Oracle Database Reviews

The best thing about Oracle Database is that it performs well when measured on any scale. As a Database developer, I think it offers the best development tools of any database solution.

Its cross-platform compatibility provides flexibility for different platforms like Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX. Oracle offers high-performance handling of XML data.

We are currently using Oracle 11g, where as Oracle 12c now has all the major features for easy development. However, as the database industry is growing, there is room to enhance object reusability by introducing some development framework or out-of-the-box concepts.

I've used it for 12 years.

There were no issues with the deployment.

We had no issues with the stability.

It is scalable. Indeed, you don’t have to worry about scalability as this is Database's strength -- it grows with your business and is an all-in-one solution.

I have had some discussions with a few DBAs. Oracle technical support is not very good compared to Microsoft technical support, the latter of which is more proactive and reachable. Secondly, Oracle technical support is more costly than its competitors.

I also have worked as a developer on Microsoft Dynamics AX with SQL server. The main reason we changed was because of the AX Dynamics cost - initial cost, customization, and maintenance. It is much lower than Oracle Database.

As with any vendor resource, availability is also a major issue for Oracle. As there is a lot of development flavors for Microsoft, resources are easily available and it's more flexible to work with on different technology. In comparison, Oracle resources are scarce and are mostly away from new market trends.

The complexity of the initial setup depends, as it is a self-manageable database for small databases, whereas for mid and enterprise levels, it needs serious attention.

The cost of Oracle Database is a little higher than competitor products, but it gives good ROI in the longer run.

For long term investment, it is the best option. Initially, its cost is higher, but its running cost is less than other competitors.

This is the best database product on the market.

It's pretty impressive how much data we can manage and how fast we can do it with Oracle DB. The performance is also valuable, especially when compared to MySQL or DB2.

We handle vast amounts of data and we need to access it quickly. Oracle DB allows us to be able to do that. Again, that's impressive to us.

I don't like the user interface. I prefer to work with a console and proper lines, which, for me, is the easier way to operate Oracle DB. The current way that things are done is much more tortuous.

We haven't had any issues with deployment.

Oracle DB has been very stable for us, especially since it has provides us with backups. But it needs people to manage it, so you have to pay attention to properly staffing it once implemented.

It's very scalable and, in fact, scales beautifully. All we've had to do is create more than one instance, which is very easy to do.

I had an ORA-0600 error which initially didn't "exist" because it wasn't mapping with technical support. It took them some time to resolve the issue.

The initial setup was easy and straightforward. It required only a few clicks.

We implemented it ourselves at it was so easy to do.

I think it's the best database technology on the market. I recommend it to anyone considering it.

This solution is used for the collection of data.

Oracle Database is easy to use.

Security is an area that needs to be improved. 

I have been using Oracle Database for years.

We are using version 12.2

Oracle Database is a stable product.

We have several thousand users in our organization. 

The support response time could be faster.

Previously, we used IBM Db2.

We used IBM Db2 within the last year.

The initial setup was straightforward. It was easy to install.

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Oracle Database a seven out of ten.

I like the backend robustness of the database and the security capabilities that are inherently in the product.

The adaptability to various APIs is something that needs to be improved.

Also, the programming interface needs some improvement.

I have been using Oracle Database for five years.

We typically use Oracle Suite for our databases and Microsoft for our OS platforms. 

We are also considering a partial move to Microsoft Azure. This is our plan but it has not yet happened.

We are currently evaluating solutions to purchase. Some of the solutions that we are considering are AlgoSec, Skybox, and Toughen.

We are currently managing our firewall manually, which is why we are looking for an automated tool.

I would rate Oracle Database a seven out of ten.

We use this solution as a customer database for our client so all customer information is available through this product. I'm a senior professional security compliance officer and we are partners with Oracle. 

I like that the solution has an endless capacity, there are no limitations and it's a stable platform. 

The licensing formulation could be improved; it's too complicated and very rigid. 

I've been using this solution for a very long time. 

It's a stable solution but there are bugs which I think is related to standards compliance. There are limitations in monitoring. 

Technical support is somewhat limited. 

The initial setup was complex. Compared to the implementation of Microsoft SQL, we needed skilled people to manage Oracle. Implementation took some weeks. 

I think this is a good solution because it's easy to administer and manage but it requires the right skilled people. It's not ideal for our requirements but it's improving, whether it's encryption or security, I know they'll get there eventually. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of 10. 

The most valuable features are it's accessibility and speed for retrieving data that I need, along with the ease of use. That's the most important thing: getting the data out. It’s logical, it makes sense, it’s intuitive.

I'm able to provide analytical data to end users easily, quickly, using a lot of built-in functionalities that the database provides. I don't have to export data to Excel and run a bunch of macros on it in order to get the average column or something like that. The built-ins that they have are helpful.

The biggest area for improvement for me is the error messaging. When it returns errors, it gives you a number; here's why I can't insert a character into a number field. One of the most annoying things for me is that it says, for example, "Value too large to insert column" but it doesn't tell you, "Okay you know what you're trying to do. Tell me what you're trying to do so that I can go fix it a lot easier".

So, more information in the error messaging would be nice.

I've been using Oracle database for more than 30 years.

I love it. I've been progressing with it ever since. It's nice, it does change a lot every year; there are new features. Oracle's always coming out with new stuff and so it's good; keeps you on your toes, keeps you going to OpenWorld.

It is always up. If the database is down, it's more likely something to do with the hardware.

It has scaled well to our needs. We have replication occurring at our office. We use Exadata, and we have clusters. It's replicated across production, dev and two QA instances, so it's nice.

I really don't have much knowledge about technical support because I never have to really do that. If something did go wrong with the database, that'd be more of a database administrator's function.

I was not involved in the initial setup. I'm more of an end user of the database.

I did not look at any other products before choosing Oracle's database.

It's well worth the investment. It might scare you up front because, yes, there are other, less-expensive options out there for your database, but if you plan on building an enterprise application, it's what you have to do. Spend the money.
I love it; it's the best.

I can't think of any specific features that are the most valuable, but all the small things that Oracle does compared to the free alternatives, such as MySQL, are valuable. I do appreciate having that power to do it. Even though 90% percent of the time I don't use those features, it's nice to have them should I need them.

It actually kind of fractured our organization. Half of us use Oracle for some things and the other half use MySQL for the other. I really don't care; I use both. We use Oracle a lot for authentication. I can't think of anything specific that is all that great about it. I'm not bashing Oracle, I just can't think of anything. I can't think of anything that makes me think, “Oh, we have to have it.”

I can't think of any but I know my manager was unhappy with certain features that we use, but we had to pay for those features along with a bunch of other ones that we didn't use. He wanted an option to not bundle a lot of the features. Other than that, I don't know the specifics about what he was talking about.

It's got a lot of good features, but at the same time sometimes certain niche things aren't mentioned. Some things break and I don't know why. Then when I Google it, there are thousands of reasons why they break, so it takes me a while to really pinpoint why. Its optimization could be improved a little bit, but it's good for the most part.

It's very stable, we've had no problems with that.

For the most part, as long as you do your research and don't screw up your table structures, I don't have any scalability problems.

I haven't used technical support; every issue I've run into I've been able to Google it and figure it out. I haven't had to call in or anything.

I believe we used MySQL for a while, it was free and that was the only reason we were using it. It wasn't the most stable, it was a little slow, and it doesn't scale as well, so we decided to go with a more professional solution.

I don't know why we chose Oracle, but I know we were debating between Oracle, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. For whatever reason, I'm not sure why my manager went with Oracle, but we did.

Take cost into consideration and pick whichever really suits your needs. Every single database has its strong and weak points. I wouldn't say it's an end-all, be-all solution, but it just happens to work for us.

The most valuable feature is security; you do not lose information.

As a result of using the Oracle Database, users are confident that the information is correct. It doesn't get corrupted, it doesn't get lost, and you can always access it and find it. Before clients used the Database, they used spreadsheets and needed to do a lot of crosschecking between documents to see if operations were valid. After starting with the database and realizing that the information there is always correct, teams start to be more productive, since they don’t have to spend that time crosschecking.

We've been using it for more than ten years and it really works well.

It never crashes, so we can have it running for months. It's amazing for the customer because they don't even know it's running. After some time, they forget that there is a database behind them.

We have clients that started with one user and now are running up to 200 users. It’s the same version with bigger hardware. It’s amazing the way the database can scale.

Usually response is very good. We have had to escalate issues a few times, but normally it’s fixable.

It doesn't matter which version you are using or how you deploy it. It will have the same scripts and the same configuration, regardless of size and complexity.

We have compared it with Microsoft and IBM, and this is a ten out of ten.