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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs Virtustream xStream comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure...
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (4th), Container Registry (5th)
Virtustream xStream
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
24th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is 8.5%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virtustream xStream is 0.2%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

PuneetKaura - PeerSpot reviewer
Suitable for OCI environment but needs to improve pricing
We haven’t had any problems with the setup of Oracle. The deployment will take less than seven to ten days since it can give good reports. For deployment, we first need to understand the customer requirements and build the architecture around the deployment. We have the customer sign off on it and then go into the software deployment side. This is the proper life cycle of how to do it in the enterprise space. There are a lot of thoughts around the initial way or how we need to structure and architect the environment. For enterprises, it is a complex process. It will take one to two months to have all the sign-offs before we can go into implementation. It is followed across all the installations. I rate the initial setup of the solution a ten out of ten.
RH
Improves efficiencies, has encryption, and great mission-critical customer support
Previously we had an amateur solution where we were managing on our own data center but we had the management in-house. It was a strategic move to give people who were more competent and with business focus other core initiatives. It was a strategic outsource model. The equipment we were using was out date and at the end of its life cycle, we had to make some transitions, do a hardware replacement, or move on. We moved on to this solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the monitoring."
"Initial setup of databases is not a problem."
"The most important features are the turnkey solutions offered by Oracle. These ease the administration of Oracle Databases."
"We appreciate the fact that this solution will operate with both native and third-party applications. This has meant that we don't need to change all of our systems to accommodate it within our network."
"The environment is super fast so you get all the underlying machines behind the data. It's a good processing machine, especially in the Generation Two Cloud."
"The most valuable part of the Oracle Cloud Platform is the ability to develop applications that help us migrate information from on-prem to the cloud."
"We use Oracle Cloud to host the OIC (Oracle Integration Cloud Service) and APEX."
"The strength of this product is that they have many good database options, compared to other vendors."
"The solution has encryption which we did not have before."
 

Cons

"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 solution is expensive. So we try to use MySQL on AWS to push the data. The tool’s support could be improved."
"Technical support does not offer the best service and should be improved."
"The solution should integrate better with other tools and different vendors."
"Technical support could be more responsive."
"It does require some training in order to be able to use it effectively."
"The price of the subscription is too high and excludes some potential customers."
"The deployment from on-premises to the cloud is a bit complicated."
"Our account representative was inexperienced, they could improve on how they are managing accounts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost may be a bit high for many potential users."
"Pricing needs to be improved."
"There is an annual and a subscription option."
"It's very expensive compared to AWS."
"The price is middling; it's not the most expensive product, but there is still some room for it to be more flexible."
"We pay the subscription cost."
"I compared Oracle Cloud Platform with other competitor providers like Azure, and I don't think Oracle is too expensive."
"Its pricing is complex, but as partners, we can get away with quite a bit of discounting because we deal with them directly. I would rate their pricing probably a one or two out of five because they're quite expensive. Microsoft Azure will probably be the cheapest because depending on the Microsoft product that you have, they have some sort of bundling. There are things that they give you to get you onto Azure. AWS is probably somewhere in the middle."
"The solution is a bit expensive, we are still negotiating the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
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Also Known As

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry, Oracle OCIR, OCIR, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Cloud Platform
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