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# Microsoft SQL Server vs Oracle Advanced Security Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Microsoft SQL Server** [

4.4/5(2,289)

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**Oracle Advanced Security** [

4/5(20)

](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-advanced-security/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Microsoft SQL Server**
No pricing available

**Oracle Advanced Security**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Microsoft SQL Server**
3 months

Based on 39 responses

**Oracle Advanced Security**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Microsoft SQL Server**
17 months

Based on 30 responses

**Oracle Advanced Security**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Microsoft SQL Server**
$$$$$

**Oracle Advanced Security**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**Microsoft SQL Server**
14%

**Oracle Advanced Security**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Microsoft SQL Server**
[
Ease of Use (32)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1422587&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Database Management (29)
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Expensive (21)
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High Licensing Cost (12)
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**Oracle Advanced Security**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Microsoft SQL Server**
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**Oracle Advanced Security**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**Microsoft SQL Server**
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**Oracle Advanced Security**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Microsoft SQL Server**

9.0

9.01,877

**Oracle Advanced Security**

8.2

8.213

Ease of Use

**Microsoft SQL Server**

8.6

8.61,895

**Oracle Advanced Security**

7.2

7.213

Ease of Setup

**Microsoft SQL Server**

8.2

8.21,018

**Oracle Advanced Security**

7.3

7.38

Ease of Admin

**Microsoft SQL Server**

8.3

8.3955

**Oracle Advanced Security**

7.1

7.18

Quality of Support

**Microsoft SQL Server**

8.3

8.31,669

**Oracle Advanced Security**

8.2

8.212

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Microsoft SQL Server**

8.4

8.4904

**Oracle Advanced Security**

7.9

7.97

Product Direction (% positive)

**Microsoft SQL Server**

8.4

8.41,846

**Oracle Advanced Security**

7.7

7.710

Features

Database Security[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.5

7

Administration

Supported Databases

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

6

Data Management

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

7

Logging and Reporting

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

5

API / integrations

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Governance

Compliance

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Access Management

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Multi-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Protection

Database Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Firewall

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Data Masking

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Audits

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Database Management Systems (DBMS)[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

180

Not enough data

Management

Data dictionary

8.9(won by default)

156

Not enough data

Data Replication

8.8(won by default)

154

Not enough data

Query Language

9.2(won by default)

162

Not enough data

Data Modeling

8.9(won by default)

156

Not enough data

Performance Analysis

9.0(won by default)

161

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance

Data Migration

8.9(won by default)

159

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

9.1(won by default)

165

Not enough data

Multi-User Environment

9.1(won by default)

156

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Conversion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Encryption

8.9(won by default)

154

Not enough data

User Access Control

9.1(won by default)

157

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Relational Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Full Text Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Virtualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Programming Languages Supported

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

NOSQL Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Relational Databases[Hide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.8

1,472

Not enough data

Management 

Data Schema

9.1(won by default)

154

Not enough data

Query Language

9.2(won by default)

158

Not enough data

ACID - Complaint

8.8(won by default)

142

Not enough data

Data Replication

8.8(won by default)

143

Not enough data

Support 

Text Search

8.6(won by default)

145

Not enough data

Data Types

9.0(won by default)

152

Not enough data

Languages

8.6(won by default)

145

Not enough data

Operating Systems

8.3(won by default)

155

Not enough data

Security

Database Locking

8.8(won by default)

151

Not enough data

Access Control

9.0(won by default)

152

Not enough data

Encryption

8.8(won by default)

148

Not enough data

Authentication

9.0(won by default)

150

Not enough data

Performance 

Disaster Recovery

8.7(won by default)

151

Not enough data

Data Concurrency

8.8(won by default)

143

Not enough data

Workload Management

8.7(won by default)

155

Not enough data

Advanced Indexing

8.6(won by default)

150

Not enough data

Query Optimizer

8.8(won by default)

152

Not enough data

Database Features

Storage

8.9(won by default)

1300

Not enough data

Availability

9.0(won by default)

1303

Not enough data

Stability

8.9(won by default)

1317

Not enough data

Scalability

8.7(won by default)

1283

Not enough data

Security

8.8(won by default)

1281

Not enough data

Data Manipulation

8.8(won by default)

1283

Not enough data

Query Language

9.1(won by default)

1302

Not enough data

Encryption[Hide 47 FeaturesShow 47 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

5

Encryption

Data Encryption

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Email Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Messaging Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Full-Disk Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

P2P Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Enforcement

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Key Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Backup

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

5

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credential Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Password Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

PCI Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tokenization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Active Directory Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Big Data Processing and Distribution[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.4

62

Not enough data

Database

Real-Time Data Collection

8.6(won by default)

58

Not enough data

Data Distribution

8.8(won by default)

57

Not enough data

Data Lake

8.4(won by default)

54

Not enough data

Integrations

Hadoop Integration

7.8(won by default)

45

Not enough data

Spark Integration

8.2(won by default)

46

Not enough data

Platform

Machine Scaling

8.2(won by default)

50

Not enough data

Data Preparation

8.5(won by default)

54

Not enough data

Spark Integration

8.2(won by default)

46

Not enough data

Processing

Cloud Processing

8.6(won by default)

53

Not enough data

Workload Processing

8.5(won by default)

56

Not enough data

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

Data Masking[Hide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Masking

Sensitive Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dynamic Masking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Static Masking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Consistent Masking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Random Masking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance

Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

At-Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

DLP Configuration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sensitive Data Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Administration

Database Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduplication 

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

API / integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security 

Multi-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Transport

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Types

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Big Data[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Building Reports

Data Transformation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

WYSIWYG Report Design

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration APIs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Mobile User Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customization 

Not enough data

Not enough data

User, Role, and Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Internationalization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sandbox / Test Environments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance and Reliability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Breadth of Partner Applications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Microsoft SQL Server](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/microsoft-sql-server.svg "Microsoft SQL Server")](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews)

Microsoft SQL Server

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

18.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

36.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

45.2%

[![Oracle Advanced Security](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_547ca4b9b17171d1b6ee5ddf5a3541d1/oracle-advanced-security.jpg "Oracle Advanced Security")](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-advanced-security/reviews)

Oracle Advanced Security

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

11.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

41.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

47.1%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

18.3%

11.8%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

36.6%

41.2%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

45.2%

47.1%

Reviewers' Industry

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Microsoft SQL Server

Information Technology and Services

24.1%

Computer Software

13.7%

Hospital & Health Care

5.4%

Financial Services

4.3%

Higher Education

2.9%

Other

49.7%

[![Oracle Advanced Security](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_547ca4b9b17171d1b6ee5ddf5a3541d1/oracle-advanced-security.jpg "Oracle Advanced Security")](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-advanced-security/reviews)
Oracle Advanced Security

Computer Software

23.5%

Information Technology and Services

17.6%

Banking

17.6%

Accounting

11.8%

Retail

5.9%

Other

23.5%

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## Microsoft SQL Server vs Oracle Advanced Security

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft SQL Server easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft SQL Server overall.

- Reviewers felt that Microsoft SQL Server meets the needs of their business better than Oracle Advanced Security.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft SQL Server is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft SQL Server over Oracle Advanced Security.