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Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse vs Oracle Exadata comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
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Cloud Data Warehouse (14th)
Oracle Exadata
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
130
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1297710 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Analytics and data security needs are met but optimization requires improvement
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs. We continue to use it with satisfaction. Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not…
Prabir Kumar Kundu - PeerSpot reviewer
SR AVP–Presales Cloud & Platform Management Services at Path Infotech ltd
Has consistently delivered high performance and aligned security while evolving with AI-driven improvements
When discussing Oracle Exadata, the main thing is the specialized database appliance, the flash cache, and the engineered machine on the database for the database itself. Overall, all the features are useful and meaningful for any database like Oracle to run the Oracle database. Regarding Smart Scan technology, it is for better performance. If a customer cannot tune their applications, this will help them to run the database and run the application without any tuning itself. Oracle Exadata's advanced compression techniques have affected my customer's data storage efficiency positively, with the feature being great, but as of now, our customer is not using that. I find its security measures align with my customer's organization, as security is aligned as per the customer's requirement. It has helped optimize performance and cost.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a very stable tool...It is an extremely scalable tool."
"Self-patching and runs machine-learning across its logs all the time"
"The autonomous database provides several benefits and unmatched performance."
"The performance and scalability are awesome."
"I really like the auto-tuning, auto-scaling, and the automatic load balancing and query tuning in the system."
"The integration feature is very good because you can automate protection security automatically, restricting the access of unauthorized people."
"The solution is self-securing. All data is encrypted and security updates and patches are applied automatically both periodically and off-cycle."
"It is a stable and scalable solution."
"If you have OLT and are working 24/7 on an Oracle database, Exadata is the best solution for you."
"The tool performs well with a large database."
"The product is flexible."
"We do see very good performance, at least 30% better performance in our overall response time when we use Exadata."
"We did some PoC tests with our own data, and we were really getting 10x using Hybrid Columnar Compression, unique to Exadata, so some cost savings there."
"Oracle Exadata is stable."
"We used to work on business intelligence projects, so we really enjoyed the service-like performance."
"The key capability of Exadata, which is not found in any other solution or appliance, is its enhancement specifically for databases."
 

Cons

"An improvement for us would be the inclusion of support for an internal IP, so we could use it directly with the VCN in Oracle Cloud."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is not available as an on-premises solution."
"Oracle should increase visibility options because what's available now is limited."
"Ease of connectivity could be improved."
"They should make the solution more user-friendly."
"The setup is complex."
"One of the major problem is creating custom tablespace. The ADB serverless option doesn't support custom tablespace creation, which could cause issues during on-premise database migration that requires specifically named tablespace. There should be an option to create customized tablespace."
"It doesn't work well when you have unstructured data or you need online analytics. It is not as nice as Hadoop in these aspects."
"Customer Service: Platinum support services supplied with the Exadata is worthless."
"While I like Oracle as a solution, and its hardware and database are quite good, when we're talking about implementation, scalability, and integration, I would not recommend this solution."
"We did not see the volume of compression claimed by Oracle (10x-50x) on a table that had completely unique data."
"I would like to see more database features and maybe more archiving features, because we need to do data archiving."
"Patching must be simplified."
"The problem with the Oracle Exadata is that it is a dead-end of technology."
"We have had issues with system restoration."
"The ASR system with the jump gate was more problematic than the Exadata setup."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cloud solutions are cheaper, but in the long run, they may not be much cheaper. They certainly have a lower initial cost. The licensing is yearly, and it is based on the size of the hardware and the number of users."
"The licensing cost of the product can vary since you can integrate it very easily with other products or other cloud products...You pay as you use it, so it is not yearly or monthly payments to be made toward Oracle."
"The solution is expensive."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing an eight."
"ROI is high."
"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."
"We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support."
"You pay as you go, and you don't pay for services that you don't use."
"The cost of the solution is high."
"The price of Oracle Exadata is competitive. There are some features that are outside of the initial purchase license, such as some monitoring packages."
"The solution’s cost is a little bit more than the traditional databases."
"You have to pay for the storage and the database in Oracle Exadata. It cost a lot, but it is worth it. It would be a benefit if we could reduce the price for the number of CPUs and extend the memory."
"Oracle Exadata is costly. Its licensing should also be more versatile. Smaller companies would benefit if Oracle Exadata had lower pricing."
"The price of Oracle Exadata is expensive. It is not competitive with other solutions some of the times."
"I give the pricing of the solution a five out of ten."
"The solution takes a lot of time to clone the environment. I would like to see some improvement in the cloning support or the time it takes on the storage side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Media Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business47
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise86
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support.
What needs improvement with Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not supported, which is not ideal.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata?
I find its pricing reasonable and cost-effective for large organizations, but for smaller organizations, it may not be that useful.
What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata?
I believe that there is still room for improvement in Oracle Exadata, as they are putting AI features on those databases, which is making the database more user-friendly. Even you can talk to the d...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Exadata?
I deal most with Oracle database. I have been working with Oracle Database Appliance for more than 25 years, and if you're talking about appliance, it's more than 10 years, but on Oracle database, ...
 

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