Oracle Database Appliance vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

Oracle and VMware are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Oracle is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.8, while VMware is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.1. Oracle holds a 5.5% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to VMware’s 4.5% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions and Oracle Database Appliance compete in the data management and processing segment. VMware Tanzu appears to have an advantage in flexibility of deployment and cost-efficiency, while Oracle Database Appliance provides superior integration with Oracle applications.

Features: VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is known for Massively Parallel Processing (MPP), efficient query optimization, and scalability. Oracle Database Appliance offers exceptional integration with Oracle applications, virtualization, and simplicity in managing databases.

Room for Improvement: VMware Tanzu Data Solutions could enhance scaling, performance consistency, and integration with newer data technologies. Its use of older PostgreSQL versions is also noted as a limitation. Oracle Database Appliance users report difficulties in scaling beyond two-node configurations, high costs for patching cycles, and technical support expenses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is versatile, supporting on-premises, public cloud, hybrid, and private cloud environments. Users find customer service satisfactory but rely on community forums for support. Oracle Database Appliance is mainly an on-premises solution with limited cloud options, offering quick deployment and reliable customer service despite its costly and sometimes slow technical support.

Pricing and ROI: VMware Tanzu Data Solutions benefits from an open-source structure, making it cost-effective with competitive licensing costs and good ROI. Conversely, Oracle Database Appliance is more costly, with significant licensing and infrastructure expenses, possibly less suitable for smaller businesses but justified by included hardware and features.

To learn more, read our detailed Oracle Database Appliance vs. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions Report (Updated: February 2025).

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Oracle Database Appliance vs. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Database Appliance

Ranking in Data Warehouse

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

Ranking in Data Warehouse

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Development and Management (7th), Relational Databases Tools (10th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Oracle Database Appliance is 5.5%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 4.5%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Charu Mazumdar

Technical Architect at DXC Technology

Simplifies database management tasks and provides high availability and disaster recovery

Oracle Database Appliance has simplified our database management tasks. Our clients are using the solution for high availability and disaster recovery. Our overall experience with the solution was good, especially the DR. Oracle Database Appliance's integrated storage solutions have enhanced our data management. Oracle Database Appliance's integration with other solutions was straightforward. We faced compatibility issues while moving from another device to this one, and the integration was not seamless. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution an 8 out of 10.

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Sushma Polavarapu

Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini

Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges

We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Oracle is a stable database."

"We use the solution for our Java applications."

"Oracle Database Appliance is a stable solution. We have clients that have been running it for 10 years."

"The most valuable features of the solution revolve around its performance, simplicity, and its installation phase."

"Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability."

"The main feature is the management and manageability of the tool. We can create a VM on a laptop within a couple of clicks."

"The database is solid."

"The solution's function we use to benefit the customers is database verification."

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"The solution is stable."

"Helps us to achieve large-scale analytics."

"It's one of the fastest databases in the market. It's easy to use. From a maintenance perspective it's a good product. The segmentation, or architecture of the product is different than other databases such as Oracle. So even in 10 years, the data distribution for such segments will not affect other segments. The query performance of the product, for complex queries, is very good. It has good integration with Hadoop."

"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."

"It works very well with large database queries."

"The loading speed is very good."

"Very fast for query processing."

"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."

Cons

"I would like it if the scalability could be increased without having to change versions."

"In terms of what can be be improved, I'd say Artificial Intelligence, AI. It would be really helpful if AI was incorporated within the solution."

"Oracle Database Appliance patching comes out two to three months after the regular patching cycle."

"Since we don't have the room to scale up, I rate this solution a six out of ten for scalability."

"The tool's setup can be easier."

"In my opinion only one single command should be used for all ODA models, as it’s confusing."

"Oracle Database Appliance could improve by having better integration."

"They could incorporate a more secure and internet-centric management system for the platform."

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"It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools."

"Lacks sufficient inbuilt machine-learning functions for complex use cases."

"The product needs to focus on offering more use case documentation because browsing the internet to find it can be a process filled with struggles."

"VMware RabbitMQ needs to create a new queue system."

"Tanzu Greenplum's compression for GPText could be made more efficient."

"Some integration with other platforms like design tools, and ETL development tools, that will enable some advanced functionality, like fully down processing, etc."

"Implementation takes a long time."

"The availability could be better."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a four on a scale of one (high price) to ten (low cost)."

"I don’t know ODA and alternative system prices. But Oracle the database license is quite expensive and a lot of my customers plan to migrate to open source databases like PostgreSQL."

"Oracle Database Appliance is a very expensive solution. If you have opted for the on-premises licenses from Oracle, then you have to pay yearly. If you have opted for the cloud subscriptions offered by Oracle, then you can pay either monthly or yearly."

"Leverage the Pay-As-You-Grow licensing, and consider using the ODA X6-2 S/M/L models also for SE2/SE."

"Get benefit from the capacity-on-demand features. License your cores according to your licenses."

"You must pay for the license."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing seven and a half or eight out of ten."

"Oracle Database Application's support and maintenance are included in the contract."

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"On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."

"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."

"This is an open source solution."

"Since the tool is an open-source product, there is no need to pay anything."

"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."

"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."

"It’s an open-source solution."

"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

29%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

29%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Database Appliance?

Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Appliance?

I have heard from colleagues that Oracle is very costly compared to open databases like PostgreSQL. I cannot personally comment on it.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?

The scalability part is missing. It isn't as popular as AWS, GCP, or Azure as it lacks scalability and cloud-native services like containerization. The Oracle cloud hasn't reached the level of offe...

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How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?

IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...

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What do you like most about VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

The loading speed is very good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.

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Also Known As

X5-2

Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres

Overview

Oracle Database Appliance is the easiest and most affordable way for small or medium-size organizations to run Oracle databases and applications and is an ideal platform for remote and edge computing environments. Customers reduce Oracle Database deployment times and management workloads using a prebuilt integrated system with management automation. As demonstrated in IDC’s business value study (PDF), Oracle Database Appliance lets customers grow revenue and control costs, delivering up to a 498% return on investment (ROI) over five years.

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VMware Tanzu is a robust platform tailored for data warehousing, complex analytics, BI applications, and predictive analytics. It excels in scalability, performance, and parallel processing, enhancing data handling efficiency. Users report significant productivity improvements and streamlined operations, making it ideal for comprehensive data solutions.

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Sample Customers

LifeLock, Incarlopsa, Al Yusur Industrial Contracting

General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University

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