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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service comparison

 

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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 Cloud Infrastructure...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (6th), PaaS Clouds (6th), Marketing Intelligence (1st), Container Registry (5th)
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (19th), Low-Code Development Platforms (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 7.5%, down 8.6% compared to last year.
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service, on the other hand, focuses on Rapid Application Development Software, holds 1.1% mindshare, up 0.9% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)7.5%
Amazon AWS16.6%
Microsoft Azure14.9%
Other61.0%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Rapid Application Development Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service1.1%
Microsoft Power Apps12.2%
ServiceNow9.8%
Other76.9%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Labhesh Hase - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effectiveness and pricing consistency support diverse high-intensity applications
The services of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) are quite competent when compared to AWS Cloud, and they are also lower in cost. We use compute, storage, and network services. A notable feature is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's consistent global pricing, which is advantageous. Furthermore, applications using Oracle Database not only work seamlessly on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) but also benefit from a 25% offset on Oracle Database licenses.
Sherif Bashar - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers low-code/no-code concept makes development much easier and faster and offers good community support as the development team actively answers questions on the community every day
There are very minor things, like the feature called "action chains," that could use a bit of enhancement. But the team is perfect; they're working on it. An action chain is a sequence of actions triggered by a button or an event. It executes code in order, from top to bottom. For example, it could call a code, call a REST service, and then insert data into a database. It needs enhancement because it can be a bit complex for fresh grads or new developers to understand. It would be better if it was made more readable. That's the main point. But if you have experience, you'll understand it easily. One more thing I want to add about Visual Builder: up until two years ago, it supported native mobile development. That's not available anymore. They replaced native mobile development with progressive web apps, and most customers are complaining about that. We need native mobile development back – the ability to put apps on stores like Google Play or the App Store. That feature is not available right now, and they deprecated it starting in 2024. It's very important. Otherwise, clients go with Flutter or other mobile development tools. It would be good for Oracle to regain that capability. We need the native mobile development feature back.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, there are some very good features on Oracle and it offers good customization capabilities."
"The initial setup was easy. It takes just a few minutes to create a virtual machine."
"The deployment is most valuable feature."
"The support is very good. They are giving good support."
"I like having the ability to easily run Oracle Linux server instances and to deploy Oracle Middleware and WebLogic servers. Oracle's Infrastructure as a Service products are also very useful, and we're using those right now within Oracle OCI."
"The main benefit is that you're getting all of the resources you require on a subscription base. So, you get to pay as you go instead of having to have a CAPEX, you convert your CAPEX to OPEX to cover the data center cost."
"The technical support is good, they have been responsive and helpful."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting service."
"The action chains are really helpful, and the trigger event, along with those action chains, has been very helpful."
"The tool is very easy to use."
"VBS is another tool that allows users to create enterprise applications without needing to store their projects in traditional databases like SQL."
"The most valuable feature was the visual drag and drop on the components."
"The initial setup is easy."
"You don't need a dedicated IDE to develop. You can work from any browser, which is very convenient. And, with the cloud concept, your code is stored in the cloud, so you can modify it from anywhere, at any time."
 

Cons

"The framework from AWS is so good, I would like to see this feature in OCI."
"The solution is expensive"
"The solution does not follow a retention policy while taking ad hoc backups. Since it does not follow the retention policy, we had to do the manual task to check the backups."
"It should have other workloads from other suppliers running on the solution."
"The solution needs improvement in support, performance, and features."
"The pricing model of Oracle Cloud Platform is an area of concern. Oracle Cloud Platform should be made available at a cheap price."
"I think that there could be a more user-friendly environment when it comes to the options that Oracle presents through the Oracle Cloud Platform."
"The price of the subscription is too high and excludes some potential customers."
"There are some bugs in VBCS."
"There was an attempt to enable front-end development, it did what it intended to do, but the side effects were too bad."
"The feature called "action chains" could use a bit of enhancement."
"I would improve the license structure as, for some companies, it may seem a little bit expensive, depending on what they're doing."
"The initial setup of Oracle VBCS can be challenging for those unfamiliar with DBS."
"The tool has minor bugs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product offers a subscription-based licensing model."
"It's less expensive to operate your environment in the cloud than in-house. It's a bundle cost. Everything is included in one price."
"The solution is expensive. I would rate the pricing as ten out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"It's very expensive compared to AWS."
"The solution's cost could be better."
"The solution is overpriced."
"There is a subscription cost rather than licensing for this product."
"Oracle Cloud is cheaper than other products."
"Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service is much too expensive."
"It's not expensive when you consider what it provides: low-code/no-code development, faster development time, good quality, and good stability."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise53
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Questions from the Community

What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?
Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...
What do you like most about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?
It's reliable, performs well, and is often faster than running applications on separate machines due to optimized performance and networking capabilities within OCI.
What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?
Documentation was not sufficient for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and sometimes it was outdated, especially for using Terraform. They have multiple versions of Terraform that work with Oracle...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?
I actually don't have much experience with pricing, so I can't comment on it right now.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service?
There was a requirement to build a custom form to raise AI invoices, using Oracle Fusion. We created a form, and another use case was that users wanted to create and update customers.
 

Also Known As

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry, Oracle OCIR, OCIR, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Cloud Platform, Oracle Data Cloud
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Sample Customers

Kenya Airways, Cell, Panasonic, Frontera, M&C Saatchi, Lumentum, WA
Transcom Worldwide, Latham Pool Products
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