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# Database as a Service (DBaaS) vs Oracle Database Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**[

4.5/5(45)

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**Oracle Database** [

4.3/5(1,023)

](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**
No pricing available

**Oracle Database**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**
4 monthsFaster

Based on 6 responses

**Oracle Database**
5 months

Based on 22 responses

Return on Investment

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**
18 months6 months sooner

Based on 6 responses

**Oracle Database**
24 months

Based on 16 responses

Perceived Cost

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**
$$$$$

**Oracle Database**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**
Not enough reviews yet

**Oracle Database**
20%

Pros & Cons

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**
[
Ease of Use (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/database-as-a-service-dbaas/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1438930&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Azure Services (2)
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Expensive (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/database-as-a-service-dbaas/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2281931&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Cost Issues (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/database-as-a-service-dbaas/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2281748&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Oracle Database**
[
Performance (15)
](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1295282&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Security (14)
](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1295316&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (18)
](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1296598&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (11)
](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1295830&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**
Not enough data

**Oracle Database**
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Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**

9.0

9.044

**Oracle Database**

9.0

9.0735

Ease of Use

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**

8.8

8.844

**Oracle Database**

8.3

8.3742

Ease of Setup

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**

8.8

8.823

**Oracle Database**

7.7

7.7397

Ease of Admin

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**

8.5

8.518

**Oracle Database**

7.8

7.8334

Quality of Support

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**

8.7

8.743

**Oracle Database**

8.3

8.3704

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**

8.5

8.518

**Oracle Database**

8.1

8.1336

Product Direction (% positive)

**Database as a Service (DBaaS)**

9.7

9.744

**Oracle Database**

8.2

8.2702

Features

Database as a Service (DBaaS)[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.1

25

8.7

97

Configuration

Application Performance

9.2(won by 0.4)

21

8.8

92

Orchestration

9.0(won by 0.7)

19

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

87

Database Monitoring

9.0(won by 0.4)

21

8.6

90

Anomaly Detection

8.6(won by 0.2)

17

8.4

84

Network Security

9.1(won by 0.2)

18

8.9

89

Database Administration

Provisioning

9.1(won by 0.6)

21

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.5

85

Governance

8.7

18

8.8(won by 0.1)

83

Auditing

8.9(tied score)

19

8.9(tied score)

86

Availability

Scalability

9.4(won by 0.5)

21

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.9

87

Backup

9.1(won by 0.1)

21

9.0

90

Archiving

9.1(won by 0.3)

18

8.8

83

Indexing

9.2(won by 0.5)

18

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.7

84

Security

Data Masking

9.4(won by 0.6)

11

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.8

86

Authentication And Single Sign-On

9.3(won by 0.7)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.6

83

Data Anonymization

8.9(won by 0.2)

11

8.7

80

Data Management

Data Replication

9.1(won by 0.2)

11

8.9

81

Advanced Data Analytics

8.8(won by 0.1)

12

8.7

80

Database Management Systems (DBMS)[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.0

9

Not enough data

Management

Data dictionary

8.3(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Data Replication

7.3(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Query Language

8.3(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Data Modeling

7.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Performance Analysis

8.1(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance

Data Migration

8.3(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

7.7(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Multi-User Environment

8.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Conversion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Encryption

7.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

User Access Control

7.4(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Relational Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Full Text Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Virtualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Programming Languages Supported

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

NOSQL Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Relational Databases[Hide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

589

Management 

Data Schema

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

146

Query Language

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

149

ACID - Complaint

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

131

Data Replication

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

141

Support 

Text Search

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

142

Data Types

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

145

Languages

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

142

Operating Systems

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

141

Security

Database Locking

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

142

Access Control

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

149

Encryption

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

138

Authentication

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

145

Performance 

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

147

Data Concurrency

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

140

Workload Management

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

143

Advanced Indexing

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

142

Query Optimizer

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

147

Database Features

Storage

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

503

Availability

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

507

Stability

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

516

Scalability

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

506

Security

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

505

Data Manipulation

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

495

Query Language

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

499

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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Database as a Service (DBaaS)

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

40.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

31.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

27.3%

[![Oracle Database](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_82f55e945509bff7b8009e8024cfe73c/oracle-database.jpg "Oracle Database")](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews)

Oracle Database

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

12.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

27.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

60.2%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

40.9%

12.4%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

31.8%

27.4%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

27.3%

60.2%

Reviewers' Industry

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Database as a Service (DBaaS)

Information Technology and Services

22.7%

Computer Software

18.2%

Computer & Network Security

6.8%

Education Management

6.8%

Consulting

4.5%

Other

40.9%

[![Oracle Database](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_82f55e945509bff7b8009e8024cfe73c/oracle-database.jpg "Oracle Database")](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews)
Oracle Database

Information Technology and Services

20.3%

Computer Software

11.4%

Financial Services

5.6%

Banking

5.0%

Hospital & Health Care

4.4%

Other

53.3%

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