I like the consistency that the solution offers to its uses. I also like how secure and powerful the solution is since I haven't had to deal with any issues from my company's customers. In general, my company's customers who use Oracle Cloud Platform are happy. I found the implementation process of the solution to be good.
Technology special at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
A secure, consistent and powerful product with a great technical support team
Pros and Cons
- "It is a stable solution...Since it is a cloud solution, I can say it is a scalable product."
- "The pricing model of Oracle Cloud Platform is an area of concern. Oracle Cloud Platform should be made available at a cheap price."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
The research and development team working at Oracle and Microsoft are doing their best to improve the product.
The pricing model of Oracle Cloud Platform is an area of concern. Oracle Cloud Platform should be made available at a cheap price.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working as a senior account manager selling Oracle Cloud Platform since Oracle offers more than 90 products.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Since it is a cloud solution, I can say it is a scalable product.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support has been perfect for me.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I rate my experience with Microsoft a nine out of ten. SAP also offers powerful tools but does not match the same level as Microsoft or Oracle.
How was the initial setup?
I wasn't involved in the deployment process of Oracle Cloud Platform since my job was to only sell it.
The solution is deployed on the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
In Oracle Cloud Platform, one needs to make payments towards the subscription charges.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend Oracle Cloud Platform to those who plan to use it. I also recommend Microsoft products to others. Products from Oracle and Microsoft are very powerful.
I rate the overall product a five or six out of ten for Egypt. From a global perspective, I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller

Lead Senior Architect at DigitalPath
Flexible licensing, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable part of the Oracle Cloud Platform is the ability to develop applications that help us migrate information from on-prem to the cloud."
- "I would like the Oracle Cloud Platform to have a more user-friendly UI similar to Microsoft Azure."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to build and run applications.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable part of the Oracle Cloud Platform is the ability to develop applications that help us migrate information from on-prem to the cloud.
What needs improvement?
I would like the Oracle Cloud Platform to have a more user-friendly UI similar to Microsoft Azure. I have used Azure, AWS, and Oracle, finding that the Azure UI is the best.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for four months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I give the stability a nine out of ten. We sometimes have connectivity issues but that is related to the internet connection with the on-prem hardware.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I give the scalability a nine out of ten.
The solution is for medium size companies.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward as long as we have a working knowledge of Linux machines. The deployment time depends on the size of the project and the experience of the implementer. I am the lead architect for deployment.
The implementation strategy depends on a lot of factors including if it is going to be hot or cold, online or offline, and public or private.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation is completed in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost is based on multiple factors including which cloud service we are using, the size of data, performance, security, support contracts, and machine licensing.
Oracle has flexible licensing models. Oracle offers universal credit and pay-as-you-go options. We can also bring our own license.
What other advice do I have?
I give the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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ABM at DBL Group.
Easy to set up but cloud migration should be easier
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup was easy. It takes just a few minutes to create a virtual machine."
- "The monitoring tool and the migration from on-premise to the cloud should be much easier."
What is our primary use case?
I mainly use this solution for our business employee side and our cloud infrastructure.
What needs improvement?
The monitoring tool and the migration from on-premise to the cloud should be much easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with Oracle Cloud Platform for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is all right.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is scalable.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy. It takes just a few minutes to create a virtual machine.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Oracle Cloud Platform as seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Oracle Database Administrator at Educational Testing Service
An easy-to-use solution that has unlimited scalability and a great user experience
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is easy to use."
- "The deployment from on-premises to the cloud is a bit complicated."
What is most valuable?
The solution is easy to use. The user experience is very well set up. The product is easy to understand and navigate.
What needs improvement?
The deployment from on-premises to the cloud is a bit complicated.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is unlimited. I rate the scalability a ten out of ten. About ten people in the organization use the product.
How was the initial setup?
I rate the ease of initial setup a seven out of ten. As we go deeper into the solution, it becomes a little difficult, and we would need to refer to the documentation quite a bit. So, in the beginning, it's easy, but as we go deeper, it gets difficult.
What about the implementation team?
The deployment takes about ten minutes. We need to give email and code details to have an account.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I am using the latest version of the product. The product is one of the biggest cloud supporters. If someone works with Oracle, it is definitely worth learning it. It is growing faster than other cloud supplies like Azure and AWS. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner/Reseller
Chief Business Operations Officer in the IT Division at a government with 51-200 employees
Easy to use, easy to deploy, and produces a return on investment
Pros and Cons
- "The product is easy to use and deploy."
- "The product roadmap strategy for some of the products is not clear."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution for integration, application development, content storage, and analytics. We also use it in data warehouses and data lakes.
What is most valuable?
The product is easy to use and deploy. It provides us with security.
What needs improvement?
The product roadmap strategy for some of the products is not clear. The solution’s API management is not as great as Azure.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have not faced any stability issues with the solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is really easy to scale the product. We can add additional CPUs with ease. More than 4000 people in our organization use the product.
How are customer service and support?
The support is fairly good. Our issues get resolved fairly within the appropriate time.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is fairly easy.
What about the implementation team?
Our employees and some contractors deployed the product in our organization. The deployment process depends on what service we want to deploy. The deployment takes a couple of minutes.
What was our ROI?
We see an ROI because of the solution's reusability.
What other advice do I have?
The product is the backbone of integrating multi-cloud strategies. For the same task, the number of staff needed for Oracle is a little bit less than that for Azure. People planning to use the product must plan their process and ensure they have a good platform architect. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Environmental engineer at Coventry Building Society
A stable solution that helps to create free servers for testing
Pros and Cons
- "We use the solution for EC2. It helps me to create around six servers for free to test out things. It also provides me with an authenticated cloud nameserver. We also use it as a wireguard endpoint."
- "The tool should provide more options like other cloud services. Also, it should improve scalability with the free version."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for EC2. It helps me to create around six servers for free to test out things. It also provides me with an authenticated cloud nameserver. We also use it as a wireguard endpoint.
What needs improvement?
The tool should provide more options like other cloud services. Also, it should improve scalability with the free version.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product for a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool's stability is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the solution's scalability a six out of ten since we have limitations to scale on the free version. I am the sole user of the tool.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used the tool and I switched to Oracle Cloud since its free.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment takes six months to complete.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is free to use.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the product a seven out of ten since they don't provide much options.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Chief Information Officer at Bin Dasmal Group
Helps us host servers in the cloud with valuable database and cloud computing features
Pros and Cons
- "We have seen a return on investment."
- "It could be more affordable."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case for the solution is hosting our servers in the cloud and subscribing to Oracle's database services.
What is most valuable?
The database and cloud computing are valuable.
What needs improvement?
The pricing of the solution can be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution for four years and are currently using the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable, and it is in the public domain.
How are customer service and support?
We have had a good experience with customer service and support. I rate them a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was conducted by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure technical team.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented it through a vendor team.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing is a yearly subscription, and it could be more affordable.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Solution Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited
Beneficial visualization, well integrated, and intuitive UI
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of the Oracle Cloud Platform are good visualization and analytics. The solution is very well integrated with predictive analytics and forecasting. These features go beyond the traditional reports and visualization."
- "Oracle Cloud Platform can improve the integration with hybrid and cross-cloud deployments. It should be a flexible solution with a very well-defined integration with other applications in the hybrid environment. There are certain integrations that are not straightforward."
What is our primary use case?
We use Oracle Cloud Platforms predominantly for ERP and some analytics. However, we also address beyond ERP where we integrate data from on-premise sources, such as custom applications or other PaaS solutions. We integrate the data, load it into the cloud autonomous from the data warehouse, then build analytics on top of it.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the Oracle Cloud Platform are good visualization and analytics. The solution is very well integrated with predictive analytics and forecasting. These features go beyond the traditional reports and visualization.
The documentation quality is excellent and the UI is intuitive.
What needs improvement?
Oracle Cloud Platform can improve the integration with hybrid and cross-cloud deployments. It should be a flexible solution with a very well-defined integration with other applications in the hybrid environment. There are certain integrations that are not straightforward.
The visualization could improve by providing what the other vendors have. However, in terms of customer requirements, whatever visualization Oracle Cloud Platform has will suffice.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the Oracle Cloud Platform for approximately seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Oracle Cloud Platform is quite stable because it's not a brand new solution, and it's built on top of the traditional product of OBIE and ODIE. In this way it is stable. There will be a certain bug since it's a new cloud operation, but overall the solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of the Oracle Cloud Platform is very good.
We have approximately 250 consultants using this solution in my organization.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support from Oracle is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have a vast experience of 23 years and I have used many solutions over the years. Oracle Cloud Platform may not be the best solution, but it's comparable to other solutions.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of the Oracle Cloud Platform is very well documented. If you follow the processes in the documentation, there should not be any challenge. However, when you integrate with on-premise sources, you may face some challenges.
What about the implementation team?
The maintenance staff we need depends on the projects. However, you don't need many PaaS solutions, such as this. In the maintenance of the application, you may need consultants, but for core application maintenance, you don't need any because it is managed by Oracle.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Oracle Cloud Platform has a decent pricing model.
What other advice do I have?
Oracle Cloud Platform is a great solution. I would advise others to try it out, the features are quite comparable with all the competitors.
I rate Oracle Cloud Platform an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

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