We performed a comparison between Oracle Database In-Memory and SQL Server 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."I like Oracle because it is a backward-compatible solution."
"We can integrate it with any data sources as well."
"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."
"The most valuable aspects of this solution are the fast caching and improved performance to the database"
"Oracle Database In-Memory is a suite of features that improves performance for real-time analytics and mixed workloads."
"The application development is very user-friendly."
"The solution is very fast."
"SQL Server is very good, it can be used as a transactional database and used to support the data warehouse. Additionally, the ANSI-compliant satisfies our database properties."
"We are using the net for our environment. We're using the ADF Azure data factory for our analysis services, and it is pretty good."
"The initial setup isn't overly complex."
"The most valuable feature is easy installation. It was very easy to install."
"The license fee is very low."
"I believe Always On is the most valuable feature. It's also easy to use and not very tricky."
"SQL Server is essentially the backbone of every microservice. From a developer's perspective, it is the backbone of all microservices. The tool enables data retrieval, set data, and essential operations, ensuring the smooth functioning of applications. In essence, it is the integral part that keeps applications operational."
"I have contacted technical support, and overall my experience with technical support was okay."
"The platform’s pricing needs improvement."
"It would be good if Oracle could reduce downtime when transferring from non-In-Memory to In-Memory."
"We often have to find solutions on our own through the support site, so there's room for improvement in this regard."
"The product could be more economical."
"Oracle should include column store or advanced query optimization so a database can be optimized by enabling analytic queries to run faster."
"Lacks sufficient integration with other tools."
"The pricing could be improved. It would ideal if it was more reasonable."
"Technical support is below our expectations currently. It could be improved."
"Improvement in SQL Server should focus on lowering the high cost, especially for environments requiring extensive CPU and memory usage like data warehousing"
"The integration could be better. They are not open-source, so the integration with other platforms is not that easy."
"The solution is expensive. The licensing costs are high."
"The performance could be better."
"Technical support could be better."
"Their datatypes need improvement."
"When we run into problems, it's usually during installation, and finding answers to the problem has been a nightmare because the documentation is terrible."
"If you are a new user then this solution could be difficult, they could improve by making the overall usage easier."
Oracle Database In-Memory is ranked 8th in Relational Databases Tools with 27 reviews while SQL Server is ranked 1st in Relational Databases Tools with 260 reviews. Oracle Database In-Memory is rated 8.8, while SQL Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Oracle Database In-Memory writes "User friendly with great scalability but needs to move toward intelligent AI". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SQL Server writes "Easy to use and provides good speed and data recovery". Oracle Database In-Memory is most compared with SAP HANA, IBM Db2 Database, Progress OpenEdge RDBMS, MariaDB and Apache Derby, whereas SQL Server is most compared with MariaDB, SAP HANA, Oracle Database, LocalDB and IBM Db2 Database. See our Oracle Database In-Memory vs. SQL Server report.
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