Oracle Essbase vs Toad for Oracle comparison

Oracle and Quest Software are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Oracle is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.5, while Quest Software is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.7. Oracle holds a 1.2% mindshare in DDM, compared to Quest Software’s 6.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

Oracle Essbase

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100% willing to recommend

Toad for Oracle

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100% willing to recommend

Oracle Essbase

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Oracle Essbase and Toad for Oracle based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Essbase

Ranking in Database Development and Management

10th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Toad for Oracle

Ranking in Database Development and Management

5th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Essbase is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad for Oracle is 6.5%, up from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management

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Prithwish Kumar Ghosh

Manager at Capgemini

Handles a huge amount of data at a time and offers good processing speed

You will definitely get bugs, for sure, with every version that comes. Oracle is active in creating fixes, and they release patches. If you are using Oracle Cloud and the infrastructure is owned by Oracle, you don't need to worry. They will push the bug fixes themselves. When we use PBCS or EPBCS applications on the cloud, they handle those things. It might be a downtime during the weekends for 30 minutes, but it's a very stable area. You don't actually use Essbase when you use PBCS or EPBCS. It is in the backend, and things are happening there as well, for sure, but you won't get to see the console. You'll just see the front end, the planning part.

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Bikramjeet Singh

Senior Reg Reporting Consultant at Bank of America

Advanced query optimization and tuning features

Sometimes when I write a query, it gives an unusual error code. Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application. Then, I have to search for the code and find a solution. I would like Oracle to implement error codes so that we don't have to search for solutions on Google. It would be more convenient if the error codes were included within the application.

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

Pros

"The solution is scalable."

"It is highly efficient and easily scalable, particularly for handling large databases."

"Essbase is a kind of backbone, or back end, for systems like Hyperion Planning."

"It's a very powerful analytical engine with Essbase as the back end. We can analyze, transform, or utilize a big chunk of data for our calculations."

"Unlike relational, where you're linking together multiple tables, with Essbase, you basically define what the dimensions are beforehand, and you define the hierarchy, and then load the data. This allows you to do a pretty sophisticated analysis so that you can drill into it and slice and dice the data."

"The solution can handle a large volume of data."

"I have found the most valuable aspect is the user-friendly environment and current features."

"It is very fast compared to other normal databases, like SQL and MySQL."

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"I find Toad easy to use and I love the Workspace feature, which allows me to set up projects so that I can open SQL files applicable to what I am working on at any particular time."

"One of the most valuable features of Toad for Oracle is its ability to manage sessions by killing those that are hung or blocking other sessions."

"A quite simple feature that I have not encountered elsewhere is the "Make Code" feature. I can easily export a complex SQL statement to a programming language. This is a great timesaver as I do not have to type in all of the escape/concatenation characters just to create a SQL statement in C# or C++."

"I like that it's very flexible and helpful in query accuracy, analysis, and data visualization. I also like the move facilities available in Toad for Oracle. Overall, I think it's a fantastic product for analyzing SQL queries and managing all kinds of queries."

"The tool evaluates non-optimized queries and generates the queries in a way that is more optimal - in addition to giving us some good practices for code development."

"Simply the best GUI software for administration is the most valuable aspect for me."

"The most valuable feature of Toad for Oracle is the fashion browser and the Schema browser. It is very complete."

"Oracle has advanced query optimization and tuning features that help improve the performance of SQL queries."

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Cons

"The reporting tool of Essbase needs improvement."

"The main concern is that Oracle is ending on-premises server support, so it would be better if there was a cloud platform available for Oracle Essbase."

"There is room for improvement in terms of cost-effectiveness."

"The solution could enhance business analytics. I delved into the data using Oracle Essbase to create a new support tool."

"They should improve the solution's performance."

"Essbase has a programming language, and it has a couple of functions to do forecasting, however, their feature set for that is not that good."

"I would like to see an integration with application performance management and a version control management tool."

"The initial setup is pretty complex."

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"Once in a while, I may encounter a memory exception and have to abort the application. On a few occasions, the file that stores the saved connections for the New Connection window will become corrupt and I will lose all of my saved connections. I am not sure if that is a Windows or TOAD issue, but it has happened to all of my developers at some point or another."

"It would be beneficial if Toad for Oracle could incorporate OEM features, as having monitoring capabilities in the same interface would simplify workload and management tasks."

"In future releases, the product can be more intuitive. It has to be lighter than what it is because sometimes it is not responding quickly. If I do some features at the same time, it's not supporting. I have to wait sometimes to get the action. It's dependent on the resources of the workstation, but it has to be improved in this area. The faster processing is needed."

"There may be an issue with processing limitations but this cannot be confirmed as a problem with the product or with the newest releases."

"Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application."

"There should also be a better "cancel query" option as sometimes one cancels a query, but then it still might run for a long time, and then one has to crash Toad in order to cancel the query."

"An area where the solution could use some improvement is in terms of user-friendliness. During the initial setup phase, the solution was not very intuitive when attempting to establish connections."

"There could be a tool for automated SQL query functioning."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Essbase is competitively priced."

"I believe the licensing is on a monthly base."

"It is a costly solution."

"The solution is expensive."

"The professional edition is about $1,000 AUD ($700 USD) and the developer version is about twice that much."

"There are paid and free-for-use versions of the product."

"In my opinion, this solution is a little expensive, but I understand that good programs cost more money."

"Toad for Oracle has a relatively high cost compared to other similar tools."

"I would rate it six, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"The pricing is okay, it's reasonable."

"My advice is to try to use the three-year maintenance agreement if possible."

"The product's pricing is just right because if it were slightly higher, it would not have been as widely adopted as it currently is in our organization."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

24%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

20%

Government

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

University

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By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Essbase?

It's not that expensive, but also not cheap. I'm not sure because it's a private license.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Essbase?

If I got the opportunity to work with Hyperion, which is the best product, I would definitely go with that. The main concern is that Oracle is ending on-premises server support, so it would be bett...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Essbase?

We provide complete ownership of this application to Walmart projects. In the UK system, we support and develop for the Asda account, known as Eltham. We provide installation and support to over 50...

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What do you like most about Toad for Oracle?

The product's most valuable features are UI and monitoring.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad for Oracle?

The licensing cost for Toad for Oracle is relatively high, with their license and DPA suite totaling around five thousand dollars.

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What needs improvement with Toad for Oracle?

It would be beneficial if Toad for Oracle could incorporate OEM features, as having monitoring capabilities in the same interface would simplify workload and management tasks.

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Overview

Oracle Essbase is an OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) Server that provides an environment for deploying pre-packaged applications or developing custom analytic and enterprise performance management applications.

With Toad for Oracle, you'll reduce costs and risks by easily ensuring the health and performance of your Oracle Cloud Platform and on-premises databases. ... On the operations side, you can automate administration tasks and proactively manage your databases while embracing performance optimization and risk mitigation.

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