Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is a very expensive database solution. The cost is high due to on-premise licenses. However, it offers a premium solution without issues or problems.
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We can pay the licensing fee monthly. We can also choose to pay upfront for a year. The tool is not cheap, but it is not really expensive. It depends on our usage. I rate the pricing a seven to eight out of ten. The customers must pay additionally for storage, infrastructure, and the right to use the database.
The licensing cost is high. But the price-to-performance ratio is good. It is worth the price. There are different licensing models available. There are no additional costs.
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The price of this solution is very comparative to others on the market. There is no direct comparison between this solution and with something else because I do not see any other similar product. If you compare this solution with the on-prem deployment of the application on a Unix server, there is a huge value proposition because of the speed and scalability because of how we can reduce your costs by optimizing some of your infrastructure on the cloud services. Having the ability to switch off and on and bring your own license policy, is one of the biggest advantages. If someone quotes you for this solution it may sound high, but when you have looked at the configuration, the return of investment, and the whole picture it changes your perspective. Your current investment is protected because they have the bring your own licenses policy. There is a huge value proposition.
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service delivers a managed Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Enterprise Edition with options, running on Oracle Exadata engineered systems – all at a highly affordable entry-level price. It is a full Oracle Database experience, compatible with what you get on-premises or in other Oracle Database Cloud Services, provisioned within minutes, and suitable for small to medium sized data.
Oracle is quite expensive here in Brazil. Pricing is the primary challenge we face with Oracle.
Oracle Exadata Express Cloud Service is a very expensive database solution. The cost is high due to on-premise licenses. However, it offers a premium solution without issues or problems.
We can pay the licensing fee monthly. We can also choose to pay upfront for a year. The tool is not cheap, but it is not really expensive. It depends on our usage. I rate the pricing a seven to eight out of ten. The customers must pay additionally for storage, infrastructure, and the right to use the database.
The solution's cost depends on whether you're in the banking or industrial sectors. The solution is good for the pharma sector.
The licensing cost is high. But the price-to-performance ratio is good. It is worth the price. There are different licensing models available. There are no additional costs.
I think Oracle pricing is usually above average market price.
The price of this solution is very comparative to others on the market. There is no direct comparison between this solution and with something else because I do not see any other similar product. If you compare this solution with the on-prem deployment of the application on a Unix server, there is a huge value proposition because of the speed and scalability because of how we can reduce your costs by optimizing some of your infrastructure on the cloud services. Having the ability to switch off and on and bring your own license policy, is one of the biggest advantages. If someone quotes you for this solution it may sound high, but when you have looked at the configuration, the return of investment, and the whole picture it changes your perspective. Your current investment is protected because they have the bring your own licenses policy. There is a huge value proposition.
We pay monthly, but we have a multiyear agreement.