# Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/203476/Oracle-Cloud-Infrastructure --- # Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on January 15, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) ## What is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)? Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has all the services you need to migrate, build, and run all your IT, from existing enterprise workloads to new cloud native applications and data platforms. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides cloud services where you need them, optimizes enterprise apps without costly rearchitecture, enables you to build/run cloud native or 3rd apps with open source tools, & harness your data to uncover new business value ## What is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) used for? [Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/cloud-storage-software/)[Cloud Management](https://www.capterra.com/cloud-management-software/)[Application Development](https://www.capterra.com/application-development-software/) Overall rating Based on 17 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $54 Per Month Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.oracle.com/&name=Oracle Cloud Infrastructure \(OCI\)) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) 4.6 (17) VS. [4.8 (56)](https://www.capterra.com/p/264871/DoiT/reviews/) Starting Price $54 Per Month Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.3 (17) Ease Of Use 4.6 (2,260) Value For Money 4.3 (14) Value For Money 4.6 (1,742) Customer Service 4.2 (13) Customer Service 4.8 (1,685) ## Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) alternatives [4.7 (343)](https://www.capterra.com/p/168192/Site24x7/reviews/) Starting price $10.00 Per User, Per Month [Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) [4.7 (2,260)](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) [Datadog](https://www.capterra.com/p/135453/Datadog-Cloud-Monitoring/) [4.6 (357)](https://www.capterra.com/p/135453/Datadog-Cloud-Monitoring/reviews/) Starting price $15.00 Per User, Per Month [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/135453/Datadog-Cloud-Monitoring/) [AWS CloudFormation](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/) [4.5 (106)](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/203476/Oracle-Cloud-Infrastructure/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Monitoring 4.8 (8) 87.50% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Data Storage Management 4.7 (7) 100.00% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage and store data in a database Activity Tracking 4.8 (6) 83.33% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Access Controls/Permissions 5.0 (5) 100.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Audit Management 5.0 (5) 80.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws Configuration Management 5.0 (4) 75.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) 53 features Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws Identify and respond to security threats to cloud applications A network of remote servers which allow businesses to store, manage, and process data through the cloud instead of a local server Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services Manage budgets, track and optimize spending and align capacity to workload demand Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics Import, collect, and capture data from multiple sources Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used Protect sensitive data for digital privacy Manage and store data in a database Manage the processes involved when making the application ready for use A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process Create, save, and store files Move files across different systems or networks For the intention to be used by developers A visual way of interacting with an application or operating system using items such as windows, icons, and menus An application for source code editing, compiling, and debugging Identify which applications need to exchange data and enable these data connections Identify and respond to unexpected problems or failures (ie. "negative events") Record and follow the progress of every issue Manage the end-to-end lifecycle, from initial setup/development to deployment and maintenance Process of distributing a set of tasks over a set of resources, with the aim of making their overall processing more efficient Collection, search, and analysis of access logs and audit logs Enable businesses to implement machine learning algorithms on business data such as sales and revenue Access the system via a mobile application Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Allows businesses to monitor and secure applications and workloads across multiple public clouds Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components. Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc. Monitoring and measurement of relevant metrics to assess the performance of IT resources Reusable integration workflow templates Estimate or forecast of a future scenario based on the study of present trends Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Process of planning, scheduling and executing the optimal and effective use of human capital across projects Initiate collection and analysis of known risks Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches Access, combine, transform, and store data without the help of an IT department Continuously scan servers on a designated network to monitor health and search for any irregularities or failures Set and monitor service level agreements to ensure timely response and resolution Attach digital tags to documents and assets for identification, search, or monitoring purposes Information to prevent, understand and identify cyber threats Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data Discover patch statuses and vulnerabilities Create/edit commerce applications for mobile devices and/or web Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.7 (17) 4.7 Based on 17 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.3 (14) Free Version [View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/203476/Oracle-Cloud-Infrastructure/pricing/) Virtual machine instance $54.00 Per Month Kubernetes cluster $3,507 Per Month Block storage $43.00 Per Month Public bandwidth transferred out $340.00 Per Month Value for money 4.3 (14) 4.3 Based on 14 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.2 (13) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.2 (13) 4.2 Based on 13 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.6 Based on 17 reviews Filter by rating 5(11) 4(6) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent Carlos Alberto B. supervisor Jr de Inventarios Warehousing ### "Innovación combinada con seguridad y rendimiento " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 August 9, 2025 Aprecio mucho su interfaz intuitiva y la facilidad para integrarse con los sistemas locales , además que permite acelerar la innovación Pros Que puedo hacer que múltiples nubes funcionen como una sola y tiene servicios completos de infraestructura, para todas las cargas de trabajo Cons Los costos son un poco elevados , tiene una leve complejidad en la configuración y administración y una curva de aprendizaje pronunciada Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. WM Will M. Manager Computer Networking ### "OCI is my top Pick" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 April 17, 2025 OCI hyperscale cloud systems do work great. and its cheaper then out cloud systems Pros Using OCI has been amazing, the cloud systems Oracle uses are top notch Cons I once has some certification errors but those were fixed with OCI support Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Iddy H. Solution Architect Information Technology and Services ### "High Performance & Cost Savings" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 17, 2025 OCI offers powerful instances with high IOPS, low latency, and great networking performance, making it ideal for workloads like databases and AI/ML. Pros OCI often provides better pricing, especially for network egress (outbound data transfer), which is significantly cheaper. Cons OCI’s network egress pricing is attractive, setting up VCNs, routing, and hybrid connectivity can be more complex than AWS VPCs. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BK Brian K. Clinical Research Coordinator Research ### "Easy if you're in R&D" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 5, 2024 Pros Oracle is very easy to use. The interface to create and design the page the way you want it makes it very easy from a research and development standpoint. Cons Sometimes the interface can be a bit confusing and I had to reach out to the help desk a couple of times, but the program overall isn't difficult. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Ruchir A. Cloud Support Engineer Information Technology and Services ### "Cost effective access to Oracle engine" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 24, 2024 Pros Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides access to Oracle's exadata machines instantly. Its a cost effective solution with a no-cost layer as well that can be used to POC solutions Cons Does not offer other database engines like Postgres or MySQL. You are locked in with the Oracle database engine Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AL Angie L. Ing Software Information Technology and Services ### "Me gusta su seguridad." 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 5, 2023 Pros Me encanta que brinda las mejores caracteristicas en cuanto a seguridad. Cons Es un poco complejo quisiera que fuera un poco mas intuitivo. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. FC Francesco C. Tecnico Assistenza Computer Software ### "Ottima piattaforma in cloud" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 2.0 2.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 July 3, 2023 Pros La piattaforma è un pò complessa da utilizzare ma offre infinite possibilità di sviluppo. Le reti sono molto stabili così come l'infrastruttura hardware e virtuale. E' possibile creare interi server per lo sviluppo ed il test in pochi minuti. Cons L'assistenza è un pò troppo lenta e spesso poco efficace nel risolvere eventuali problemi, ma grazie alla loro infrastruttura molto performante l'intero sistema diventa gestibile. Switched from [OVHcloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/229589/OVHcloud/) Rapporto qualità prezzo. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. FM Felipe M. Research Associate Education Management ### "Very robust and full of features infrastructure " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 April 9, 2023 Overall, I found the OCI to be a valuable asset in my academic pursuits, and would recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable and versatile cloud platform. Pros I had the opportunity to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) for cloud storage and business intelligence purposes. I was impressed with the wide range of applications that the OCI provides, and found it to be a reliable and user-friendly platform. The cloud storage features are particularly noteworthy, offering fast and secure storage solutions for both small and large-scale projects. In addition, the business intelligence tools are robust and efficient, providing powerful data analytics and reporting capabilities. Cons One of the main drawbacks of OCI is the complexity of its interface and the steep learning curve for new users. Additionally, the pricing structure can be confusing. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KR Keerthana R. Associate Information Technology and Services ### "Utilization of Oracle cloud infrastructure and features" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 April 2, 2023 OCI is helping to store the data and managing the data in server under the server security. Pros This tool is easy to deploy the new and current applications of end-to-end process. Oracle clouds can be automated to reduce the time and cost effective. OCI offers a various service as network, storage and servers. OCI enables CI/CD to control the manual time work. No need for any code changes for migration of the application and databases of the cloud. Cons The cloud dashboard and support are quite slow when the data is transfer into to the Oracle cloud infrastructure. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Vishvjit S. Backend developer Information Technology and Services ### "Top tier cloud computing service provider" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 15, 2023 It made me more productive and fast at my work and because of its good user interface, I don't get bored of using it. Pros I like these things most about OCI1) OCI provides high-performance computing2) Provides best security features3) high availability and scalability are major pros of using OCI Cons It is complex and it's a little expensive for me other than that everything is top-notch. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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