We performed a comparison between Oracle Database Appliance and Oracle Exadata based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Oracle Exadata is the winner in this comparison due to its scaling abilities. Oracle Database Appliance does come out on top in the Ease of Deployment category, however.
"The initial setup was straightforward and quick - I was able to configure everything within an hour."
"We primarily use it for OLTP, which has improved our costs."
"The product is very light."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ability to combine all the data without the need for additional devices."
"The product is excellent. It is simple and reliable in terms of installation and maintenance."
"Oracle Database Appliances are specifically designed for Oracle databases. They have built-in utilities and tools that simplify management, making them the best option for Oracle database management systems."
"If the database goes down on one of the servers, the load is automatically shifted to another server. You can troubleshoot the one that is down without affecting uptime."
"The most valuable features of the solution revolve around its performance, simplicity, and its installation phase."
"We have used this solution for a long period of time so it has become easy for us to query any kind of data from Oracle Exadata which has been valuable."
"The performance on the databases is good."
"This product can noticeably enhance performance of contextual Oracle databases."
"Oracle Exadata has very good hardware."
"What I found most valuable in Oracle Exadata is its newer technology that gives better performance. It has more recent hardware and significant changes in the architecture, so it's better than older solutions."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Exadata is its capabilities for storing and processing data. It is very good for our domain."
"On-premises Exadata is just as stable as the cloud version. It's a very stable platform."
"Exadata is a fantastic machine. Two features stand out. The first is the resource input/output management tool that allows you to manage the resources to the neck on the Exadata box."
"The tool's setup can be easier."
"The license cost could be cheaper, especially for long-term contracts."
"Virtualization needs improvement. It's not easy to back up the virtual machines in the Oracle VM architecture. I would also like to see native support for Veeam Backup Software."
"Oracle Database Appliance patching comes out two to three months after the regular patching cycle."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"Virtualization features could also be improved. A web-based GUI would be a good start."
"Technical support is not so great. It could be much better. The maintenance, for an enterprise system, isn't so great. It's also extremely expensive."
"In my opinion only one single command should be used for all ODA models, as it’s confusing."
"The performance could be improved."
"I liked Spark, but it was discontinued when Exadata L6 came back. I loved it, and I wish they would bring back Spark integration."
"The handling of temp space has room for improvement."
"It is difficult to evaluate return-on-investment because of the way billing is handled for the product. This should be improved by oracle."
"I would like to see more database features and maybe more archiving features, because we need to do data archiving."
"The customization can sometimes be difficult to achieve."
"Exadata would be improved with single dashboard visibility."
"Since the product is an appliance, it is very costly."
Oracle Database Appliance is ranked 7th in Data Warehouse with 40 reviews while Oracle Exadata is ranked 2nd in Data Warehouse with 125 reviews. Oracle Database Appliance is rated 8.0, while Oracle Exadata is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Oracle Database Appliance writes "Simplifies database management tasks and provides high availability and disaster recovery". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Exadata writes "Offers a variety of valuable features". Oracle Database Appliance is most compared with VMware Tanzu Data Services, Dremio, Actian Ingres, Vertica and Azure Data Factory, whereas Oracle Exadata is most compared with Teradata, Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift and VMware Tanzu Data Services. See our Oracle Database Appliance vs. Oracle Exadata report.
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