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Oracle Coherence vs SQL Sentry 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)
SQL Sentry
Ranking in Database Development and Management
18th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 SQL Sentry is 2.2%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Coherence3.8%
SQL Sentry2.2%
Other94.0%
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.
SM
Sql Db Administrator at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Lets you know when your jobs are taking longer than average and allows you to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times
To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product. Another thing that's good about the product is that it will let you know when your jobs are taking longer than average so that you can foretell that there's going to be an issue coming up. Your SQL agent job is taking longer.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Introducing a data grid, we moved from a vertically scalable solution to full scalability."
"The biggest improvement is in speed - everything is faster from record retrieval to workflow processing."
"Coherence allows linear on-line scalability across multiple commodity servers."
"Since we implemented Coherence, this data is in memory all the time; so the results are found in milliseconds instead of five seconds."
"The Customer Facing Application response time has been improved 95%."
"Oracle Coherence improved site performance and the customer experience."
"Coherence has helped us to drastically reduce the request time of our web applications."
"Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation."
"To be able to go back in history and find out what was happening at certain times is the most valuable feature of the product."
"The blocking and deadlock report feature is very convenient to use in pinpointing which query is causing something and what other queries are waiting for it."
"This solution has identified blocking, deadlock, memory pressure, and high CPU consumption issues."
 

Cons

"It is very expensive. It might not work well for small business people."
"Reloading really takes a lot of time."
"Configuration is too complex."
"Oracle Coherence has considerable operational risks."
"Complexity being a huge contributor to risk/cost for projects, I am more likely to use other products as a result."
"I would like to see a more modern API like Hazelcast or Infinispan."
"Initial setup is very complex; specifically, a lot of XML effort is required."
"The product is the best, but it's absurdly expensive because licensing is according to the number of CPUs."
"There could be some more metrics on the high availability to let us know when there are issues synchronizing between the hosts."
"If we can get details on wait types from system views, it will help identify a more detailed root cause."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It's fairly expensive."
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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
18%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
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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.
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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
Coeo, Stack Overflow, GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation, Hawaiian Airlines, Hennepin County Medical Center, Racing Victoria, Citrix, Insight, Shi, Woodforest National Bank, Telular
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