Azure SQL Managed Instance vs. Oracle Autonomous Database

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Azure SQL Managed Instance is a scalable cloud database service that combines SQL Server database engine compatibility with a fully managed and evergreen platform as a service.N/A
Oracle Autonomous Database
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Autonomous Database provides a self-driving, self-securing, self-repairing cloud service that eliminate the overhead and human errors associated with traditional database administration. Oracle Autonomous Database takes care of configuration, tuning, backup, patching, encryption, scaling, and more.N/A
Pricing
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
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Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
Considered Both Products
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Chose Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure to our enviironment where we have everything integrated stacks up far better than MySQL where we would have to reinvent and use everything to fit a MySQL environment including the data and the commands within that data. Furthermore, doesn't work really well on SQL …
Oracle Autonomous Database
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Amazon did take the lead on this with multiple flavours of DB, but Oracle Engineering is unbeatable.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Tight Coupling with ERP, Easier administration. Availability of performance metrics.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Better management and security have helped decision-making easier.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Oracle DB is levels of magnitude more rich in its functionality, it is much stronger in security, DR, HA, etc. However, the main drawback is its cost compared to MySql.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Because I had a background with Oracle Database, and comparatively the autonomous database is very easy to scale up and to obtain performance information.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Hands down it's the best. It's secure and extremely fast. It also doesn't need a lot of babysitting. It's running itself. It does its job as advertised. This is why I feel everyone should if they haven't already taken a hard look OAD. I feel it's the future of technology at its …
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
I found Oracle Autonomous Database very secure to store data and private information.I always feel secure with Oracle Autonomous Databases disaster recovery features.It is very effective to build applications for mobile and desktop devices lesser code using a low code …
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
I just find it more complicated than Aws
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Oracle Autonomous Database has the warehouse extension, whose performance has no question, and it increases the relevancy of the company's operations and fosters performance. Further, Oracle Autonomous Database generates high-performance options, which navigates all the …
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Oracle Autonomous Database is the right choice for multiple functionalities, for instance, the warehousing of databases, and transactional analytics. Besides, Oracle Autonomous Database generates a platform that makes the process of application development efficient and …
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Security, easy to install, [and] disaster recovery [are why we went with Oracle Autonomous Database].
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
I selected Oracle Autonomous Database because of the scalability, and it's a perfect and stable database that supports multiple features at once.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Before deploying Oracle Autonomous Database, we were doing manual work on our databases.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
We had already experienced people in the team on Oracle as Oracle Database was already being used in the organization. Also, when we compared all other possibilities, it came out as a less costly solution.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Actually, we used both Oracle Autonomous Database for our Oracle-related environments and Azure SQL and Azure VMs hosting SQL Server for our SQL Server-related environments. We have different products, some of them are platform independent (can be deployed on Oracle, SQL …
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
DB2 is a very old kind of database. SQL Server is not secured like Oracle, and I personally do not recommend it.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Oracle Autonomous Database is easy to deploy and use. Provides various supports with security. So it is much better in terms of complexity and performance to manage our application in real time. Cost is also less as compare to other databases. Easy development and deployment is …
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Oracle Java SE Subscription
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
Latest DB with automated features like self-driving cars.
Chose Oracle Autonomous Database
AWS and Digital Ocean are two of the major other systems we have and are still using. But we do use Oracle's systems far more than we use Digital Ocean and AWS. We selected Oracle Autonomous Database mainly because of the new cloud 2.0 benefits. They have convinced us to begin …
Features
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Azure SQL Managed Instance
8.4
Ratings
5% above category average
Oracle Autonomous Database
-
Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Database Development
Comparison of Database Development features of Product A and Product B
Azure SQL Managed Instance
-
Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
7.2
Ratings
17% below category average
Version control tools00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Test data generation00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Performance optimization tools00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Schema maintenance00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Database change management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Database Administration
Comparison of Database Administration features of Product A and Product B
Azure SQL Managed Instance
-
Ratings
Oracle Autonomous Database
8.3
Ratings
1% below category average
User management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Database security00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Database status reporting00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Change management00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
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8.6
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.0
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Usability
-
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8.0
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User Testimonials
Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
Likelihood to Recommend
Runs the supply chain workload well. Able to provide proper alerts when the cpu is not enough to run the workload. Is able to run the update stats automatically as the data changes. Scales very well for most oltp apps. Has good dashboards to show what is going on the database.
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Scenarios where this is best suited are like where there are not large set of data which has to be analyzed and extracted.It helps in the efficiency of data .It is also well suited for medium size companies where you have to create a common data for everyone. As for large set of data, there can be network latency issues and thus there are some limitations of this software.
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Pros
  • executes the queries efficiently
  • has tools/dashboards to show where the query problems lie
  • alerting for problems
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  • Robust - this product doesn't have a lot of downtime. It's less prone to errors than some other tools I've worked with.
  • Scalable - we can keep adding more things to it. We haven't hit any roadblocks when we've tried to do more with our database.
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Cons
  • hard to use without Microsoft knowledge
  • Intimidating CLI
  • Commands are not intuitive
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  • There is no access to the physical host of the DB. This is expected from a managed DB. Everything must be done through the console or via API calls. This is a new learning curve for the DBAs.
  • Due to the lack of physical host access, certain features are not supported, such as Transportable tablespaces and Oracle LogMiner.
  • Certain special data types, (such as XMLType) are not allowed; be sure the app vendor certifies their product on this platform.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Autonomous is the way of the future and this is one system which is crucial to any system and is also autonomous. It is self-tuning and self-maintaining which are major advantages.
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Usability
it runs the workload very well without causing any issues to the business. there are many applications running on Azure SQL Managed Instances in my organization. Most users are happy with its performance. Is able to provide good dashboard for the visibility of the workload. Can add cpu without a downtime to deal with high workload.
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The product is continuously evolving and new features are added frequently. Management options through the OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) console and through the command line and API are being enhanced frequently.
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Alternatives Considered
Azure to our enviironment where we have everything integrated stacks up far better than MySQL where we would have to reinvent and use everything to fit a MySQL environment including the data and the commands within that data. Furthermore, doesn't work really well on SQL Management Studio which makes it completely useless for what we are trying to do.
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Hands down it's the best. It's secure and extremely fast. It also doesn't need a lot of babysitting. It's running itself. It does its job as advertised. This is why I feel everyone should if they haven't already taken a hard look OAD. I feel it's the future of technology at its best. Everyone should be taking notice of how far technology has come and where it's going.
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Return on Investment
  • Decision Driven decisions have been quicker
  • Negatively cumbersome at start when training
  • Positive use of PaaS services instead of devoting VMs
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  • Oracle Autonomous Database has a wide range of warehouses, which is competent and of high performance.
  • The transactional processing power that Oracle Autonomous Database outlines are completely important and digital.
  • The efficiency of Oracle Autonomous Database data encryption fosters security measures, a form that demands more threat detectors.
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ScreenShots

Oracle Autonomous Database Screenshots

Screenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database is supported on Shared or Dedicated Exadata InfrastructureScreenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database supports workload-optimized cloud services for Data Warehouse, Transaction Processing,  JSON centric applicationsScreenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database supports  both License Included and Bring Your Own Licensing (BYOL) with  Yearly and Pay As You Go subscription pricingScreenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database provides built-in development  tools such as SQL Developer web, Performance Hub, APIs for data managementScreenshot of Oracle Autonomous Database provides native shell for API driven development