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Azure SQL Managed Instance vs. Oracle Autonomous Database

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure SQL Managed Instance

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAzure 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

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AOracle 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
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    Features
    Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Azure SQL Managed Instance and Oracle Autonomous Database
    Feature
    Azure SQL Managed Instance
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Oracle Autonomous Database
    -
    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of Azure SQL Managed Instance and Oracle Autonomous Database
    Feature
    Azure SQL Managed Instance
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Autonomous Database
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Version control tools00 Ratings6.213 Ratings
    Test data generation00 Ratings5.714 Ratings
    Performance optimization tools00 Ratings8.224 Ratings
    Schema maintenance00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Database change management00 Ratings7.015 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of Azure SQL Managed Instance and Oracle Autonomous Database
    Feature
    Azure SQL Managed Instance
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Autonomous Database
    8.3
    25 Ratings
    1% below category average
    User management00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Database security00 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Database status reporting00 Ratings9.025 Ratings
    Change management00 Ratings6.216 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure SQL Managed InstanceOracle Autonomous Database
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Data management scenarios where there is a strong need to provide dynamic context for web based applications. Also can work as an infrastructure piece for ticketing systems without relying on another set of database software. The ease of importing data from Microsoft Excel &/or .csv files makes this really easy to use when importing data into the managed instance.
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    Oracle
    Pro - Stability. Does everything anyone could need. If it's not there it will be on the next update. There is plenty of support for it. It's been around for a long time and it's reliable. The support is well documented and has a great reputation. Cons - Errors have been found in the documentation provided by Oracle with guidelines, etc. Oracles salespeople have a reputation of being obnoxious and condescending.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • executes the queries efficiently
    • has tools/dashboards to show where the query problems lie
    • alerting for problems
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    Oracle
    • 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
    Microsoft
    • hard to use without Microsoft knowledge
    • Intimidating CLI
    • Commands are not intuitive
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    Oracle
    • 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
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    Because it does exactly what we need: it enables us to manage our development and testing database environments in a quick and simple way without requiring support from a database administrators team.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    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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    Oracle
    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
    Microsoft
    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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    Oracle
    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 development framework namely Oracle Application Express (ApEx).
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • it had a positive impact to my business and allowed me to be able to move my workload from on-premise to cloud.
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    Oracle
    • 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