# Page 3 | Oracle Database Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is Oracle Database the right Database solution for you? Explore 473 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/5938/Oracle-Database/reviews --- Oracle Database 4.6 (473) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/5938/Oracle-Database/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 25th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of Oracle Database ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 473 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Oracle Forms Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Why Oracle Software Product ERP is the most Suitable (My Review)" November 19, 2022 4.0 Pros good for large enterprises That need high performance that why big company in my country always usually use it Cons Not an open source , oracle always search for earning , Any tools using (SAP,FORMS BUILDER, APEX , ADF) from Oracle will get you to pay alot their website is difficult to get information or learn from it , Oracle support is too weak Reason for choosing Oracle Database Oracle is the most widespread and most used among companies for the whole quality of its service Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Assistant Director IT Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Robust and secure but very expensive and bulky" October 10, 2022 5.0 its is good for large enterprises with high performance and mission critical business applications, specially for oracle related apps. but it comes with heavy cost Pros Robustness, it can take any kind of load and has tons of inbuilt features for management backups, restore, analytics, analysis, troubleshooting Cons requires very heavy infrastructure to run, takes huge CPU on memory for running this DB, as well as very expensive licenses, recommended only for high performance applications Reason for choosing Oracle Database No alternatives evaluated Review Source Serhat C. Senior Software Developer Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Incredibly Fast" July 5, 2023 5.0 The features I use most in Oracle database; Writing stored procedure, view, cursor and trigger and calling it from within the software, as well as writing instant queries and generating reports. Pros I'm in the banking industry and we have millions of transactions daily. We keep these transactions in the oracle database. Among all this data, we can find, for example, a transaction or customer we want to find, without waiting. An invaluable database tool for complete enterprise companies. The main features that I like the most are that it can process large amounts of data quickly, many users can access the same table or even the same data, and it is very easy to use. Cons I've been using it for years and I've never encountered a feature that I don't like at all. Reason for choosing Oracle Database MS Sql Review Source Miriam G. Administradora bases de datos Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Opinión Oracle database" December 6, 2022 5.0 Experiencia muy satisfactoria, lo uso a diario.Es bastante intuitivo Pros Para mi tiene todas las funcionalidades que necesito para mi trabajo diario Cons Con una carga muy grande de datos puede ir un poco lento Reason for choosing Oracle Database Por recomendación de la empresa Review Source Carlos David M. Technical Team Lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Industry Leading Database System" August 29, 2022 5.0 The Bank for which I am consultant has been using Oracle for ages. If you can rely in such product for supporting trillions of financing transactions everyday, you can be sure that you have selected a great deal. I am very pleased with the performance and all the capabilities that Oracle Database has bring to our platforms. Pros With Oracle Database you can be sure you are backed up by one of the best RDBS available on the market. Features like query hints mark the difference with its competitors and can be very important when evaluating the performance of your data source tier. Oracle Database provides flexibility of data representation and all kinds of tools that help you succeed in your platform development. Preserving data is the most important thing in every organization. Cons Licensing can be quite costly if you take into account that there are very good Open source solutions available out there. Review Source AK Adarsh K. IE Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Accurate but Expensive DB" April 1, 2024 4.0 Overall, the Oracle DB brings the value to your organization in numerous ways. You must have some people trained very well on this DB. It's little old fashioned but brings the best of its kind, with ability to scale up and down based on your need. Pros Accurate information collected and grouped into meaning full tables. Highly customizable database with ability to connect with other DB with APIs. Cons Compared to the other DB in the market the Oracle DB is little user friendly and less sophisticated. Tools and icons in the DB itself must be remembered for fluent use. Limited analytics is available unless you want to pay more for the additional analytics and BI. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Development Coordinator, Advancement Services Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Relational Database Platform in market" January 29, 2019 5.0 I used Oracle database for programming application logics for a technician management applications for a client. I also used Oracle database to support database layer for several of my clients in my career so far. Pros I have been using Oracle Database since the version 10g. I have had a chance to work on several other database platforms like Sybase, MS SQL and MySQL. Oracle database comes with tons of features which many of the other databases don't have. I am not sure if i can say that other way round for other databases i have used. It's quite complicated to learn and definitely complicated to master, but it provides you with enough tools to do complicated tasks quite easily. You can also code your application programming languages using it's native PL/SQL language. Oracle Database also let's you make calls to Java programs and embed some Java inside the PL/SQL. Cons It's costly! It's quite costly if you are using it for small businesses. Some of the very sophisticated features are only available for enterprise version of Oracle Database which is quite costly. Oracle is very price oriented, so be careful about the budget when you chose Oracle Database. Review Source Ruban D. Member of Technical Staff 3 Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best RDBMS out there" June 16, 2022 5.0 I have used Oracles DB as RDBMS for multiple application and I have formed cluster with RAC. So far I have not faced any issues with the DB. Some of the performance issue while users performs any operation in the app was due to the costly SQL calls like joins. Pros Very fast for all the SQL transaction. The performance is good which in turns increases the performance/response time of the application I build on top of it. Disaster recovery, Master/slave replication and high availability feature which is built besides are very helpful Cons RAC and clustering is complex for the beginners. But the practicality of these feature are really useful. Alternatives considered [XAMPP](https://www.capterra.com/p/246810/XAMPP/)[MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)[OpenText Analytics Database](https://www.capterra.com/p/77111/Vertica-Analytics-Platform/) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Software Test Automation Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable DBMS and Data Warehouse Solution!!" February 11, 2023 5.0 Pros 1\. Robust Data Backup and recovery Options is the major capability of Oracle2. Flexible to implement or host in both Cloud as well as in on premise.3. In Built Data Movement tools like Export and Import Data Pump, which help is secured Data copy4.Java Support is the key feature that differentiate this from other databases5. Operational Data Stores can be maintained and is so reliable6. Access controls are at a granular level and too secure Cons Complex Architecture, Average Customer Support , Price is expensive, not an easy DB for Begineers Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Data Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle Database - Still hasn't lost its charm in RDBMS area !" March 9, 2023 4.0 The best traditional RDBMS , May be well suited for transactional database setup. Pros The traditional database enables you to configure the data storage and SQL concepts to store the data in efficient way . Cons The latest cloud databases in the market and its features are so attractive and easy to use capabilities make us to go away with oracle. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer BE Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Oracle Database as RDBMS" December 16, 2023 4.0 Pros Oracle Database is one of the options that you can choose for RDBMS. It provides a lot of features and tools to support our databases. The performance itself is quite fast. Cons The Oracle's license is quite expensive especially if we just started with a minimum budget. Alternatives considered [MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) Switched from [PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/) Project requirement is to use Oracle Database Review Source syed H. Senior Engineer Digital Payments and FS Operations Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Pioneer of Databases" October 7, 2021 5.0 I am oracle database administrator and i have a great experience with oracle. I highly recommend to use oracle as a career it is also very attractive. Pros Oracle is the giant in the database. It is the most powerful database. Almost overall financial industry is using oracle as their database. The most likely feature of oracle is the security. Their security is very tough and encryption is very protective and undecryptable. Cons Oracle’s all features are remarkable but the least remarkable is oracle performance tuning feature in enterprise manager. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Web Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle for Non-Profits" November 8, 2023 4.0 Pros Lightweight, pretty easy to use. TNS files make it easy to make sure everyone has the same connections. No real issues. Cons Having to use a third party software like TOAD or SQL Developer to access it can be a pain and annoying at times. As well with having a Linux-based backend it can be difficult to find the right DBA. Review Source BW Bradley W. Architect Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle Database still a super reliable option" June 22, 2023 5.0 A super product with a large suite of options for any database related deployments Pros The Golden Gate is a great bolt on that we found effective in managing our data replication Cons Occasionally bugs are evident but the regular quarterly patch sets keep on top of these Review Source Abdul Wahab K. Project Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good for huge data but Heavy, Complicated, Old, Outdated and not supported by modern applications" January 22, 2021 4.0 My experience with Oracle database was good in terms of performance with huge databases only. Some of the features are still unmatched but it is an outdated database overall and seeking to be refurbished urgently if they don't wish to loose in competition. Pros I found it good for huge databases. The performance is not compromised with huge database. It supports manipulation of huge data very well. Encryption is good. The compression and partitioning features are good to enhance efficiency. Cons It is unnecessarily heavy and complicated. It is actually an outdated database not supported now by most off the modern applications. Review Source tN teran N. software engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly reliable database." April 1, 2023 5.0 This is where I started learning and using databases, that means this was the base of all. I was used to write queries and try those out with oracle. Pros Most importantly, this supports various data types like text, binary data and numbers and oracle can handle large amount of data efficiently. Also we can easily integrate it with multiple programming languages where I used it in multiple projects with different languages. This supports data backup and replicas and it make sure the availability of data in an unexpected condition. Cons As a drawback what I see is the resource consumption of the tool. It takes lot memory and CPU power and that makes my old laptop slower. Review Source kK kalaiselvan K. Integration Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Oracle Database Review" October 30, 2019 5.0 Overall it is a good database for clients whose applications needs to handle the heavy load of data. Pros Oracle database supports PL/SQL which allows user to write complex queries in procedures/functions which relatively gives better performance. Oracle database can be better equipped and scaled for heavy load applications. we have lot of documentation in the internet for oracle database usage. Oracle Drivers(API) are available for all the Programming languages which makes easy to connect database from the code. It has reliable security configuration which makes database administrator life easier. This is platform independent and can be installed in any OS(Windows, Linux ). It supports CSV, Excel and Plain Text files for Uploading. It also supports inbuilt AQ (Advanced queue) which can be used for event based applications. Cons Licensing cost is not greatly affordable for smaller size companies. Query performance is slow for tables which has millions of rows unless you optimize(tune) the query. Oracle Customer Service response is not that friendly. Alternatives considered [MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) Reason for choosing Oracle Database Security Standard is quite impressive and it can handle maximum load of data from the applications. Review Source Talha A. Asdidtant Manager finance Textiles Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Oracle Database " October 9, 2020 5.0 its goods for textile sector.different madules data can be arranged at one data base which minimize the data arrange time. Pros Oracle database is best manager of the data, PL/SQL used to arrange data which makes possible to arrange data 100% accurate.Huge data can be manage through a simple click.its spread sheets have millions of rows and columns.we can extract spread sheet of oracle database toMS Excle through refreahable files. Cons PL/SQL is very senstive language and its resources persons are highly paid.secondly its license is much expensive. We have to refresh exi file while entring any new data. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer DBA Especialista I Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle DataBase" November 9, 2018 5.0 Very good software, I have been using oracle for 5 years as a database administrator, it gives me security and integrity in the data, the manipulation of the data is safe and easy. It is stable with the systems in which oracle has been implemented Pros Integrity and data security Standardized the use of sql It can be run on any operating system and on any machine from PC to high-tech servers Allows database replication in a secure and consistent manner Allows multiple databases (Instances) in the same server The export and backup of the database is done according to the different needs of the user if it is a table excluding certain parameters, etc. It can be monitored by application such as cloud control. It allows to generate reports, statistics, multiple queries. Cons Incompatibility with previous versions at the time of restoration High costs Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Development Engineer Program Development Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Unas de las mejores base de datos en el mercado" July 25, 2023 5.0 La integración con el desarrollo en JAVA es muy fácil Pros Provee todo lo necesario para el almacenamiento distribuido de tus datos Cons Tener que aprender PL/SQL fue un poco tedioso, sería genial que se pueda usar solamente el estándar SQL Review Source AR Aiovino R. ICT Manager Utilities Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Productive Data Managing Platform " March 20, 2024 5.0 The solution gives us an reliable storage option, where all the data is effortlessly managed. Pros The establishment of a data back up makes the application reliable and assertive. Cons The development of an AI requires some significant upgrade. Review Source Christopher T. Especialista de base de datos y Middleware Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle Database Review from an Senior Oracle DBA" January 16, 2019 5.0 I have used oracle for Datawarehouse, transactional systems, golden gate replications, among others. It is the core database of the company I currently work for. Pros I have been working as a Database Administrator since 2011, Oracle is by far the best relational database I have used. It works better on unix-like systems, it is very fast, has lots of parameters to tune to your specific needs and it also has a lot of features like partinioning, high availability soluctions like RAC and Dataguard that make this the best database on the market for mission critical systems. Cons The online documentation needs improvement, sometimes it is incomplete, there are not enough examples for some features. Customer Support is erratic, sometimes it´s great and sometimes not so much, it depends on the support tech. Review Source Muhammad Adil M. Technical Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle Database" July 10, 2021 5.0 If you want to build data warehouse than it is top notch solution for your company. Very stable and too efficient to manage large data. Nice support of documentation available. Pros Due to its excellent disaster recovery and data security feature it is the best solution for big companies and organizations. It has one of the best framework for performance tuning of data and architect. Very good support of SQL and PLSQL. Regular bug fix available form the ORACLE. Cons It is memory hungry software so on native machine it is nearly impossible to test anything. To run it on the Cloud, the cost is very high. Review Source LTAI Lou Tizio Alida I. Développeur Web Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Oracle database est un excellent système de gestion " October 21, 2023 5.0 Imparfait outils de gestion des données Pros Sécurité avancée, gestion des transactions ACID, propose des outils pour l'analyse de données avancée Cons Alternative open source, dépendance à l'égard de l'éditeur, installation volumineux Review Source TL Tina L. business analyst Market Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "User Friendly and Has Cool Tools" February 16, 2021 5.0 Good experience overall. I like how easy it is to search for what I need from this database. This database is pretty convenient once you get used to it. Only problems I have are occasional slowness, but that might be a connection or table design thing. Pros It's easy to find all triggers, procs, views, and tables on the left side. There are also great tables like all\_tables and all\_source that make it easy to search our entire database for the proc or table I'm looking for. There's a super convenient button that changes the case of all code you highlight in the editor, so you can type in the case that's convenient for you and update everything with the button. I also like that you can pin your query results so they don't go away if you re-run the query or run a different one on the same tab. Each set of query results can be named, so you can run, pin, and rename everything you need, and paste your results somewhere when everything is done running. Cons There are more slowness problems in this database than in sql server for large tables. I'm not sure if it's due to table design though. I have to be more careful how I write queries here since some of them can run for hours. 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