Oracle Database In-Memory vs Progress OpenEdge RDBMS comparison

Oracle and Progress Software are both solutions in the Embedded Database category. Oracle is ranked #3 with an average rating of 9.3, while Progress Software is ranked #6. Oracle holds a 7.8% mindshare in EDS, compared to Progress Software’s 2.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Progress Software users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Progress OpenEdge RDBMS and Oracle Database In-Memory compete in the database management solutions category. Oracle Database In-Memory has the edge due to its advanced features and high-speed analytics capabilities, though at a higher cost than OpenEdge RDBMS.

Features: Progress OpenEdge RDBMS offers multi-tenant databases, efficient transactional data processing, and strong integration capabilities with other systems. Oracle Database In-Memory provides an in-memory computing option, high-speed analytics, and real-time data processing.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenEdge RDBMS is known for a straightforward deployment process and comprehensive customer service, suited for quick implementations. Oracle Database In-Memory, while complex due to its advanced functionalities, comes with extensive documentation and support aimed at large-scale enterprises.

Pricing and ROI: Progress OpenEdge RDBMS is noted for lower setup costs and a favorable ROI period, appealing to small to mid-sized businesses. Oracle Database In-Memory, with higher initial investments, offers long-term performance enhancements and scalability, providing high ROI for large organizations in intensive data applications.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Database In-Memory

Ranking in Embedded Database

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (9th)

Progress OpenEdge RDBMS

Ranking in Embedded Database

6th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Embedded Database category, the mindshare of Oracle Database In-Memory is 7.8%, down from 16.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Progress OpenEdge RDBMS is 2.9%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Md Al-Amin

Senior System Analyst at Thakral

Ensures that users experience a good return on investment

Firstly, a user should prepare the operating system for installation, and then we have to copy the software to install the product. When dealing with scenarios related to Oracle Real Application Clusters, users need to add nodes and storage. The setup process is a little bit complex compared to DB2. The setup process of Oracle Database In-Memory takes around five to six hours to install Oracle Real Application Clusters, if everything is okay, apart from which the other processes will take a day. The solution is deployed on an on-premises model. The cloud-based solution is available for testing and development, and it need not be installed in your environment. A user just needs to do a few clicks and select the database, after which it automatically gets installed in the cloud. Only in the on-premises version of the product, there is a need to do some work in the tool.

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John ONeill

Principle consultant at Active Data Consulting Services Pty Ltd

An accessible, rapid prototyping environment which makes capturing business requirements simpler

I have been working with Progress OpenEdge 4GL and RDBMS for nearly 20 years now. For developing robust, scalable business applications, I have found myself turning to OpenEdge RDBMS and integrated 4GL languages again and again. Writing business applications in a fourth generation language, such as Progress, allows one to readily adopt rapid application development, DevOps and agile methodologies. Prototyping can be done quickly. Straightforward English-like syntax makes learning the language fairly straightforward. Built-in database support makes working with data sets extremely simple. Another nice feature is being able to port your application to any environment which supports the Progress OpenEdge RDBMS, allowing the application to remain largely platform/OS agnostic.

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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

"The on-premise version is stable. We have different teams and resources for the server side, for admin, and for development. We can easily take care of all the services and applications."

"The application development is very user-friendly."

"The most valuable aspects of this solution are the fast caching and improved performance to the database"

"The scalability of the solution is very good. It's able to support large amounts of data."

"The solution's ROI is excellent."

"It efficiently handles low-code data and supports read-and-write operations for clustering."

"Normally, every database server uses hard disks. In-Memory has a feature, apart from their database, which is very good. When we start our server, all your data needs loading memory. We can use that. It's a very good feature. I think they added this feature in 2019. We can mount memory in the partition, create partitions in there, and create table space from that spot to share. It's a really good feature. We use it a lot."

"We can integrate it with any data sources as well."

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"The product can be scaled in any direction and a very nice feature is that you can logically split the database by the value of the data, which is great."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

Cons

"Oracle Database In-Memory appliance-based solutions can be restrictive for some applications, as they may require more flexibility in the database design to be tuned and sized to the customer's needs."

"The dashboard requires some refreshment or configuration improvements."

"It would be good if Oracle could reduce downtime when transferring from non-In-Memory to In-Memory."

"We use some partitions in In-Memory. We have a very large table and a low dose. It is very expensive in data to load all of them into In-Memory. It takes up more memory slots in the server, as well as a lot of RAM. We use last partitions on the table. We always need to create a script and make a schedule that can load a last partition in In-Memory. Oracle doesn't have features to do this automatically. I would like them to allow us to load last partitions, as well as other table partitions, in In-Memory. I think a good feature would do that automatically, letting you see a table, load a large partition, and monitor loading memory. It's quite a good feature."

"The pricing could be improved. It would ideal if it was more reasonable."

"The platform’s pricing needs improvement."

"Lacks sufficient integration with other tools."

"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

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"Advanced security would be a good additional feature."

"The only big hurdle for us is that most customers aren't familiar with it, so it's scary. If you're in commercial environments, everybody knows SQL, everybody knows Oracle, or whatever."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's quite costly and it comes with a fixed price."

"There is a need to make a yearly payment towards the licensing costs, after which there is any to pay towards the support cost attached to the solution."

"The solution's pricing is high."

"The product is expensive."

"Database In-Memory is priced a bit higher than its competitors like Microsoft."

"I rate the pricing a zero out of ten because Database In-Memory is too costly."

"The platform's licensing cost needs improvement."

"The pricing is pretty good so I rate it an eight out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Energy/Utilities Company

13%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Database In-Memory?

We can integrate it with any data sources as well.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database In-Memory?

Oracle Database In-Memory is very expensive. Additionally, there are extra costs for some features.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database In-Memory?

The dashboard requires some refreshment or configuration improvements. Also, the pricing could be addressed.

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Overview

Oracle Database In-Memory transparently accelerates analytics by orders of magnitude while simultaneously speeding up mixed-workload OLTP. With Oracle Database In-Memory, users get immediate answers to business questions that previously took hours.

Oracle Database In-Memory delivers leading-edge in-memory performance without the need to restrict functionality, or accept compromises, complexity and risk. Deploying Oracle Database In-Memory with any existing Oracle Database compatible application is as easy as flipping a switch - no application changes are required. Oracle Database In-Memory is fully integrated with the Oracle Database’s renowned scale-up, scale-out, storage tiering, availability, and security technologies making it the most industrialstrength offering on the market.

The ability to easily perform real-time data analysis together with real-time transaction processing on all existing applications enables organizations to transform into Real-Time Enterprises that quickly make data-driven decisions, respond instantly to customer demands, and continuously optimize all key processes.

For more information on Oracle Database In-Memory, visit Oracle.com

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The Progress OpenEdge Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is an established, database management system for production systems. The OpenEdge database can support thousands of users and high traffic loads with sub-second response times. It helps to ensure that users are productive, customers are satisfied, and, for SaaS/Cloud computing environments, service-level agreements are met. Some of the key benefits of OpenEdge RDBMS include cost-effectiveness, raises productivity, easy to administer, scalable, and easy to manage. Progress OpenEdge RDBMS has a large shared-memory buffer pool allows up to a terabyte of the database to be cached in memory in a 64-bit OS environment. This gives memory-speed access to the frequently used parts of the database for best performance. In addition, its storage or space management is extendable: architected for expansion and optimized for performance. As a result, OpenEdge RDBMS presents virtually no limitations to the amount of data that can be stored in a single database other than the storage limits of your own computing environment.

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Sample Customers

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Apero Solutions, Heath Village, International Energy Services, Exact Software, PepsiCo Russia, Pero, SVK, FreshERP

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