Oracle Database In-Memory vs SAP IQ comparison

Oracle and SAP are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Oracle is ranked #9 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 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

SAP IQ and Oracle Database In-Memory compete in the enterprise data solutions category, focusing on scalability and performance. SAP IQ has a slight advantage due to its column-based data compression and query speeds, however, Oracle Database In-Memory is favored for its transaction speeds and real-time capabilities.

Features: SAP IQ offers columnar storage, leading to high data compression and efficient massive parallel querying, making it suitable for business intelligence. It provides robust data warehousing with rapid query responses. Oracle Database In-Memory excels with its real-time analytics through columnar format, delivering exceptional speed for analytical queries. Its multitenant features allow flexibility in database consolidation and deployment.

Room for Improvement: SAP IQ should address its marketing and cost of training. Its backup and support systems need enhancement. Oracle Database In-Memory could improve analytics capabilities and security features. Lowering pricing and reducing manual performance optimization would be beneficial.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP IQ is mainly deployed on-premises but lacks flexibility in the cloud, with limited support outside North America. Oracle Database In-Memory scores higher in customer service, with adaptability in deployment models and strong global support for troubleshooting.

Pricing and ROI: SAP IQ's pricing is seen as reasonable with a focus on cost-effective implementation. Oracle Database In-Memory is considered expensive due to licensing and additional features. Its high costs are often justified by superior performance and reliability in large-scale environments.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Database In-Memory

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

9th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

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 March 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 0.7%, 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

"I like Oracle because it is a backward-compatible solution."

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

"The product offers high scalability."

"I find the performance features of Oracle Database In-Memory to be most beneficial."

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

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

"The solution's most valuable feature is its performance optimization within our hardware environment."

"The scalability is very good."

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"The product is easy to learn."

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

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

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

"The initial setup is easy."

"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."

"IQ is a very high-performance and high-transaction database."

"All data is compressed and indexed, allowing for fast execution of transactions."

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Cons

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

"The platform’s pricing needs improvement."

"The solution should move to the new way of writing software code with AI that is intelligent and learns."

"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."

"They should lower the price. My customers think that it's too expensive."

"The dashboard requires some refreshment or configuration improvements."

"Oracle should include column store or advanced query optimization so a database can be optimized by enabling analytic queries to run faster."

"Technical support is below our expectations currently. It could be improved."

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

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

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

"Multiplex is very problematic. There are consistency problems in the metadata, meaning it is possible to lose metadata consistency. You should make sure you have healthy backups."

"The tool gets stuck sometimes."

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

"There is very little documentation available."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive."

"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 platform's licensing cost needs improvement."

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

"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."

"The solution's pricing is high."

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

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"Negotiation is very important."

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

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

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

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

"Negotiate based on the features required."

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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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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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What is your primary use case for SAP IQ?

I worked on implementing new databases, migration data in production, and developer environments with SAP IQ.

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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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