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Oracle Database Cloud Service vs SQL Server comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Database Cloud Service
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
13th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SQL Server
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
275
Ranking in other categories
Database Management Systems (DBMS) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Oracle Database Cloud Service is 2.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SQL Server is 10.3%, down from 15.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SQL Server10.3%
Oracle Database Cloud Service2.0%
Other87.7%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

BB
Senior Consultant at NewAge Consulting
Has improved data security and automation while supporting large-scale storage and migration
I do not use the Global Reach feature. Regarding metrics and performance, I don’t recall the exact performance metrics, but we use ETL processes to monitor and manage migration performance and data quality. Oracle Database Cloud Service is strong for data management and storage, as well as for its security features and automation of data dumps and archiving. Overall, Oracle Database Cloud Service is a solid product. It’s well-suited for financial platforms. Oracle provides both its on-premises and cloud-based suites, and the company continues to evolve, offering more components for data storage, data management, and integration with other tools and SaaS solutions. I plan to continue using Oracle Database Cloud Service, particularly for managing SaaS tools in financial contexts.
Peter Larsson - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Warehouse Lead at Resurs Bank AB (publ.)
Ledger and seamless integrations have strengthened trusted analytics and unified workloads
SQL Server's high availability and disaster recovery features work for supporting mission-critical applications, but there is much more to wish for. These features are not quite ready yet, although they do function. However, they could be significantly better. High availability and disaster recovery features should be improved in the next releases. I have noticed that everything could be improved or enhanced in the future, particularly temporal tables and window functions. Sometimes, I believe Microsoft releases features to stay ahead of competitors, but they do not make them feature-rich or feature-complete. They release something to be ahead of leaders and then seem to forget to maintain and upgrade them. I want Microsoft to pay more attention and be more mindful about the things they implement. It is fine to do a first release that works, but you cannot simply abandon it in the following years without service packs and improvements. You must continue to build on features rather than forgetting about them.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Technically, this is a very, very, good product or database, whether on-premises or on the cloud."
"We really like the flexibility of adding more resources and the overall administration interface."
"I am impressed with the product's partitioning and advanced data card."
"Oracle DCS is stable and easy to use, scale, and maintain."
"It is a very stable program."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Database Cloud Service are its scalability, advanced technology, cost-effectiveness, and the flexibility it provides with licensing."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service is good for managing data and storage, and also with the security and automation of the dump and graduate data."
"What I like best about Oracle Database Cloud Service is its nice performance. My company doesn't have any problems with the service. The technical support for it is also good. My company is satisfied with Oracle Database Cloud Service. I also like the availability of the service. It's a trustworthy service. I didn't experience any downtime from it. My company also has additional features included in the contract, such as WAP, which makes operations easier. My team can implement all the architecture with the features and services that Oracle Database Cloud Service offers. Technically, this is a very, very, good product or database, whether on-premises or on the cloud."
"One of the big advantages of this product is its performance, where it works well when the data is not complex."
"SQL Server is similar to other Microsoft products, such as BI, they are easy to use. You do not need to have an expensive BD to maintain them. All the useful intuitive features you find in Microsoft solutions you will find in SQL Server."
"I have found that SQL Server works very well in the Microsoft Dynamics environment."
"Easy to implement and user-friendly relational database management system. This product is stable and scalable."
"There is a lot of information about the solution readily available online."
"The most valuable feature is the system architecture."
"It’s easy to develop and learn for newbies, and community MVP’s are so powerful and qualified, so info is easily accessible."
"It has High Availability, therefore provides failover if a node becomes unavailable."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is a bit complex for the beginner, so you need a little technical experience to install it."
"I think the program is rather expensive, so I would like to see it becoming more affordable."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service has room for improvement in handling large-scale applications."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service could improve by adding some cross-region replication features."
"The pricing must be improved."
"I would rate the quality of technical support from Oracle as a five out of ten. Some of my colleagues have found the duration of service to be too long and lacking in technical detail."
"We're actually going through licensing issues and are looking to perhaps changing to another solution, something that is perhaps open-source."
"It would be nice to have a data dictionary reporting feature in the solution."
"It needs to be improved to handle big data for large volumes of transactions for big industries. As compared to Oracle Database, SQL Server is not suitable for big data or large organizations where the database size could be more than 100 GB or more. In our country, for a large database and a large volume of transactions, we normally use Oracle Database. Most of the large banks are shifting from SQL Server to Oracle Database because of its slowness."
"The pricing of the product could be better."
"SQL could be improved by making all features available on the on-premise version of the product as well as the cloud version. When you buy the on-premise version, it's sort of an inferior product compared to the cloud version, which seems to get most of the latest and greatest features."
"The scalability is not very good because when you add processors to the machine, the price of the license goes up."
"From a DB administrator perspective, I would like to see more space requirements and space capacity history, so that we are able to see which DBs are growing, and by how much per day or week."
"You need to be careful if you have a very large amount of data, because the platform can be degraded if you're not on top of it."
"The performance needs some improvement and it needs more features integrated into it."
"On the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) side, I have noticed more bugs in terms of being able to connect to our SQL servers. I can't tell how many times my recent server list got dropped or cleaned out. It is a pain, and it would be nice to have that recent connect list when you connect in. For whatever reason, once in a while, I get a hard error, and it'll close. When I go back in, everything is cleared out. It is annoying when you are working with more than a hundred database instances."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Every year we are increasing the price of the solution. There is hardware licensing available. We pay approximately $20,000 monthly to use the solution."
"The tool is not cheap."
"I think the program is rather expensive, so I would like to see it becoming more affordable."
"The product has reasonable pricing. I rate its pricing a nine out of ten."
"Pricing for Oracle Database Cloud Service could be more competitive. Lately, pricing for it has been increasing, so my company may have to review different options to find a solution with competitive pricing. From what I know, there's no additional cost apart from the standard licensing fees for Oracle Database Cloud Service."
"Price is always higher for all Oracle products."
"Its licensing is yearly. There are no additional costs. There is only the subscription license."
"We did a one-time payment. Its price, in general, can be reduced."
"We have had to purchase the Enterprise version to the tune of a few hundred thousand dollars, which is just ridiculous."
"Its price is fine. You have to buy the license and support."
"The SQL server is affordable. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"We didn't have any licensing costs for SQL Server."
"There is a subscription that needs to be purchased to use the solution."
"I believe the licensing to be on an annual basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Retailer
9%
Financial Services Firm
35%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business119
Midsize Enterprise60
Large Enterprise119
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle Database Cloud Service?
Oracle Database Cloud Service could improve by adding a native iPaaS (integration platform as a service). While machine learning integration is available with Informatica, it’s not yet built into O...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Database Cloud Service?
I worked with Oracle Database on-premises as a developer for seven years at Sopra Banking. Later, I used Oracle Database Cloud Service together with Informatica for application and data integration...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Database Cloud Service?
I do not use the Global Reach feature. Regarding metrics and performance, I don’t recall the exact performance metrics, but we use ETL processes to monitor and manage migration performance and data...
Would you say the price of SQL Server is high compared to that of similar products?
SQL Server is fairly priced because it has various editions, depending on the number of users, servers, or core packs you are using. If you compare the product to others in this category, the price...
Has using SQL Server helped your organization in any way?
SQL Server has helped my organization through partitioning to distribute the workload, as it splits them up into smaller pieces so the machines can easily deal with it. However, this comes with a h...
Which authentication mode is best for SQL Server?
My company connects through SQL Server authentication. We have company Windows accounts, but we do not want to connect the two, out of security concerns and to keep things separated for our own pur...
 

Also Known As

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Microsoft SQL Server, MSSQL, MS SQL
 

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Sample Customers

Kagool, iPoint-Systems
Microsoft SQL Server is used by businesses in every industry, including Great Western Bank, Aviva, the Volvo Car Corporation, BMW, Samsung, Principality Building Society, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario.
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