintenance perspective it's a good product. The segmentation, or architecture of the product is different than other databases such as Oracle. So even in 10 years, the data distribution for such segments will not affect other segments. The query performance of the product, for complex queries, is very good. It has good integration with Hadoop."
"The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views."
 

Cons

"This platform has issues with stability and performance."
"The initial setup is complex and time-consuming."
"There are some security concerns that have been raised with this product."
"I saw some limitation with respect to the column store, and removing this would be an improvement."
"If messages pile up until the space of the memory is full, then basically, the cluster goes down, and someone has to log in through the backend and purge all messages."
"Tanzu Greenplum's compression for GPText could be made more efficient."
"They need to enhance integration with other Big Data products... to integrate with Big Data platforms, and to open a bi-directional connection between Greenplum and Big Data."
"Extra filters would be helpful."
"they need to interact more with customers. They need to explain the features, especially when there are new releases of Greenplum. I know just from information I've found that it has other features, it can be used to for analytics, for integration with Big Data, Hadoop. They need to focus on this part with the customer."
"VMware RabbitMQ's configuration process could be easier to understand."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We are using the open-source version of this solution."
"Tanzu Greenplum's pricing is really competitive and gives excellent value for money."
"The pricing is okay."
"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."
"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."
"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."
"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."
"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
42%
Computer Software Company
10%
Performing Arts
7%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise48
 

Questions from the Community

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.
How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?
IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...
What do you like most about VMware RabbitMQ?
RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the pro...
 

Also Known As

Coherence
Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Industrial Bank of Korea, Hotelbeds, Canon Inc., Verizon, Securitas Direct Espa_a, S.A.U., CetelemEspa_aGrupo BNP Paribas, Telus
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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