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Amazon S3 vs Oracle Database Backup Service comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 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

Amazon S3
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database Backup Service
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 is 11.5%, down from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database Backup Service is 1.0%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

Vagner Martins - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced data security with seamless integration and static website capabilities
S3 is a great service offering numerous possibilities. It allows for storing objects and files of various types. I appreciate its capability to create static websites and integrate with services like CloudFront, EC2, and DynamoDB. Despite being focused on security, I leverage features such as cryptography and integration with CloudTrail.
Hossein Nezamabadi - PeerSpot reviewer
Has an easy setup process and good technical support services
We use Oracle Database Backup Service to manage incremental, differential, and cumulative backups The product's most valuable features are differential and cumulative backup functionality. We encounter issues while restoring differential and cumulative backups. We have been using Oracle…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I don't have any problems with the solution. It's issue-free."
"The most valuable feature is the automated replication of the data."
"Amazon S3 is easily scalable and provides fantastic performance, especially in comparison to other cloud solutions like OCI and Azure."
"Amazon S3 is very flexible and provides high storage."
"Amazon S3 is very stable. I don't worry about data stored in the S3 bucket as it's safe."
"Set up a performance and stress-based test suite to measure the endurance of a web application on Amazon AWS cloud system using S3 as the back-end storage infrastructure."
"The stability is very good."
"S3 is a great service offering numerous possibilities."
"The backup is reliable and intuitive."
"Replication and performance tuning are valuable features."
"From the database perspective, Oracle is the best."
"The interface is good."
"Oracle Database Backup Service is an easy-to-use consolidation solution that's dashboard-driven."
"It's a scalable product."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to perform encrypted backups after any learning."
"The product works very fast. It automates a lot of operations in the background."
 

Cons

"We would like to see improvement in the ability to moves files within this solution. At present the process is not straightforward, and requires us to download files to our micro service service before then uploading into the solution. In addition, the transfer bit rate for the process is very slow."
"Sometimes it's difficult to set it up, such as when naming your bucket. The naming conventions require unique global names, which can be cumbersome."
"Could include some additional security features."
"We would like Amazon to reduce the price of storage."
"In the next release, I think that it would be good to have wizards that would update into specific applications, for example, a one-touch configuration in Pagemaker."
"We have used the support from Amazon S3. The support is expensive and could be reduced."
"Amazon S3 can improve by decreasing the overall costs."
"The support is better than other cloud providers but sometimes it takes a while to have a resolution to our issues."
"Deployment is overly complex and could be streamlined."
"The product can protect from external data penetration, but the in-house IT team can access it."
"We cannot use the product with other brands."
"Oracle Database Backup Service is not a cheap solution."
"The solution needs to add an archive function."
"They should base their strategy according to the country and the regulations there, and focus more on the on-premises deployment."
"We encounter issues while restoring differential and cumulative backups."
"It's already fast, but still, they could improve the speed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license needed to use this solution and it is reasonably priced."
"The tool is not too expensive considering the various pros."
"There is a license to use Amazon S3."
"The price of Amazon S3 could be less expensive."
"With S3 Standard, there is not a charge for deletion of objects."
"Not many products in the market beat the solution in terms of quality or price."
"The cost varies based on the type of subscription you chose."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly. I rate it a six to seven out of ten."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Oracle Database Backup Service a seven or eight out of ten."
"The platform is expensive."
"The platform is expensive."
"Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite expensive."
"The only problem with Oracle is its pricing."
"It's an expensive solution and is an area that needs improvement."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
76%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Manufacturing Company
2%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
University
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon S3?
We can easily connect to the AWS resources.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon S3?
S3 is a pay-as-you-go service. I pay based on the data volume I am using.
What needs improvement with Amazon S3?
There is a limitation with the data upload size, such as the five terabytes restriction. I would like to see an increase in the data upload limit, similar to DynamoDB, where there is no data limit.
What do you like most about Oracle Database Backup Service?
From the database perspective, Oracle is the best.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Backup Service?
The pricing must be improved. The only problem with Oracle is its pricing.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database Backup Service?
The product can protect from external data penetration, but the in-house IT team can access it. One simple update can mess up the entire system.
 

Also Known As

S3, Simple Storage Service
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