Oracle Database In-Memory vs SAP IQ comparison

Oracle and SAP are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Oracle is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.3, while SAP is ranked #19 with an average rating of 7.5. Oracle holds a 1.4% mindshare in SQL, compared to SAP’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of SAP users who would recommend it.

Oracle Database In-Memory

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100% willing to recommend

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84% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Oracle Database In-Memory and SAP IQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Oracle Database In-Memory vs. SAP IQ Report (Updated: February 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Database In-Memory

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

8th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Embedded Database (3rd)

SAP IQ

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

19th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Warehouse (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Oracle Database In-Memory is 1.4%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP IQ is 0.6%, up from 0.3% 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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Tejas Raj

Manager at Capgemini

Columnar database, so pulling records is easy but there isn't enough documentation for installation

I've seen very few SAP IQ systems in recent years. So people are moving away from SAP IQ In the last three years, I've rarely encountered customers using it. Fewer systems with SAP IQ usage among our customers. Most of them have moved on to HANA. There are parallel products, and there are also viable alternatives from AWS, so many have migrated to those.

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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 scalability is very good."

"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."

"We find the dashboard and the speed of data processing very valuable in Oracle Database In-Memory."

"The solution's ROI is excellent."

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

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

"It accelerates query processing, which in turn speeds up operations and streamlines workflow, and ultimately enhancing productivity."

"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."

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"Valuable features for us include the compression, speed, fast response time, and easy object maintenance."

"It is very robust for ad hoc DW queries and its columnar compression is unique and valuable."

"Unbeatable speed and compression with a colummn-structured relational database."

"The column-based technologies (basically all the database for ITP) are used for SAP IQ. It is used as a column-based solution."

"The primary benefit of SAP IQ is its ability to limit the expansion of the costly SAP HANA database, which has limited storage capacity. This necessitates a form of data management that involves moving data from SAP HANA to SAP NLS, which is essentially archiving. This allows us to retain access to the data via a link whenever it is required."

"Columnar storage allows high compression, high load rates and high query performance."

"The product is easy to learn."

"The initial setup is easy."

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Cons

"I would like Oracle Database In-Memory to include a data replication feature."

"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 dashboard requires some refreshment or configuration improvements."

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

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

"They should improve the solution's scalability for large databases."

"The product could be more economical."

"We often have to find solutions on our own through the support site, so there's room for improvement in this regard."

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"The primary negative aspect is the cost, which can be a challenge due to the economic conditions in Peru."

"The tool gets stuck sometimes."

"The room for improvement would be the marketing of the product, because this product is much better than advertised."

"The only negative aspect of IQ is the cost, which can be challenging for companies in Peru."

"The organization who owns the product does not support it well and appears not to be doing significant development for the future."

"I think the universe should be part of the Sybase IQ tool set."

"Concurrency and functional error messaging."

"The solution works best when combined with other SAP solutions. If the environment has other systems other options might be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform's licensing cost needs improvement."

"The product is expensive."

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

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

"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."

"Oracle Database In-Memory is expensive."

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

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

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"The only costs after standard licensing fees are for add-ons and upgrades."

"Negotiate based on the features required."

"Evaluate all options; check to see if you need expensive add-ons."

"The cost of implementation is about $3,000."

"It's not that costly. So, the pricing is cheap."

"Negotiation is very important."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

45%

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Manufacturing Company

Government

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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?

Oracle Database In-Memory is more expensive than Azure, and the support from the Oracle team is not very good, especially since they do not have a support team in our region.

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What do you like most about SAP IQ?

The primary benefit of SAP IQ is its ability to limit the expansion of the costly SAP HANA database, which has limited storage capacity. This necessitates a form of data management that involves mo...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP IQ?

IQ implementation costs about three thousand dollars. It's less expensive compared to alternatives like Teradata Base in terms of transactional efficiency.

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What needs improvement with SAP IQ?

The primary negative aspect is the cost, which can be a challenge due to the economic conditions in Peru.

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Comparisons

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Compared 30% of the time

SQL Server vs Oracle Database In-Memory

Compared 18% of the time

Progress OpenEdge RDBMS vs Oracle Database In-Memory

Compared 11% of the time

IBM Db2 Database vs Oracle Database In-Memory

Compared 11% of the time

DuckDB vs Oracle Database In-Memory

Compared 9% of the time

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Snowflake vs SAP IQ

Compared 31% of the time

SAP HANA vs SAP IQ

Compared 14% of the time

Apache Hadoop vs SAP IQ

Compared 11% of the time

SQL Server vs SAP IQ

Compared 11% of the time

SAP BW4HANA vs SAP IQ

Compared 9% of the time

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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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SAP® IQ software delivers speed and power for extreme-scale enterprise data warehousing and analytics. Its column-oriented, grid-based massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture and patented data compression and indexing technologies enable companies to exploit the value of huge amounts of data at the speed of business.

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Sample Customers

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ASR Group, Citrix, State of Indiana, PocketCard Co. Ltd.

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