# Page 5 | Oracle Database Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - 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 5 - Reviews of Oracle Database ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 473 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use YL Yaritza L. application consultant Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Oracle is definitely one of the best implementations of RDBMS" February 6, 2018 5.0 It is our main software work platform that we commercialize. We have been using this tool for more than 15 years. Pros Every Oracle job I have worked has had a solid proactive team that is well read on standards and best practices and has many years of experience. Oracle is definitely one of the best implementations of RDBMS. It manages memory very efficiently and can handle complex JOIN operations which easilly cripple MySQL and MsSQL. Oracle has a great Architecture, because it is very easy to organise different applications data very well. I think the best plus for me is the SQL Engine that Oracle possess, it is very advanced, making it the only database to operate a data warehouse! Running complex queries on Oracle is just easy.Other features like Materialized Views, PL/SQL e.t.c. make Oracle have value for money Cons Unintuitive performance tuning tools, and finicky optimizer. SQL\*Plus with a built-in tabular format output; useful for rows that span across many lines. No, Grid Control SQL Output just doesn't cut it; it's a static output of the entire table. It doesn't have the powerful SQL\*Plus commands. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Solutions Architect Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A database to use if you have always used it and cannot fathom doing things differently" May 24, 2018 3.0 I got a working database for my application from this software, but there could be so much more for that price using modern concepts. Pros Oracle Database aligns with the topics you learned in your Intro to Databases class. It has tables, columns, keys, indexes, triggers, and all the things you want to avoid in your modern applications. Cons It is big, resource-intensive, expensive, hard to maintain, hard to patch, unreliable, impossible to distribute without an equally cumbersome and expensive add-on, and it keeps your applications mired in the past. Review Source GVB GUMERCINDO VICTOR B. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Strong data base option with a high support price" October 25, 2020 5.0 As a developer I have the experience to consume and create data models, nowadays you can use a vast of options in the market with less complexity and similar performance, still a good option for big companies. Pros One of the most powerful database environments, too many drivers for every programming language, you can access to an open version easily. Cons Poor support for the open version, hard to maintain for small companies, the learning curve could be high and complicate to read every detail about custom installations. Review Source DB Daniele B. Dirigente Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Sicurezza ai massimi livelli" April 20, 2023 5.0 Altissimo il grado di sicurezza e svariate funzioni integrate a corredare un software degno di nota per la sua stabilità Pros Software rivolto a chi fa della sicurezza dei dati un elemento chiave e prioritario. Ottima la portabilità Cons Non ci sono particolari aspetti controproducenti Review Source RO Rachel O. Data Scientist Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A reliable tool to store and access data" February 25, 2021 5.0 Oracle is a powerful tool which allows me to organize my data and run daily and weekly procedures in an efficient and trustworthy manner. The integration with external visualization tools such as Spotfire is a crucial component as well. I would highly recommend this product. Pros Oracle provides an easy and powerful way to interact with data. Capabilities such as data dictionaries and indexes make it easy to optimize the performance of existing procedures, and the organization of schemas make finding and editing current stored tables and scripts intuitive. I transitioned to using Oracle from MySQL and it has been an easy transition. It also integrates seamlessly with Spotfire to enable dynamic visualizations and enables insight into business decisions. Cons The permissions granted to different departments and the access for different schemas can be confusing to navigate. I know that these permissions are enabled as a safety feature, but it is still frustrating to move through the ranks in order to enable certain accesses. The software also crashes occasionally, which was frustrating. If you are working on an already overtaxed system, be aware and save your work often in case of an unexpected closeout. Review Source YK Yoshiomi K. Member Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Large amounts of data can be managed efficiently." August 16, 2022 4.0 Pros It performed well and managed large amounts of data efficiently. Cons The update process is very complicated. It was necessary to review the procedure well in advance. Just running the installer is not enough to update. Alternatives considered [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/) Reason for choosing Oracle Database Because there were many Oracle engineers Review Source Manik S. Senior Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simply the best" August 23, 2018 5.0 Personally i use oracle database in our work environment with many applications. It stores and maintains huge database of any organization. Pros It provides us the transaction/data integrity and read consistency that lower down chances of data corruption. Most of real life business scenarios are taken care by it easily. It works with variety of applications and easily integrated. Cons Its deployement and maintenance requires expert level skills. Its license is very expensive. Difficult to diagnose performance issues over here. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer COO & EA Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best commercial database in market" September 25, 2018 5.0 In general, my experience was really great its a very mature product and with many options for growing. Pros There's a database version and feature for every need. For instance, my company started using Oracle Database Express Edition, right now we are using Oracle Database EE with RAC feature. The announced autonomous feature looks fantastic. Cons I had to think a lot to find something to like least and I have to say that I would like to have a standard feature for database performance without using Cloud Control. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Exp. Senior Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It's the default JDE DB" May 2, 2019 4.0 Been working as a JDE consultant for almost 5 years. As a DSI Infrastructure consultant, I have to integrate OracleDBs to MEP system DB and also when integrating MEP with JDE. Pros Oracle SQL syntax is my preferred one. Performance on relational DBs is good. No need to create a separate DB, you can use tablespaces. SQL Developer as OracleDB client is great. TNS names integration for third-party software is awesome. Cons Performance for simple solutions could be improved, but of couse it is not what this type of DBs is designed for. Review Source GC Goran C. Solution Architect Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great RDMS but expensive" March 4, 2022 5.0 Pros I am used to PL/SQL syntax so I prefer it to other SQL dialects. The fact that Oracle drivers and tools are stable and widely used. That the free version of Oracle client SQL Developer is good enought for most use cases. Cons It is more expensive as alternative products. It doesn't come with IDE out of the box. Review Source Martin E. Responsable de proyectos .net Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "much less than I projected" July 29, 2019 4.0 Pros It is a powerful database engine, which is designed for large volumes of data. It has the classic functionalities of every top database engine. Cons It has a very high cost. It is not intended for small projects. incredibly it has a concept of sequences and has no autoincremental fields. It is really unusual to allow a bad programmer to use a sequence for several tables. beyond that that would be a bad development practice the biggest mistake is that the tool invites you to commit it Review Source Javed D. Assistant Engineer Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Optimum solution for business planning and data management " December 22, 2020 5.0 Inventory management have been dealt with oracle multi feature. Specially its cloud computing services are very appropriate Pros For inventory management Oracle is the best option available. It has been deployed in procurement, store and other operational departments. Cons It's data coding becomes sometimes a bit tricky. Review Source Mehmet Y. Network Specialist Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Magnificient Database Solution" June 13, 2019 5.0 Pros We have been using Oracle Databases more than 10 years in our critical databases. We are using 10, 11 and 12c versions on different projects. If you give Oracle Database lots of physical memory and fast SAN storage, you can get unbelievable performance results compared with other free db solutions. It is easy to manage with EM Console, too. Customer service and metalink support are also magnificent. Cons Only negative side is the price policy. It's an expensive solution. Review Source Fernando R. COO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "RDBMS consolidado pero demasiado complejo" May 3, 2022 4.0 Oracle Database es un excelente gestor de base de datos con un rendimiento y fiablidad muy buenos. No obstante, encontramos otros productos que al menos para entornos de carga medios o medios altos son mucho más fáciles de configurar y más baratos (PostgreSQL y MySQL), siendo PostgreSQL actualmente nuestra opción. Mucho más barato, más sencillo de configurar y para lo que necesitamos tan potente o más que Oracle Pros Fiablilidad, potencia, rapidez. Producto muy estable Cons Complejidad de configuración y mantenimiento. Política de licenciamiento muy complicada Review Source Edwin Y. Presales Partner Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Buggy at times, but works well when no issues." March 9, 2020 3.0 Pros Oracle Databases for my work are extremely simplistic when it works properly. No extra bells & whistles, just simplistic database productivity for what I need it for. Cons I've experienced so many issues with buggy/laggy data-entry fields within the Oracle Database. It often glitches and breaks completely if you don't enter values and click a certain part of your screen before moving on to the next field. Often, this has resulted in frustration and lost time. Review Source Joel B. Administrative Secretary Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Honest review on Oracle Database" March 16, 2023 4.0 The database contains robust security mechanisms to guarantee data privacy which is important to us. Pros Oracle database is scalable so it can manage growing volumes of data. Cons The Oracle database may be resource-intensive, necessitating strong hardware, a lot of memory, and processing power. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer HR Generalist Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Effective, but not easy" February 6, 2018 4.0 Organization and easy access to employee files and administration. Our yearly reviews are also through oracle. Pros This program has lots of different features and ways to organize, and pull specific data. I like that you can customize the reports, and the search features are easy to customize as well. I find that they provide a comprehensive list of all different information available on our employees. Cons The software is not intuitive and takes a lot of training to navigate and understand. Our managers are constantly confused, despite multiple training sessions, and the lack of intuitiveness in the menus can often be frustrating. Review Source Ben W. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Solid DB" July 26, 2019 5.0 Pros Oracle has a lot going for their DB offerings. They have a good GUI that is loaded with all the right functions and features that it needs. It makes things a little easier to find and use than MS SQL Server in my experience. Cons Price, that is the hardest one to get past for most. Oracle isn't free but they offer a lot of support with their software which helps with how much it cost. Their software is also a bit on the slow side but not terribly bad. Review Source Harisha A. FileNet (ECM) Consultant/Project Lead Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly used enterprise-level Database" December 8, 2017 5.0 Implemented IBM ECM solutions like FileNet on Oracle. Used in many custom applications. Used in migrating data from one repository to another. Created many sequences, stored procedures, etc Pros Fully SQL complaint. Provides High availability. Can handle a huge volume of data. Preferred by many customers. Provides good SQL developer tool to create and manage a database. Cons Cost is higher. Installation and creation of schema is bit complicated. Not a good fit for startups. Postgres can be used instead. Review Source Nelly R. Especialista de Proyectos de Desarrollo / Project Specialist Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I'm a Senior Oracle Developer and I use to develop diferent kind of db objects " May 16, 2018 5.0 Pros The most I like about Oracle DB is a stable DB, easy to program objects (packages, procedures, functions, triggers, views) using pl/sql language, easy to create and mantein data base structures (tables, indexs, constraints) and it´s easy to access data using sql sentences (insert, update, delete) Cons The least I like about this is that every time you migrate to a new Oracle DB version you have to modify some DB programs ir order to adjust performance. Review Source AU Arslan U. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Enterprise level RDBMs; perhaps suitable for enterprises only" April 25, 2021 4.0 Oracle is an old elephant that is recommended for large enterprise systems only. So I am satisfied with its performance in larger projects whereas it is not suitable for smaller projects. I use it only when its really needed. For smaller projects i go for MySQL etc. Pros Oracle has the advantages of being a mature and stable RDBMS with a lot of features. Unlike its open-source counterpart MySQL; it has better features for point in time recovery; performance and stability. It makes it suitable for Enterprise level projects where performance is a must alongside stability. Cons It's not easy to set up in a test environment and containers. Cloud-based setups for this are much expensive. Secondly, you need a lot of client software for backups and interaction with DBMS. Secondly, it overindulges when its about resources and starves other processes thus needing expensive servers with more resources. Review Source SV Sebnem V. Senior Security Specialist Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Database “Oracle”" March 17, 2020 5.0 I can say that it is the best database when I compare it with other databases. Pros To increase the performance, Oracle has some features as partitioning and compression. Also it secure the information with encryption technology. Cons Some features have additional license. So if you want to add additional features you pay more. Alternatives considered [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/) Reason for choosing Oracle Database It is the best database according to its features. Switched from [Adabas & Natural](https://www.capterra.com/p/797/Adabas/) Because of the Adabas old technology, we have to move the best one. Review Source TA Tounekti A. developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Why I choose Oracle" September 13, 2023 5.0 Pros I have been using Oracle for almost years now, I really enjoyed the simplicity of use. Cons I noticed that Oracle while using specially data warehouse it needs a respected performance. Review Source Austin M. Software Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Oracle Database, one of your go-to secure database solutions" April 11, 2024 5.0 We had trouble setting up the first Database, but whenever we started, creating tables could not be any better. It takes some time to perfect, but it's worth the time. Pros I think the most fantastic thing about Oracle Database is the capability of solving hard problems with simple solutions. We've faced a lot of troubles and it still gives a fair fight even to AI solutions, and it's awesome. Cons I think for sure the ease of use could be better, but with some addins and tools to support the everyday work, you can make this tool one of your best to deal with your data storing problems. Review Source sP sapnaka P. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A powerful relational database" May 16, 2023 4.0 Pros I have used oracle database mainly because of its scalability and high performance and because of that, it can handle high transactional data. It supports ACID properties and SQL PL/SQL languages to perform operations. It supports data backup, security and data replication. Cons The cost and resource consumption is high. 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