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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
1st
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 March 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Amazon S3 is 11.4%, down from 14.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database Backup Service is 1.0%, down from 1.5% 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

"We can store incremental data and get high availability and fault tolerance."
"The product is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the automated replication of the data."
"Amazon S3 is reliable."
"One of the benefits is being a global service, so it can be accessed from anywhere."
"We find the archival capabilities of this solution quite valuable, because we can have set policies of exactly when, and what to archive."
"The initial setup is not difficult or overly complex. It's very straightforward and easy to implement."
"The product's deployment phase is easy."
"The product's most valuable features are differential and cumulative backup functionality."
"The interface is good."
"It's a scalable product."
"Oracle Database Backup Service is an easy-to-use consolidation solution that's dashboard-driven."
"Replication and performance tuning are valuable features."
"The product works very fast. It automates a lot of operations in the background."
"From the database perspective, Oracle is the best."
"The backup is reliable and intuitive."
 

Cons

"The stability of the solution has room for improvement."
"The search option must be enabled in the UI to filter and retrieve files."
"Everything around visibility, dashboards, and all of the statistics through which the tool provides information 24 hours a day means that it is not done on a real-time basis."
"The read drive speed is not as fast as it should be."
"I encountered some issues with the data lifecycle. Transitioning between S3 storage classes, like moving data from the standard class to Glacier or Glacier Deep Archive, has been challenging."
"You need to fully understand the solution's best practices to get the most out of its security features."
"I would like there to be more support without needing to use Transfer Family."
"There's a lot of complexity."
"We encounter issues while restoring differential and cumulative backups."
"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."
"Deployment is overly complex and could be streamlined."
"It's already fast, but still, they could improve the speed."
"The product's technical support services need improvement in terms of response time."
"The solution needs to add an archive function."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"While storing data in Amazon S3 is relatively inexpensive, there are costs associated with retrieving or transferring data across continents."
"Not many products in the market beat the solution in terms of quality or price."
"The pricing for Amazon S3 is reasonable, so price-wise, it's a seven out of ten."
"I have seen the pricing on AWS, but I believe it's a discount price for organizations."
"There is a license needed to use this solution and it is reasonably priced."
"The price of Amazon S3 could be less expensive."
"The solution is cost-effective because it is based on a pay-as-you-go model, where I can purchase and use it according to my needs."
"One can manage the price of the tool. The tool is worth the money if we want to store the data in Amazon S3."
"The only problem with Oracle is its pricing."
"The platform is expensive."
"The platform is expensive."
"It's an expensive solution and is an area that needs improvement."
"Price is always an area that could be made better, as it is quite expensive."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
77%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Manufacturing Company
2%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
University
8%
 

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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