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Oracle Database pricing
No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for Oracle Database. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the databases tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, Oracle Database pricing is free, then $47500/processor. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $47500/processor
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- -
- Free tier
- Yes
What is on record
The Oracle Database catalogue entry carries a starting price of $47500/processor, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the Oracle Database review carries the full feature record.
What the product covers
The full Oracle Database feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- PL/SQL
- Real Application Clusters
- Data Guard
- Advanced Compression
- Partitioning
- In-memory Database
- Multitenant Architecture
Integrations
- Oracle Cloud
- SQL Developer
- Enterprise Manager
- GoldenGate
- APEX
Platform
- Linux support
- Windows support
- Solaris support
- Aix support
People bring Oracle Database in for transaction processing, data storage, application backend, reporting, data analytics. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Oracle Database are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Databases
Across the 3 databases tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $234/month. Oracle Database starts at $47500/processor, which puts it above the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Database (this page) | Free, then $47500/processor | - | - | |
| Canary Labs | $3000/year | Per tag band per year | - | vs Oracle Database |
| Presto | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Oracle Database |
| Privacera | On request | quote | - | vs Oracle Database |
| Dremio | Free, then $0.2/hour | Per Dremio Compute Unit consumed | - | vs Oracle Database |
| Solace PubSub+ | Free | quote | - | vs Oracle Database |
| StarRocks | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Oracle Database |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Oracle Database badges page.
Before you pay for Oracle Database
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Oracle Database runs on on-premises, oracle cloud, linux, windows, unix, and is published by Oracle Corporation of Austin, Texas. The full record is on the Oracle Database review, and the rest of the category is under best databases tools.
Oracle Database pricing questions
- How much does Oracle Database cost?
- Oracle Database starts at $47500/processor. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.
- Does Oracle Database have a free plan?
- Yes, Oracle Database is recorded as free, so it can be used without paying.
- Is Oracle Database expensive for a databases tool?
- It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 3 databases tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $234/month; Oracle Database starts at $47500/processor.
- Which databases tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 databases tools listed alongside Oracle Database have a free tier: Presto, Dremio, Solace PubSub+, StarRocks, EMQX.
- What am I actually paying for with Oracle Database?
- The record lists 16 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for transaction processing, data storage, application backend.
- Does Oracle Database charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Oracle Database prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Oracle Database against before paying?
- The closest databases tools in this directory are Canary Labs, Presto, Privacera, Dremio. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Oracle Database covering price, platforms and features.