Compare Oracle Database vs. SAP IQ
Oracle Database is ranked 2nd in Relational Databases with 17 reviews while SAP IQ is ranked 11th in Relational Databases with 1 review. Oracle Database is rated 8.0, while SAP IQ is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Oracle Database writes "Enables us to combine all the sophisticated architectures in the market". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP IQ writes "An excellent column-based, enterprise relational database solution with good speed and compression". Oracle Database is most compared with IBM Db2, SQL Server and Tibero, whereas SAP IQ is most compared with Apache Hadoop, SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise and SAP HANA.
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The most valuable features of this solution are the cost optimizer and partition exchanges. Oracle Database is fast and easy to use. Oracle enables us to handle more than a million daily transactions. This solution has the best performance, bar none. The feature I find most valuable about this solution is the reliability. It has automatic memory management capability and large file capability. The features that we find most valuable are Data Pump, GoldenGate, and the RMAN (Recovery Manager). We use the relational databases for government contracts. | Unbeatable speed and compression with a colummn-structured relational database. |
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The cost of this solution needs to be improved. Cheap and easy solutions for startups need to be made available. The price tag is very high and most cannot afford it. The documentation needs improvement because as it is now, providing support is a headache. The product is very expensive. The Oracle Database could improve on integration with other infrastructure systems like Active Directory. This product would be improved with Support Services for more production access. It is expensive. | The organization who owns the product does not support it well and appears not to be doing significant development for the future. |
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It is an excellent product, as long as the organization can afford the price tag. The price is very expensive for the support. The main issue where I feel that Oracle still has a problem is with the licensing. Licensing is still expensive and the reason why today most startups use other, cheaper databases. Those other databases are much less sophisticated than Oracle. The license cost need to be optimized. The licensing cost is very high compared to other RDBMS. | The only costs after standard licensing fees are for add-ons and upgrades. |
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Views 18,057 Comparisons 14,243 Reviews 18 Average Words per Review 283 Avg. Rating 8.1 | Views 3,777 Comparisons 2,679 Reviews 1 Average Words per Review 1,235 Avg. Rating 8.0 |
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| Oracle 12c, RDBMS | Sybase IQ |
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Oracle Database 12c introduces a new multitenant architecture that makes it easy to consolidate many databases quickly and manage them as a cloud service. Oracle Database 12c also includes in-memory data processing capabilities for breakthrough analytical performance. Additional database innovations deliver new levels of efficiency, performance, security, and availability. Oracle Database 12c comes in two editions to fit your business needs and budget: Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2. For more information on Oracle RDBMS, visit Oracle.com | SAP® IQ software delivers speed and power for extreme-scale enterprise data warehousing and analytics. Its column-oriented, grid-based massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture and patented data compression and indexing technologies enable companies to exploit the value of huge amounts of data at the speed of business. |
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| Agncia Nacional de guas, Anbima, Aria Systems, Asiana Airlines, Astelit LLC, Australian Finance Group, Banco Occidental de Descuento, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, BT, Caja de Seguros S.A., Casas GEO S.A.B. de C.V., Comic Relief UK, Corsair Components Inc., CSAM Health AS, CSOB Group, Datacraft Solutions, DenizBank A.S., Department of Treasury and Finance WA, Office of State Revenue, Deutsche B_rse AG, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Deutsche Messe AG, Digicel Haiti, DPR COSEA, Essar Group, Essatto Software Pty Ltd, Farmšcia e Drogaria Nissei Ltda., Fomento Econ‹mico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA), FundaÊo Petrobras de Seguridade Social, Future Group, GFKL Financial Services AG, Grupo Posadas S.A.B. de C.V., Grupo Sinosserra, Guerra S.A. Implementos Rodovišrios, Hanatour International Service, Hays plc, Henan Mobile Co. Ltd, Hochschule Hof, Hong Kong and China Technology (Wuhan) Co. Ltd (Towngas Technology), Industries Corpa_al C.A., Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica, Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial, Kcell, LinkShare Corporation, MercadoLibre Inc., MetLife Inc., Nextgen Distribution, €BB-IKT GmbH, Octagon Research Solutions, Pacific Lutheran University, Paragon Data GmbH, Ping ltd., PJSC Trustbank, Prodaub _ Processamento de Dados de Uberl_ndia, Purdue University, Redknee Inc., Robi Axiata Limited, Shanghai Infoservice Technology Co. Ltd, Shanghai Sihua Technologies Co. Ltd, Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de M_xico, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Suddenlink Communications, Suprajit Engineering Limited, Tallink Grupp, Terminales Ro de la Plata S.A., Therap Services LLC, Think Passenger Inc., Trafigura, Transmed S.A.L Lebanon, ValeShop, VelQuest Corporation, Vodafone Group plc, West Virginia Network, WIND Hellas Telecommunications S.A | ASR Group, Citrix, State of Indiana, PocketCard Co. Ltd. |
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Financial Services Firm14% Software R&D Company11% Government11% Comms Service Provider8% Software R&D Company36% Comms Service Provider12% Financial Services Firm8% Manufacturing Company7% | Financial Services Firm67% Marketing Services Firm11% Insurance Company11% Healthcare Company11% Software R&D Company18% Financial Services Firm16% Comms Service Provider16% Energy/Utilities Company10% |
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