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Oracle Enterprise Manager vs Toad Data Modeler comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

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)
Toad Data Modeler
Ranking in Database Development and Management
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
19
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 Enterprise Manager is 4.3%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad Data Modeler is 3.1%, down from 3.4% 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%
Toad Data Modeler3.1%
Other92.6%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

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.
KQ
Senior engineer at a government with 201-500 employees
Creates intuitive diagrams with comprehensive control over relationships
1) When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest. If you have a large model, you repeatedly have to clarify that you don't want to delete each one. 2) If one could view the same model on physical, logical, and conceptual levels while retaining all information specific to each level (including layout), that would be excellent.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"From my point of view, I've found OEM to be one of the easier products to deal with; it's the product that I use day in daily to view all of my databases, and the fact that I can actually integrate multiple databases and multiple middleware solutions into one single point is perfect for me, so I'm really happy with it."
"Using this product, we have improved our process for generating revenue and sending out invoices to our customers."
"We increased our capacity and speed of detection, diagnose and resolution of database issues."
"The most valuable feature is the monitoring because it's very useful for checking and troubleshooting compared with other products, like Nagios for example, that have some interaction with Oracle."
"Monitoring of the database is the most valuable feature, because we want to know what's going on there."
"It's very insightful when it comes to what you can check healthwise on a database."
"Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c is a transformational technology that comes with a set of comprehensive features and great practices that help IT transform into a true enterprise Cloud that delivers on business needs."
"I think it provides value for the money; it definitely helps us be proactive in our database administrating, because we don't have to spend time reacting to everything and can find out where the problem is before our customer even realizes they have a problem."
"Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution."
"It was immensely helpful in collecting SQL database data, especially as I am not a database admin/engineer."
"It's a must-buy, and both pricing and licensing is well in the range of every organization."
"The most valuable features are the database architecture, the good functionality, and the user interface."
"I have used it for over six years."
"It is a very good option for creating and editing SQL scripts, especially large ones that I have run in support of government billing applications."
"The feature I really like is the graphical part, especially the control of the relationships, because you can move them around any way you want, which makes it easy to create a comprehensive and easy-to-understand diagram."
"The feature I really like is the graphical part, especially the control of the relationships."
 

Cons

"It comes with some monitoring bugs, which once reported to Oracle support is always solved."
"It would be helpful if OEM is integrated with OBIEE reports and free report viewer without a license."
"The support is not good for this product. The enterprise system that I have is kind of complex."
"Still, there are lot of improvements that need to take place."
"The interface could be more friendly for basic users."
"Reporting and statistical charting is largely still left up the end-user to develop custom solutions."
"The user interface is not very interactive. It needs improvement."
"The tool is expensive."
"Many users don't know how to add licensing to Toad, or where it is shown, so they could make that easier."
"Although a lot of people get deceived by the name “Data Analysis”, it has capacity of any enterprise tool, but not to the point of creating multiple pipes in one integrated work-flow, batching the work-flows and running them parallel for data loads."
"Better documentation would be a benefit."
"What could be improved in Toad Data Modeler is stability and the complex setup."
"We sometimes have issues with multiple nested queries. They take a long time to run, and it would be nice to have them run faster."
"Reverse engineering the physical schema is complex and can be made easier."
"It's way overpriced, even if it wasn't the buggy product it has become."
"Currently, with Windows 10, it sometimes would get stuck and stop responding."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate Oracle Enterprise Manager’s pricing a five out of ten."
"Initially, our deal was for three years, and we extended it to five years. Oracle solutions are very costly."
"Based upon 3 days of implementation by a single person, plus licensing costs would be approximately $60,000, including the virtualized hosts."
"As far as I know, you do not pay for Oracle Enterprise Manager separately. You can use Enterprise Manager for free if you already have an Oracle license for your database."
"The product is very expensive."
"Evaluate your requirements carefully. Elaborate DR and HA setup of OEM can become expensive."
"It's expensive."
"The product’s price is reasonable."
"Though I'm not involved in the licensing for Toad Data Modeler, I believe it's per user and not cheap."
"Price-wise, the lesser it is, the better it is for me, especially in Egypt. I think that the licensing cost ranges from 1,000 to 9,000. Also, it includes maintenance and support for a year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise82
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad Data Modeler?
Considering its functionality, I would rate its pricing as a seven out of ten. It could be cheaper yet is still pretty good.
What needs improvement with Toad Data Modeler?
1) When updating a model after generating a schema, if only a few tables are imported, the tool assumes you want to delete the rest. If you have a large model, you repeatedly have to clarify that y...
What is your primary use case for Toad Data Modeler?
There are two main use cases. One is reengineering an existing model and making changes from a database. The other is making a new model from scratch. These use cases involve all kinds of systems, ...
 

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Sample Customers

7-Eleven, Halliburton, Cisco, Garmin, Nationwide, Korea Telecom, Allied Irish Bank
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