# Page 4 | Oracle Database Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 4 - 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 4 - Reviews of Oracle Database ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 76-100 of 473 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Enzo C. system administrator Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle Database" July 20, 2023 4.0 A distanza di anni e nonostante i passi avanti fatti dalla concorrenza, Oracle Database resta il prodotto migliore a livello enterprise o nella gestione di enormi quantità di dati. Pros Possibilità di poter gestire una quantità di dati molto grande e poter gestire un ambiente complesso. La sicurezza del prodotto sia a livello crittografico che nella possibilità di ripristinare facilmente i dati è un suo punto di forza. Cons Il costo del prodotto è abbastanza alto, la configurazione richiedere competenze elevate. La risoluzione di problematiche potrebbe richiedere personale altamente qualificato. L'integrazione con altri software non è sempre facile. Reason for choosing Oracle Database Qualità del prodotto. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Cloud Support Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Robust and reliable" August 22, 2021 4.0 Pros Oracle is a versatile, robust and reliable database. Can be used for a variety of work loads like OLTP and OLAP. Provides options for easy installation and maintenance but can also be tweaked by advanced users. Cons License management is complex. If licenses are understood properly and not managed or tracked, it may lead to legal/financial implications. Alternatives considered [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)[PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Oracle Database Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Most powerful relational database in market" January 16, 2019 5.0 I have worked with Oracle database since almost a decade now. I have implemented small, medium to very large implementations of Oracle database in my career. i have been extremely satisfied with sophisticated features that Oracle database provides. Pros I have been working on database technologies since more than a decade now. Oracle database is the most powerful relational database in market with tonnes of features. If you buy enterprise edition of the software, you get features like data guard, Oracle Enterprise Manager for free. Cons Oracle database can be overly complicated for someone who has worked with other database vendors like Microsoft or SAP. Also, Oracle database is costly in terms of license price compared to other database options. Review Source chandrika N. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best Database available" January 2, 2019 4.0 It's biggest and popular software , overall it's great software with so many tools available and with so many upgradations. Pros Well I am Using it from my college days, I have used it for small a project and am using it currently in my organization's project also. Here I am listing pros : it's a very robust database as compared to others. There is a lot of support and documentation available over the internet. Very secure Built in Administraion tools and customizable settings. So many drivers are available as it's one of the oldest database available. Cons Cons - The size of the software is quite heavy. Expensive It could be little difficult for a beginner to setup it and go through it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review for Oracle Database" October 28, 2019 4.0 The overall experience with the Oracle Database was excellent. I did my college semester project with it and my final year project has it in it too. Pros 1\. It did almost everything I wanted to did for my semester project and what it wasn't able to do was always added in the next update. A pleasant surprise. 2. PL/SQL was so difficult for me . But still the documentation made it easy. 3. It's core is a relational database, which is a mathematical model and makes it easier for people from science and mathematics background to understand and use. Cons 1\. Felt a bit overwhelming in the first few days of its use. 2. So many features and syntax are prone to be forgotten. 3. Expensive if you want to use a particular or minority of features. Switched from [MongoDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/) Because it has more features and in my opinion Oracle is a much more trusted organisation than MongoDB. Review Source Lasha M. System Administrator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best of the best" January 21, 2020 5.0 An absolute beast of a DBMS. It has everything that you may need. And if for some reason it doesn't - it allows you to make it yourself. Oracle is a no-brainer if money is not an issue. Pros Oracle is an absolute powerhouse. Currently it is the best database management system on the market and the only paid one. That is for a reason, nd that reason is that it features the best scripting language called PLSQL. It's turing-complete (meaning you can theoretically do literally anything) and makes room for unimaginambly complex calculations and transformations. Oracle DB allows for storing huge amounts of data and have access to it at a moments notice. Cons Despite offering more than enough value for money, I do still consider it overpriced. Huge price tags often deter smaller enterprises from using a platform and nobody should miss out on Oracle DB. Review Source SK Siva K. Solution Architect Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Database. " December 30, 2017 5.0 Scale, security, easy migration, analytics etc Pros Oracle has been investing heavily in its flagship database products and improving it constantly over the years. Oracle Database is available both on premise and on the cloud.Built on the new self-driving database technology, Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud removes complexity, human error, and manual tuning by performing fully automated administration and tuning, including automatic configurations and online recovery to ensure higher availability. Routine but important maintenance tasks, such as upgrade, update, and patching are executed automatically, eliminating costly manual error-prone human processing. Highly Secure. Easy Access. Drawing on nearly four decades of expertise in building data management and data protection for massive enterprise-grade operations, Oracle has engineered in-depth security into all computing layers to ensure data privacy and safety. Oracle supports all data types, from SQL and NoSQL to Hadoop, as well as workloads of any size for everyone, from developers for DevTest to IT for the most mission-critical workloads Cons Oracle can work and improve its customer service. Oracle customer service is not that great. However it is changing. Review Source ¿¿¿¿ Gabriel B. SAP Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best DBMS for SAP... before HANA" June 7, 2022 5.0 Unfortunately, for a few years SAP has been slowly transitioning out other databases as their most recent version of the ERP works exclusively with their database. Pros Even when being competitors, SAP ERP and Oracle Database was the best to pair up for a long time. Among the different databases I've worked with as an SAP developer during my career, Oracle has been the most trustworthy and easy to work with when doing native SQL. Cons Licensing is expensive, as is often the case with Oracle and SAP. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Support Specialist Printing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Old and Outdated and in need of refurbishing/needs to be replaced by some new Google product" April 17, 2019 2.0 Oracle helped our business use secure filesharing, but wasn't great. We stored a lot of stuff on their database but I am overall not a fan. It was helpful to our company, but I feel like there HAS to be bigger and better and more user-friendly products out there doing a better job. Pros Had to use it for work. It was ok for filesharing, but I feel like half the time it didn't work anyway. Cons DEFINITELY needs a facelift in terms of its GUI. I thiiiink it needs to be more secure too, I feel like we had issues with security but I could be wrong. Seems old and outdated and like it should have already been replaced and made obsolete by some sexy new Google or startup product. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Test Automation Lead Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Undoubtedly most sophisticated RDBMS product in market" March 26, 2019 5.0 i have been using oracle database since version 10g we have implemented it for web applications , ERP solutions and cloud apps for a A tier organisation. it can handle high transaction volum and lot of features for specific business needs which might not be available in other competitor product in market. Pros \-oracle database comes in 4 editions: standard,enterprise,personal,express. we have flexibility to use one of the edition on specific needs. -cloud ready architecture -strong user community Cons \- expensive pricing models - extremely complicated architecture , not easy to acquire complete - separate costs for additional features like partitioning and performance tuning Review Source SA Sami A. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "My experience using Oracle database" December 26, 2023 4.0 I worked on a project was about an e-commerce website. The Customer told me that he wants his database on Oracle program. the program was a bit difficult to use and needs practice to become easy. Pros Scalability, High Availability, Data Integrity and security. It provides top-notch security and that is why the banking sector mostly uses Oracle as there is a back end database. Cons I had trouble installing the program on my laptop, as it is very complicated to install. I had a lot of errors when I deleted it and reinstalled it, after much effort, contacting support, and watching videos on YouTube of how to completely remove it in order to install it again, and this took me a lot of time. Review Source Andre L. System analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simply the Best Database. " May 12, 2021 5.0 My view of this tool is that when you think about databases, you should choose Oracle to maintain your data, which is the basis of any organization. Pros His use and access platform is fantastic. Very visual and intuitive. It is a very secure and fast database, with many tools for administration. Cons During all the time that I used the database, I was unable to find anything that darkened his image. Review Source Simone P. Analista IT Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "esperienza lavorativa in campo IT" June 28, 2023 4.0 Pros Prodotto complesso e allo stesso tempo completo .Non è facile da utilizzare nelle sua totalità, prodotto per esperti che ha un ottima integrità con i vari linguaggi di programmazione Cons Non facile da utilizzare, gestione user experience da migliorare Review Source PA PriyaDharshan A. Senior Executive Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ultimate's of Oracle DB" May 12, 2023 5.0 Our company uses Oracle Database to manage data. Pros It enables the security of the data is the best part. Also, we can retrieve data very quickly, and the user-friendly interface helps us create DB, and manage DB very easily. Cons I don't see any bugs. An overall good tool to manage Database. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Principal Backend Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A solid database" September 14, 2023 5.0 Pros It is a very solid database, with a lot of official and community support and documentation. Very good for those who want to start with database management. Cons With all of its features, it can be heavy and complex. Review Source Sergio R A. CEO Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best RDBMS in the marketplace" June 25, 2022 5.0 Pros Performance and stability is the horsepower of Oracle Database. Cons RMAN and Tivoli integration needs improvements. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Customer Service Representative Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle Database - Daily Use" August 17, 2018 3.0 We use Oracle every day throughout our entire company. Customer database maintenance, ordering product, processing payments all happen through Oracle. Pros I like that this software is a workhorse and really is capable of everything. I also like that it is customizable to the needs of the company using it. Cons It really takes a lot of specific training and experience to get to know this system really well. There are a lot of little caveats and silly rules to follow to get things where they need to be. Once you learn the tricks of the trade it's no problem but it is not intuitive or user-friendly at all. Review Source MF Maizy F. Music Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Great Name in Databases" July 17, 2022 5.0 Overall, we've had really good success with Oracle Database. The database has been well crafted and maintained over the years, and is a robust and enterprise tool of great importance to us. Pros Oracle Database is a well-known professional-level database. It does it's job well, storing data, and having countless ways to query and access it's data. Updating, inserting, deleting are accompanied by every clause you could want to control your data. It's a robust database, and works seamlessly with most IDEs. Cons There are more than a few different "big player" databases in the market, other than Oracle, and they each often have their own spin of SQL commands. It's hard to keep the nuances straight, and thus there's a learning curb to getting the syntax correct. This is more an annoyance overall, and not specific to Oracle - just note, that it's different then MySQL. Review Source AL Antonio L. Support Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Producto necesario para el manejo de datos" March 9, 2023 4.0 Pros La seguridad con la que se manejan los datos Cons A veces tarda mucho en cargar los datos, por lo que relentiza el trabajo Review Source SK Sriram K. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nice tool" June 8, 2017 5.0 Pros Perhaps the most well tested relational database for large installations. It can handle a huge amount of data and perform well under load Reliability!!! Without a doubt, the Oracle database series (I think it's up to Oracle 12c now) is the \`godfather' of commercial transaction and government RDBMS software. With it's different version releases, the software has been around close to 40 years!!! It's the originsl flagship product of the Oracle corporation. Cons It's expensive. So, if you don't need to support a lot of data and transactions per second you should seriously consider a cheaper option like MySQL or a nosql database like MongoDB. Installation Time per individual instance!!! I've automated the whole thing from a fresh install of a Linux Operating system and it still takes at least ~3.5 hours to install it, although I've done it in as little as 2.5 hours, but it depends on where the package repository is, and how version control is being handle! (POINT THE MATTER IS, IT CAN TAKE VERY LONG TIME FOR MERE INSTALLATION) On Windows operating systems it can take up to 8 hours or more, your first time around! Review Source AM Attila M. Senior Controller Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "DBA for Oracle Database" July 17, 2023 5.0 Pros Having worked with Oracle Database as a DBA, I was satisfied with the functionalities, speed and overall performance of the tool. The multidimensional database enabled to design dynamic reports, and easily organize the data in excel. The sw dealt with large sets of data with an ease and rarely faced any outages / limitations. Cons Nothing to highlight here. If you know your database / you can easily navigate, retrieve, edit data. Excel add in also helped to share information with others on a regular / ad-hoc basis.. Review Source Madelyne V. Technology Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Not worth the money and time" June 5, 2023 1.0 Not recommended for really predator prices and lack of support. Pros I had to use it because it came from a proprietary provider as it a special case use. Cons The documentation is lacking and the most useful guides are provided by \[sensitive content hidden\] who unfortunately passed away this year. It really has a hard learning curve and the prices are extremely high. For a core, the prices started from $16k + taxes plus $5k + taxes for annual support. Also, you can't install Oracle on any common cloud environment as it will try to force you to buy licenses for all the capacity of the hypervisor. A basic Oracle specialized server costs nearly $500 a month with a major ISP provider in my country. This is not viable for a starting company. Reason for choosing Oracle Database I didn't have a choice and I'm hoping to switch databases in the next year. Review Source VE Victor E. Administrador de Infraestructura Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "El mejor motorde base de datos" December 8, 2023 5.0 Pros Tiene seguridad, integridad, continuidad y de muy buen desempeño. Muestra una gran variedad para usos de los SQL y PLSQL pudiendo integrarse con otras bases de datos Cons el precio puede ser una limitante al momento de comparar con otras marcas de base de datos en el mercado Review Source VR Verified Reviewer HR/Payroll Administration Specialist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Base de datos de empleados" February 11, 2023 5.0 Espectacular programa que maneja todo el historial de los empleados de manera faci, super eficiente y confiable Pros Es un programa super sencillo de utilizar en el que puedes guardar toda la informacion de los empleados de la compañía con total seguridad Cons Si lo dejas de usar por unos minutos se bloquea pero esta perfecto porque todo esto es por seguridad de la informacion Review Source Angel P. Technical Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle is the premier enterprise database management system and worth the somewhat steep price." March 29, 2018 5.0 I started using the Oracle RDBMS in 1988 and haven't looked back since. It was the first truly multiplatform relational database back in the day and continues to be a leader. Pros Oracle's powerful relational database engine can scale up from a small server to a huge server farm and has famed reliability features. I like its support for multicore and multi-server environments and how well it integrates with just about any enterprise-grade application you can think of. Cons It's a bit pricey, though it has a pay-as-you-grow pricing model, so it may not be a problem for you. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.