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Oracle Coherence vs Oracle Enterprise Manager comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (4th)
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Ranking in Database Development and Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
129
Ranking in other categories
Server Monitoring (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 3.8%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Enterprise Manager is 4.3%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Enterprise Manager4.3%
Oracle Coherence3.8%
Other91.9%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

SS
Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Facilitating real-time business insights with enhanced data querying
Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation. These features facilitate querying data with multiple keys rather than just a single key. Its real-time data processing capabilities provide insights for business decisions with up-to-date information.
Amr Mourad - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Oracle Database Administrator at ISFP
Performance issues have been identified and monitored effectively during peak hours
The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I want to see additional features in the future that deal with security in relation to Oracle Grid Infrastructure. I want to improve these two components.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It can handle an extremely high volume of data."
"For high-end solutions, involving advanced features, Coherence outstands competitors, fully justifying its price tag."
"The Customer Facing Application response time has been improved 95%."
"Introducing a data grid, we moved from a vertically scalable solution to full scalability."
"Oracle Coherence is a very good product which helps to create internet-scale applications using a high-performance grid."
"Coherence allows linear on-line scalability across multiple commodity servers."
"Other technologies don’t allow the same level of scale and compute capability, while providing rigorous resilience and security underpinnings."
"The product is great, simple, and easy to use and integrate."
"It is a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for managing database consolidation, something that has been missing and difficult to do."
"I like the performance tuning features, particularly since it gives me a good glimpse of what has been happening."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a very user-friendly tool."
"Some of the most valuable features are its real-time performance view/dashboard, metric history, real-time monitoring and alerts, as well as quick access to Oracle's tuning and diagnostic options."
"It is a very good Oracle tool which enables us to incorporate all the databases throughout our environment, set up several rules, monitor from there, and perform almost any operation with one click of a button, making life easier and freeing our time from mundane tasks."
"It is the best monitoring tool for Oracle databases; you have full visibility with the tool, it is a complete solution, and the software is simple to use."
"In fact, I've already met many people in which I have done just that."
"I would recommend learning and using OEM right away; it will cut down the time put in by DBAs a lot by using OEM."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is complex and time-consuming."
"The cross-site or cross-data center replication seems slow. This can be improved."
"Data transfer performance over geographical locations. Oracle database has better performance compared to Coherence when accessed from different regions."
"Initial setup is very complex; specifically, a lot of XML effort is required."
"It is very expensive. It might not work well for small business people."
"Due to the licensing prices, we are looking for other solutions as an alternative to Coherence."
"OSB could be tuned to do things like Apigee."
"Customer service: Five out of 10."
"It can be a process hog sometimes."
"The support is not good for this product. The enterprise system that I have is kind of complex."
"The solution is not as simple as people say it is."
"In my experience, the monitoring could be improved."
"The issues we've had with Enterprise Manager go hand-in-hand with our issues with SOA Suite. There are performance issues that we see tied to SOA Suite and the B2B functioning, all of which impacts Enterprise Manager."
"Sometimes it will take some time to open forms, so I feel it should be a little bit faster."
"Improving the integration speed would be beneficial, as the current Java-based system can sometimes result in slow responses."
"If you see the documentation, it's not really that much good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is only the standard licensing fee. There are no other costs."
"The product is highly-priced."
"The solution is inexpensive to purchase."
"Evaluate your requirements carefully. Elaborate DR and HA setup of OEM can become expensive."
"Initially, our deal was for three years, and we extended it to five years. Oracle solutions are very costly."
"The pricing is very high."
"As with all Oracle products, care should be taken when using any features to ensure that they do not activate licensed features that have not been paid for."
"The license is good but can be improved."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise82
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle Coherence?
The WebLogic Management is quite cumbersome. The initial setup is complex and time-consuming.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Coherence?
I utilize Coherence for data solutions in the financial industry. Its primary use case includes plain lookup, indexing, filtering, and aggregation.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Coherence?
I recommend Coherence, as I don't have any product issues. The main concerns are high pricing and a complex initial setup. Overall, I would rate Coherence as an eight out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I would rate the pricing of Oracle Enterprise Manager as very expensive, definitely deserving a 10 out of 10.
What needs improvement with Oracle Enterprise Manager?
The weaknesses I would like to address in Oracle Enterprise Manager involve the dealing of Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Enterprise Manager's handling of Grid Infrastructure needs some improvement. I...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Enterprise Manager?
I am still working with Oracle products. I would like to leave my opinion on some other Oracle products that I have been working with lately. I am working on many Oracle products for database admin...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Industrial Bank of Korea, Hotelbeds, Canon Inc., Verizon, Securitas Direct Espa_a, S.A.U., CetelemEspa_aGrupo BNP Paribas, Telus
7-Eleven, Halliburton, Cisco, Garmin, Nationwide, Korea Telecom, Allied Irish Bank
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