Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) vs Oracle Database comparison

The compared Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and Oracle Database solutions aren't in the same category. Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is ranked #10 in DI , with an average rating of 7.6, and holds a 2.6% mindshare in the category. Oracle Database is ranked #2 in SQL , with an average rating of 8.4, and holds a 10.4% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Oracle Database users who would recommend it.

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

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ROI

Sentiment score

6.9

Oracle Data Integrator offers strong ROI through automation and efficiency, with positive feedback on stability and cloud enhancements.

Sentiment score

5.7

Organizations experience good long-term ROI with Oracle Database, despite high initial costs, especially in high-traffic financial sectors.

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It saved a lot of money and time because of the debugging peculiarities and also using Toad for Oracle software to optimize the coding and performance of data migration.

Philemon Olusegun

Qhse Manager at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

5.8

ODI customer support solves issues effectively, yet users face response delays, communication challenges, especially in multi-technology integrations.

Sentiment score

6.1

Oracle Database's customer service receives mixed reviews, highlighting responsiveness but concerns about response times and global support.

I can get solutions quickly, and any tickets I submit to Oracle are responded to and resolved rapidly.

YusufArslan

Works

The technical support of Oracle is very good; they support the Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) solution effectively.

Hafiz Mannan

Head of Data Services – Services Partner at 3 As Technologies

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In some cases, they support me on a 24/7 basis, round the clock.

Muhammad Usman Muzaffar

Senior Vice President IT Operations at ZTBL

Oracle support can improve both response time and quality, including not only response time but also the turnaround time for issue fixing, understanding the issue, routing it to the correct team, and debugging for resolution.

SureshKumar2

DB A Competency Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The customer support of Oracle Database is excellent and provides detailed assistance.

Philemon Olusegun

Qhse Manager at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

Oracle Data Integrator is scalable and adaptable, handling large projects effectively, though resource demands may pose challenges.

Sentiment score

7.4

Oracle Database is highly scalable, adaptable for growth, though its licensing model may impact scalability costs.

The scalability and the ability to handle multiple workloads of several parallel ETL jobs could use improvement.

Hafiz Mannan

Head of Data Services – Services Partner at 3 As Technologies

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The database regularly releases new versions with better performance and security features.

Ismail Aboulezz

Chief Executive Officer at LeaseWeb

RAC is the feature where I can distribute the load among multiple nodes, and it has helped our enterprise applications.

Muhammad Usman Muzaffar

Senior Vice President IT Operations at ZTBL

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.4

Oracle Data Integrator shows strong stability improvements, with rare issues, efficient management of large volumes, and occasional integration challenges.

Sentiment score

8.0

Oracle Database is stable, reliable, handles vast data with minimal downtime, and is trusted for critical applications requiring data integrity.

In terms of performance stability, I have not experienced any downtimes, crashes, or performance issues with the Oracle Data Integrator (ODI).

Hafiz Mannan

Head of Data Services – Services Partner at 3 As Technologies

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Oracle Database is very robust, and I rate its stability nine out of ten.

Ismail Aboulezz

Chief Executive Officer at LeaseWeb

I would rate stability for Oracle Database as a 10.

SureshKumar2

DB A Competency Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Oracle is really one of the biggest database software companies in the world.

Philemon Olusegun

Qhse Manager at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

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Room For Improvement

ODI needs better UI performance, tool compatibility, GitHub integration, error handling, real-time AI features, pricing, and external version control.

Oracle Database needs improved tools, cost-effective licensing, better support, easier setup, and enhanced integration with modern technologies.

If I use a source system like Oracle and a target system like Teradata, ODI will still run, but it struggles a bit with different infrastructures.

YusufArslan

Works

It would be excellent not to have to go into different areas to perform different activities but rather have a user-defined interface where we can configure a job, run it, monitor it, link packages, and link subprocesses all in one frame.

Hafiz Mannan

Head of Data Services – Services Partner at 3 As Technologies

Adding AI capabilities would make Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) even better.

reviewer2809077

Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

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Having that visibility of all the software products and providing free training and documentation on how you can improve and which products are best suited for integration to your product from Oracle would go a long way to help organizations and professionals.

Philemon Olusegun

Qhse Manager at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

Oracle Database needs improvement in data analytics capabilities, AI involvement, machine learning, and deep learning.

Ismail Aboulezz

Chief Executive Officer at LeaseWeb

One existing feature that distinguishes Oracle Database from others is its ability to log errors in the database itself.

Praful Kolekar

Business Analyst at Tata Consultancy

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Setup Cost

Oracle Data Integrator pricing varies; costs are influenced by licensing complexity, with potential savings through discounts and bundled solutions.

Oracle Database is robust but expensive, with high licensing costs, prompting small businesses to seek cheaper alternatives.

ODI is cheaper compared to Informatica PowerCenter and IBM DataStage.

YusufArslan

Works

The pricing aspect of Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is reasonable; it brings significant value to the table.

Hafiz Mannan

Head of Data Services – Services Partner at 3 As Technologies

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For medium businesses, Oracle and IBM DB2 pricing are quite similar.

Ismail Aboulezz

Chief Executive Officer at LeaseWeb

Oracle Database is costly.

Muhammad Usman Muzaffar

Senior Vice President IT Operations at ZTBL

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Valuable Features

Oracle Data Integrator optimizes EL-T processing with flexible integration, supporting diverse technologies and enhancing data management efficiency.

Oracle Database is preferred for its robust security, scalability, high availability, disaster recovery, and integration capabilities.

The main benefits that Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) brings to the table include data quality, data completeness functionality, metadata management, and the reverse engineering feature, which allows integrating the metadata of diversified data sources with a single click.

Hafiz Mannan

Head of Data Services – Services Partner at 3 As Technologies

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is powerful and strong if my system uses Oracle components for environments like OLTP, enterprise data warehouse, or data marts.

YusufArslan

Works

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)'s ELT architecture has helped optimize my data movement and transformation significantly.

reviewer2809077

Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

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Its data management capabilities include data quality, data integration, data architecture, modeling, and data security, which are very important for data-driven companies.

Ismail Aboulezz

Chief Executive Officer at LeaseWeb

Regarding what I value about Oracle Database, as far as execution is concerned, I think it is one of the best databases I have come across.

Praful Kolekar

Business Analyst at Tata Consultancy

The most valuable features in WebLogic Suite are its stability and security.

Muhammad Usman Muzaffar

Senior Vice President IT Operations at ZTBL

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (10th)

Oracle Database

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

294

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (2nd), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and Oracle Database aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 2.6%, down 4.3% compared to last year.
Oracle Database, on the other hand, focuses on Relational Databases Tools, holds 10.4% mindshare, down 12.4% since last year.

Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)	2.6%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	3.7%
SSIS	3.7%
Other	90.0%

Data Integration

Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Oracle Database	10.4%
SQL Server	10.5%
IBM Db2 Database	6.6%
Other	72.5%

Relational Databases Tools

Featured Reviews

Hafiz Mannan

Head of Data Services – Services Partner at 3 As Technologies

Facilitates complex data integration with ease and flexibility

It would be great if ODI could link the designer, mapping, and workflows in a more simplified manner, maybe in one combined interface. It would be excellent not to have to go into different areas to perform different activities but rather have a user-defined interface where we can configure a job, run it, monitor it, link packages, and link subprocesses all in one frame instead of having the designer separately, mapping separately, and monitoring and session management separately. With respect to data quality challenges, it would be great to give an option to fix data quality issues based on AI. Integrating AI with ODI that provides recommendations on how to fix those data quality issues after analyzing and profiling business data would be excellent. One of the main disadvantages of the Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is that it sometimes takes a lot of resources when handling multiple jobs. The scalability and the ability to handle multiple workloads of several parallel ETL jobs could use improvement, and certain parallel threads should be added along with the ability to configure multiple jobs from the same data directory structure.

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Philemon Olusegun

Qhse Manager at a outsourcing company with 10,001+ employees

Reliable backups and high-capacity data management have transformed large-scale census projects

When it comes to how Oracle Database can be improved, for me it is all about training and development in terms of gamification, creating awareness, and spreading the word to aspiring database administrators and database developers. As I have used it in the past and in recent times, many people are trying to get into IT, so the opportunity exists. Oracle has the market opportunity to take this time to spread its offerings and ensure that many aspiring professionals are aware of its services and products. From my perspective, there is not much to add regarding the needed improvements for the interface and the documentation. I give it a nine because I think Oracle sometimes can make things complicated. You have many services, many products, and many tools for different use cases. So it is difficult for someone who is only used to a particular product, such as Oracle Database, to understand all the other products and services that it provides. Probably streamlining it and making it available with categorized use cases for specific job roles would help. If you are a database developer, these are the tools that you need to be familiar with in Oracle's suite of products, and if you are a database administrator, these are the tools. Categorizing them based on the job role or function of people who are accessing these products and providing training capabilities on how to use them and how these products interchange and talk to each other would be very important because that is one of the things I struggled with when I started my journey as an Oracle Database administrator. Having that visibility of all the software products and providing free training and documentation on how you can improve and which products are best suited for integration to your product from Oracle would go a long way to help organizations and professionals. Regarding Oracle Database's AI capabilities, I am very keen on its governance and security. I think more work needs to be done on the security and ensuring that the database for a large number of people is watertight. AI is here to stay; however, governance and more stress testing of the AI capabilities needs to be done to ensure there is no breach of data. I would rate it currently at 6 over 10 and there is room for improvement. As long as there are government policies and Oracle policies that can mitigate any breaches of data and serious security issues, releasing people's records over the internet, there is always room for improvement in that regard.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	44

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	87
Midsize Enterprise	66
Large Enterprise	180

Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Oracle Integration Cloud Service and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)?

Oracle Integration Cloud Service has a fairly easy initial setup, and Oracle offers initial support and guidance for those who might find the setup to be challenging. There are complications that c...

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What do you like most about Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)?

In comparison with other products of the same range, licensing mode is really attractive, no need to license according technology/topology to be used and an incredible Versatility to build any Data...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)?

I need two administrators for Oracle Data Integrator (ODI).

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How do you run Oracle Database at your organization and why?

My company has been using Oracle Exadata Database Service for some years now, and we are happy with it. I will allow myself to answer your questions about why and what benefits it provides us with ...

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Do you know of any disadvantages of Oracle Database?

Undoubtedly, Oracle Database is a top product in its category. But it does have its disadvantages, and for me and my organization, that has been the limitations of the product. When it comes to Ora...

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What is the best use for Oracle Database?

Oracle Database is flexible and can be used for many things. My company's main use case for this product is for storing data. We benefit from its high level of security as well as from the fact tha...

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Comparisons

Oracle Integration Cloud Service vs Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Compared 21% of the time

Informatica PowerCenter vs Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Compared 6% of the time

SSIS vs Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Compared 4% of the time

Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics vs Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Compared 3% of the time

Oracle GoldenGate vs Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Compared 3% of the time

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SAP HANA vs Oracle Database

Compared 21% of the time

SQL Server vs Oracle Database

Compared 8% of the time

IBM Db2 Database vs Oracle Database

Compared 6% of the time

Teradata vs Oracle Database

Compared 6% of the time

MySQL vs Oracle Database

Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

ODI

Oracle 12c, RDBMS

Overview

Oracle Data Integrator offers flexible EL-T architecture, optimizing processing with database capabilities. It supports diverse data sources, automates deployment, and provides efficient data transformations, making it suitable for data warehousing and complex data environments.

Oracle Data Integrator leverages EL-T architecture to enhance processing by utilizing database strengths. It integrates with a wide array of technologies, including RDBMS, cloud, and big data. The software's Knowledge Modules enable customizable integration strategies, accelerating development. With a user-friendly interface and automation features, it simplifies metadata management and supports real-time data warehousing. Key areas such as UI performance, integration, and real-time data capabilities require enhancements. Challenges include error handling, initial setup, and compatibility with platforms like Git, Azure, and IoT services. Improvements in metadata management, scalability, and user-friendliness are needed.

What are the most important features of Oracle Data Integrator?

EL-T Architecture: Optimizes data processing by leveraging database capabilities
Knowledge Modules: Customizable strategies for faster development
Integration Support: Handles RDBMS, cloud, and big data
Automation: Facilitates rapid deployment and transformations
Real-Time Data Warehousing: Supports continuous data integration

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Flexibility: Adapts to multiple data integration needs
Efficiency: Leverages existing database engines for optimal ETL functionalities
Scalability: Manages complex, large-scale environments
Cost-Effectiveness: Supports diverse data sources and technology platforms

Organizations utilize Oracle Data Integrator primarily in data warehousing, handling data from ERP systems, EBS, Fusion, and cloud databases. It aids in creating data lakes, OLTP migrations, digital health initiatives, and automation tasks, ensuring seamless integration with databases like MySQL and SQL Server.

Oracle

Oracle Database is renowned for its reliability, scalability, and performance, delivering high availability and security. It integrates seamlessly with other systems, providing exceptional data protection and backup, suitable for managing multiple applications and supporting large datasets.

Oracle Database offers a powerful platform for managing data across industries such as finance, manufacturing, and agriculture. It is particularly beneficial for ERP systems, data warehouses, and transactional processing. Users can harness advanced security measures, automation, and integration capabilities, though high pricing and complex licensing can deter smaller enterprises. The database's flexible yet intricate setup process requires advanced skills, while limited integration with other databases and cloud platforms can be a drawback. User interface improvements, along with enhancements in query optimization and support services, are areas for potential development.

What are Oracle Database's key features?

Reliability and Scalability: Delivers consistent performance and can handle increasing workloads.
High Availability: Features like Data Guard ensure database uptime and disaster recovery.
Advanced Security: Protects sensitive data with robust security measures.
Seamless Integration: Works well with existing systems and applications.
Data Management: Supports large datasets and complex computations for varied applications.

What benefits can users expect?

Security: Offers comprehensive data protection mechanisms.
Scalability: Easily adapts to changing data processing needs.
Performance: Provides strong transactional and analytical processing capabilities.
Flexibility: Supports diverse applications, from CRM to e-commerce.
Disaster Recovery: Ensures continuity with reliable backup solutions.

Industries like finance, manufacturing, and agriculture utilize Oracle Database for its ability to handle extensive transactions and data analyses. It's essential for ERP systems, supporting CRM, e-commerce, and healthcare applications with its robust infrastructure and disaster recovery options. Despite its challenges in pricing and complexity, it remains a top choice for organizations requiring reliable and high-performing databases.

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Sample Customers

Griffith University, Kansas City Power & Light, Keste, Raymond James Financial, Valdosta State University

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