Oracle finally releases pricing for cloud software offerings

02.10.2012

Oracle's site also includes pricing for its cloud customer service and support software, acquired through the acquisition of RightNow. ranges from $90 to $250 across four editions.

Pricing wasn't yet listed for Oracle's cloud ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) and social software.

Salesforce.com is the clear rival to Oracle's cloud offerings in general, as it provides some of the same types of applications as well as a Force.com development platform and Database.com service, which is partly powered by the Oracle database itself.

Oracle's pricing seems higher than that of Salesforce.com, "but what they are providing in general is deeper in functionality," said analyst Ray Wang, CEO of Constellation Research.

"For example, global territory management is something Oracle does much better than Salesforce.com," Wang said, referring to a feature in CRM (customer-relationship-management) software.