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We performed a comparison between Oracle Enterprise Manager and Toad for Oracle based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Oracle Enterprise Manager vs. Toad for Oracle Report (Updated: May 2024).
772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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"The most valuable features of Oracle Enterprise Manager are the data guide and online monitoring.""The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a very user-friendly tool.""We use it extensively for performance tuning testing, monitoring, and configuration.""Oracle Enterprise Manager triggers critical alerts.""It is a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for managing database consolidation, something that has been missing and difficult to do.""I have found the singular GUI feature very helpful. Fewer DBA resources can be allocated with Toad licenses.""Oracle Enterprise Manager helps to control servers.""It's user friendly."

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"It is very easy to manage all of the objects.""The best product for working with Oracle databases for support, checking and loading data.""Oracle has advanced query optimization and tuning features that help improve the performance of SQL queries.""I like that it's very flexible and helpful in query accuracy, analysis, and data visualization. I also like the move facilities available in Toad for Oracle. Overall, I think it's a fantastic product for analyzing SQL queries and managing all kinds of queries.""The product's most valuable features are UI and monitoring.""I find Toad easy to use and I love the Workspace feature, which allows me to set up projects so that I can open SQL files applicable to what I am working on at any particular time.""I haven't seen any issues with scalability. We have about 1000 people on our IT team who use the solution.""A quite simple feature that I have not encountered elsewhere is the "Make Code" feature. I can easily export a complex SQL statement to a programming language. This is a great timesaver as I do not have to type in all of the escape/concatenation characters just to create a SQL statement in C# or C++."

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Cons
"The tool is expensive.""The solution has a very large resource system. It's too big. There are too many items.""The product must improve its support team.""Reporting and statistical charting is largely still left up the end-user to develop custom solutions.""Technical support could be faster.""I feel more dashboards can be added, especially those useful to higher levels of IT management.""I would like to improve the cost.""I rate Oracle Enterprise Manager six out of 10 for affordability. It's expensive."

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"I would like to see an improvement in the performance because opening the browser and the editor should be faster.""The way the dialog boxes appear can be improved.""Once in a while, I may encounter a memory exception and have to abort the application. On a few occasions, the file that stores the saved connections for the New Connection window will become corrupt and I will lose all of my saved connections. I am not sure if that is a Windows or TOAD issue, but it has happened to all of my developers at some point or another.""There could be a tool for automated SQL query functioning.""Query optimization is still very resource-intensive.""Toad for Oracle does not have a particular resolution within the application.""An area where the solution could use some improvement is in terms of user-friendliness. During the initial setup phase, the solution was not very intuitive when attempting to establish connections.""In future releases, the product can be more intuitive. It has to be lighter than what it is because sometimes it is not responding quickly. If I do some features at the same time, it's not supporting. I have to wait sometimes to get the action. It's dependent on the resources of the workstation, but it has to be improved in this area. The faster processing is needed."

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  • "It is part of Real Application Testing, so no new investment is necessary for clients who already are already using RAT."
  • "As with all Oracle products, care should be taken when using any features to ensure that they do not activate licensed features that have not been paid for."
  • "The basic functions are free. You only pay license fees for advanced features."
  • "The pricing is very high."
  • "We are satisfied with the pricing."
  • "There is only the standard licensing fee. There are no other costs."
  • "Evaluate your requirements carefully. Elaborate DR and HA setup of OEM can become expensive."
  • "Be careful to only enable the packs for which you have a license as this is an issue we see time and again."
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  • "There are paid and free-for-use versions of the product."
  • "The professional edition is about $1,000 AUD ($700 USD) and the developer version is about twice that much."
  • "In my opinion, this solution is a little expensive, but I understand that good programs cost more money."
  • "My advice is to try to use the three-year maintenance agreement if possible."
  • "Toad for Oracle has a relatively high cost compared to other similar tools."
  • "The product's pricing is just right because if it were slightly higher, it would not have been as widely adopted as it currently is in our organization."
  • "I would rate it six, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
  • "The pricing is okay, it's reasonable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:What I like most about Oracle Enterprise Manager are its features, particularly the active session history. It provides insights into SQL, and I use it regularly to identify potential issues.
    Top Answer:As far as I know, you do not pay for Oracle Enterprise Manager separately. You can use Enterprise Manager for free if you already have an Oracle license for your database.
    Top Answer:Improving the integration speed would be beneficial, as the current Java-based system can sometimes result in slow responses. Enhancing performance overall would also be valuable.
    Top Answer:The product's most valuable features are UI and monitoring.
    Top Answer:The pricing is okay, it's reasonable. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive. It's a little bit on the pricey side.
    Top Answer:There could be a tool for automated SQL query functioning.
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    Overview

    Oracle Enterprise Manager is an on-premises management platform that provides a comprehensive integrated solution for managing and automating your various Oracle products, including applications, databases, middleware, hardware, and engineered systems located either in your Oracle data center or in the cloud.

    With the Oracle Enterprise Manager's console, you can administer multiple databases and servers, distribute software to multiple servers and clients, monitor objects and events throughout the network, and integrate with other tools.

    Key Oracle Enterprise Manager Features and Products

    • Hardware and virtualization management: Manage all Oracle environments from one central console. Oracle Enterprise Manager provides management and automation for Oracle engineered systems, databases, middleware, and hardware.

    • Database management: Oracle’s Database management provides a full lifecycle solution for updates and configuration management, patching, provisioning, testing, performance management and automatic tuning.

    • Application performance management (APM): User and database monitoring with diagnostics and performance analysis that provide rich reporting on real user activities.

    • Enterprise monitoring: Built-in monitoring of all components of the IT infrastructure enables rapid problem diagnosis. Both Oracle and non-Oracle components are constantly monitored.

    • Oracle real user experience insight: Insights on real user experiences and preferences enable businesses and IT stakeholders to develop a shared understanding into their application users’ experience.

    • Non-Oracle management: Oracle Enterprise Manager manages non-Oracle components with a comprehensive set of plugins. The self-update mechanism allows customers to download, import, and deploy extensions built by Oracle, Oracle partners, and Oracle customers. These extensions enjoy the same level of stability as Oracle's own products.

    • Installation and upgrade: The upgrade process provides efficient, reliable, secure data migration with minimal downtime of your environment.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Oracle Enterprise Manager stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its central management and monitoring and its reporting capabilities

    Robin C., head of Oracle Exadata Centre of Excellence at Tata Consultancy Services, writes, "The database performance monitoring features are very useful and allow us to quickly zero in on DB-related issues. Exadata storage server and Infiniband switches can be viewed from the GUI in OEM which cannot be done in other tools. The ability to deploy metric extensions makes this tool extensible for our custom monitoring also."

    PeerSpot users note the effectiveness of these features. A database manager at a tech services company notes, “The solution's most valuable aspect is the fact that it is embedded with the Oracle database and Oracle's engineering system, its extra data, and analytics.  They have plug-ins that are very helpful. Due to the infrastructure's size, the introduction they offer is very, very useful. It helps with an overall understanding of the product. They have a very nice graphical user interface. The monitoring is good. We can capture the SQL tune from us. With Oracle Enterprise Managers, we can see the rich performance tuning.”

    With Toad for Oracle, you'll reduce costs and risks by easily ensuring the health and performance of your Oracle Cloud Platform and on-premises databases. ... On the operations side, you can automate administration tasks and proactively manage your databases while embracing performance optimization and risk mitigation.

    Sample Customers
    7-Eleven, Halliburton, Cisco, Garmin, Nationwide, Korea Telecom, Allied Irish Bank
    intel, ebay, uber, mars, microsoft
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    Financial Services Firm23%
    Energy/Utilities Company14%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Computer Software Company9%
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    Educational Organization68%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Computer Software Company4%
    Government4%
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    Financial Services Firm30%
    Transportation Company20%
    Government20%
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    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government9%
    University7%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise71%
    Large Enterprise24%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise73%
    Buyer's Guide
    Oracle Enterprise Manager vs. Toad for Oracle
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    Oracle Enterprise Manager is ranked 1st in Database Development and Management with 123 reviews while Toad for Oracle is ranked 2nd in Database Development and Management with 15 reviews. Oracle Enterprise Manager is rated 8.4, while Toad for Oracle is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Oracle Enterprise Manager writes "Provides good stability and has an easy implementation process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Toad for Oracle writes "Advanced query optimization and tuning features ". Oracle Enterprise Manager is most compared with Zabbix, Quest Spotlight, Dynatrace, AppDynamics and Nagios XI, whereas Toad for Oracle is most compared with Toad Edge, Aqua Data Studio, DbVisualizer, Redgate SQL Toolbelt and Toad Data Modeler. See our Oracle Enterprise Manager vs. Toad for Oracle report.

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