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Oracle Enterprise Manager vs Power Admin PA Server Monitor comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 6, 2024

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 Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Server Monitoring
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
129
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (2nd)
Power Admin PA Server Monitor
Ranking in Server Monitoring
20th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.3
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (49th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Server Monitoring category, the mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 3.1%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Power Admin PA Server Monitor is 1.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Server Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager3.1%
Power Admin PA Server Monitor1.7%
Other95.2%
Server Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

Amr Mourad - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at ISFP
Performance issues have been identified and monitored effectively during peak hours
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 want to see additional features in the future that deal with security in relation to Oracle Grid Infrastructure. I want to improve these two components.
reviewer2897232 - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Monitoring has become streamlined and now supports complex enterprise workloads across all clouds
My advice to others looking into using Power Admin PA Server Monitor is that they should examine it carefully as it is a very good product. It has many parameters that you can configure and it is very efficient in power savings. I gave this product a rating of 9.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"OEM 12 C has simplified management of our Enterprise Systems and has eliminated unnecessary and legacy tools."
"It allows me to manage resources effectively and monitor active sessions."
"The dashboards are great for gathering analytic information and seeing where the problems are."
"Customer service is good and technical support is very good."
"I like the performance tuning features, particularly since it gives me a good glimpse of what has been happening."
"From my point of view, I've found OEM to be one of the easier products to deal with; it's the product that I use day in daily to view all of my databases, and the fact that I can actually integrate multiple databases and multiple middleware solutions into one single point is perfect for me, so I'm really happy with it."
"It is the best database management system."
"We are going to minimize the downtime; if the system is down, it will page us and we are going to get to that issue, and it also tells us when the system is running slow so if some people are experiencing performance issues we can see that, and it is a very useful graphical user interface for the management to understand."
"The possibility to develop your own VB scripts."
"Power Admin PA Server Monitor is super friendly and easy to use, very efficient, and powerful."
"The satellite service installed on remote computers is an easy way to add clients, plus it's easy to deploy and to configure the licence is perpetual and not linked to one computer, so it's possible to remove a licence from one computer and use it on another with no extra cost"
 

Cons

"The product is pretty comprehensive, but quite resource hungry. This might be due to the majority of the application seemingly being written in Java."
"There's a lot of documentation to go through as a new user."
"The interface could be more friendly for basic users."
"I would say mostly backup and recovery, through the Enterprise Manager. Or any corruptions, to be able to fix them through Enterprise Manager."
"Performance tuning tools need improvement."
"The user interface is not very interactive. It needs improvement."
"Better mobile access would be useful."
"Technical support could be faster."
"The satellite service installation file could be separated from the server one. It would reduce the size of the file, and reduce the time to deploy on weak connections."
"Basic monitoring on Unix was working really well but it didn't really help under machines in Windows Domain Controller."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is inexpensive to purchase."
"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"Based upon 3 days of implementation by a single person, plus licensing costs would be approximately $60,000, including the virtualized hosts."
"There is only the standard licensing fee. There are no other costs."
"The pricing is very high."
"There are a few bugs with the software which require opening SRs with Oracle Support which contribute to the day-to-day cost. Perhaps 8 hours per month is spent dealing with support, just as a rough guess."
"Initially, our deal was for three years, and we extended it to five years. Oracle solutions are very costly."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager is a free-of-cost solution. Oracle Enterprise Manager can be expensive only if you go for its licensing part."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise82
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Questions from the Community

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...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I am still working with Oracle products. I would like to leave my opinion on some other Oracle products that I have been working with lately. I am working on many Oracle products for database admin...
What is your primary use case for Power Admin PA Server Monitor?
My main use case for Power Admin PA Server Monitor is for enterprise server business usage. I use Power Admin PA Server Monitor in my daily work to track specific enterprise applications for busine...
What advice do you have for others considering Power Admin PA Server Monitor?
My advice to others looking into using Power Admin PA Server Monitor is that they should examine it carefully as it is a very good product. It has many parameters that you can configure and it is v...
 

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