Azure SQL Managed Instance vs. Oracle Autonomous Database
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![]() Azure SQL Managed Instance | Score9 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 | Score9.1 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 |
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No answers on this topic | 98% Would buy again 47 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 95% Delivers good value for the price 39 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 98% Happy with the feature set 47 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 97% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 34 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 93% Implementation went as expected 41 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | IBM Cloud Foundry Score6 out of 10 | DBeaver Score9.2 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | IBM Cloud Private Score9.6 out of 10 | DBeaver Score9.2 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | AWS Elastic Beanstalk Score7.3 out of 10 | DBeaver Score9.2 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 6.0 | 8.6 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 9.0 |
| Usability | - | 8.0 |
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