Quest SharePlex vs OCI Database Migration

Quest SharePlex7.4Visit OCI Database Migration6.8Visit

Higher score Quest SharePlex #4 in Data Migration Tools 7.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Try Quest SharePlex

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OCI Database Migration #7 in Data Migration Tools 6.8/10 Free plan · paid from $0/mo Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Oracle

• Quest SharePlex fits best

  Teams needing Oracle replication and migration

• OCI Database Migration fits best

  Teams migrating databases into Oracle Cloud

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Side by side

Feature	Quest SharePlex 7.4/10 Visit ↗	OCI Database Migration 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.4	6.8
Ranking	#4 in Data Migration Tools	#7 in Data Migration Tools
Best for	Teams needing Oracle replication and migration	Teams migrating databases into Oracle Cloud
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Free
Free plan	Not published	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Quest SharePlex 1/4 · OCI Database Migration 2/4
Change data capture	✓	✓
Schema mapping	Not published	Not published
Scheduled migrations	Not published	Not published
API access	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Not published	Cloud
Migration modes	Not published	Both
Our review
Pros	Captures database changes for near-real-time asynchronous replication Supports active-active replication with conflict detection and resolution Replicates to databases, Kafka, Snowflake, and cloud storage targets	Supports offline and minimal-downtime online migrations Includes pre-migration checks and migration monitoring Offers OCI Console and REST API management
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Primarily an installed product, so deployment requires infrastructure planning Its enterprise database focus may exceed simpler migration needs	Focused on moving databases into Oracle Cloud OCI resources used during migration may incur separate charges Support channels listed are limited to documentation
Our verdict	Quest SharePlex is database replication software for organizations operating Oracle and PostgreSQL environments, with a focus on enterprise database teams. It captures database changes and replicates them in near real time to supported… Read the review →	Moving databases into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is the focus of OCI Database Migration, Oracle’s managed cloud service for database migration projects. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise teams planning to migrate database workloads… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Quest SharePlex — where it wins

  • Captures database changes for near-real-time asynchronous replication
  • Supports active-active replication with conflict detection and resolution
  • Replicates to databases, Kafka, Snowflake, and cloud storage targets

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Primarily an installed product, so deployment requires infrastructure planning
  • Its enterprise database focus may exceed simpler migration needs

• OCI Database Migration — where it wins

  • Supports offline and minimal-downtime online migrations
  • Includes pre-migration checks and migration monitoring
  • Offers OCI Console and REST API management

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on moving databases into Oracle Cloud
  • OCI resources used during migration may incur separate charges
  • Support channels listed are limited to documentation

• Quest SharePlex7.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A database replication tool for Oracle-focused teams managing migration and multi-way data flows.

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• OCI Database Migration6.8/10 · Free plan · paid from $0/mo

  A free Oracle Cloud service for offline or minimal-downtime database migrations.

  Visit OracleFull verdict →