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Oracle

Oracle Database

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

91 Reviews Write a Review

What is Oracle Database?

Oracle’s Database management capabilities make DBA lives easier by providing a full-lifecycle solution encompassing change and configuration management, patching, provisioning, testing, masking/subsetting, performance management and automatic tuning.

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Awards & Recognition

Oracle Database won the following awards in the Transaction Data Store category

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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

10 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

10 Top Rated Capabilities

15 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

11 Top Rated Capabilities

15 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2021

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021

Oracle Database Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 2
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

Down 2
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Down 3
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 99%
Negotiation and Contract:: 84%
Conflict Resolution:: 89%
Strategy & Innovation:: 93%
Service Experience:: 90%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Oracle Database?

4% Negative

1% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Database Management

Data Protection and Security

Analytics and Reporting

Data Backup

High Availability

Data Replication

Systems Performance Management

Hybrid Transaction and Analytical Support

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing

Data Monitoring and Administration

Big Data Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Oracle Database Reviews

Samuel M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Energy
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

powerful, reliable, functional and well developed

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Oracle Database from other similar products?

Its robustness, backups, management security and flexibility in data operations differentiate it.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The data guard function gives me confidence and peace of mind.

What do you dislike most about this product?

the DBA level is necesary, needs more trainings to expand learning potential

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This development is expensive, but highly reliable, generating a solid foundation for big data management and data science.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Clyne V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Comprehensive Security Framework.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Oracle Database from other similar products?

Enables horizontal scaling and high availability by allowing multiple instances to access the same database.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Strong Backup and Recovery Tools.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Limited Flexibility in Hybrid Open-Source Stacks.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Oracle’s security and audit features make it a strong choice for regulated environments.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Client Friendly Policies

Kashyap G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

easier understanding and implementation

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Oracle Database from other similar products?

Its exceptional scalability, strong security features, and sophisticated automation distinguish it for enterprise-level applications.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its advanced SQL optimization and self-managed database functionalities enhance the efficiency of data management.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The significant licensing expenses and intricacies can pose challenges for smaller companies and novice users. Make sure that your workload warrants the investment, seek appropriate training, and utilize cloud solutions for better scalability.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure your workload justifies the cost, invest in proper training, and leverage cloud options for scalability.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

Oracle Database Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 2 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

Down 2 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Down 3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Oracle Database?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Database Management Supports multiple data types, data structuring, data retrieval, database customization, and multi-user access.

Data Protection and Security Includes data encryption, data audit, and data compliance.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Data Backup Includes the creation of duplicate instances to recover from an unplanned data loss. Also, support for high volumes of data processing and data compression.

High Availability HA DB designed for near-zero downtown by seamless replication of data between environments for uninterrupted real-time access and fail-over capabilities.

Data Replication Support for a real-time copy of the database in more than one system to facilitate access to the copy of data from multiple systems without any inconsistencies.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Hybrid Transaction and Analytical Support Includes OLTP and OLAP (Online Analytical Processing). Most OLTP systems support some level of OLAP but very few OLAP systems support OLTP.

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing Also referred to as OLTP (Online Transaction processing). OLTP databases include strong support for CRUD operations and ACID compliance.

Data Monitoring and Administration Includes ability to continuously monitored data quality rules, as well as generate alerts to notify data stewards when they need to address an issue.

Big Data Analytics Use of big data analytics through integration into purpose-built big data tools or native capabilities, incorporating advanced security methods.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Oracle Database Reviews

Samuel M.

powerful, reliable, functional and well developed

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Clyne V.

Comprehensive Security Framework.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kashyap G.

easier understanding and implementation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Database Management

Data Protection and Security

Analytics and Reporting

Data Backup

High Availability

Data Replication

Systems Performance Management

Hybrid Transaction and Analytical Support

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing

Data Monitoring and Administration

Big Data Analytics

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training