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What it does
OCI Compute provisions and manages virtual-machine and bare-metal instances for running applications.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
API surface
Compute documentation lists Core Services, Autoscaling, Oracle Cloud Agent and Work Requests APIs.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Audit logging
OCI Audit records API activity from the Console, SDKs and CLI, with queryable or Object Storage-delivered records.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Autoscaling
Instance pools support metric-based and schedule-based autoscaling for VM and bare-metal standard, dense-I/O and GPU shapes.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Bare metal
Bare-metal instances provide dedicated physical servers without virtualization overhead and scale to as many as 192 cores, 2.3 TB RAM and 1 PB block storage.Read 21 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
CLI tooling
Oracle publishes command-line references for Compute, compute management, autoscaling, the Cloud Agent and work requests.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Company headquarters and founding
LinkedIn lists Oracle headquarters in Austin, Texas and a 1977 founding year.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company legal name
Crunchbase identifies the maker as Oracle Corporation, a public post-IPO company.Read 21 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Company scale
Oracle's corporate page reports US$57 billion FY2025 revenue and 141,000 employees.Read 21 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Containers
OCI provides managed Kubernetes, serverless Container Instances, Functions and an Oracle-managed container registry.Read 21 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Disaster recovery
QuickDR can automate cross-region disaster-recovery setup for OCI Compute instances through the console.Read 21 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Documentation depth
Compute docs cover Linux and Windows launches, images, SSH, capacity reservations, preemptible instances, pools, autoscaling, SDKs, CLI and Cloud Shell.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Flexible VM shapes
Flexible VM shapes let customers set OCPUs and memory to fit workloads, with network bandwidth and VNIC capacity scaling with OCPUs.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
GPU compute
GPU offerings include NVIDIA Blackwell, H200, H100, L40S, A100 and A10 as well as AMD MI300X accelerators.Read 21 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Java SDK
The OCI Java SDK manages OCI resources and is downloadable from GitHub or Maven.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Limit: documentation and support
TrustRadius reviewers cite confusing documentation and weak or slow customer support; G2 reviewers describe support response times as poor.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Limit: free-tier reduction
InfoQ reported that Oracle cut Always Free A1 capacity from 4 OCPUs/24 GB to 2 OCPUs/12 GB effective June 15, 2026, without a public announcement.Read 21 Oct 2026 · infoq.com
Limit: integration and migration
TrustRadius reviewers report third-party integration gaps and difficult legacy migration, while G2 reviewers mention hard initial setup and limited external connectivity.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Limit: pricing complexity
TrustRadius reviewers describe OCI as expensive for mid-cap companies, and G2 reviewers warn unused resources can create unexpected bills.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Mobile app
The OCI mobile app displays alerts, resource metrics, limits, billing and usage, and can start, stop, restart or delete resources.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Mobile system requirements
Oracle documents support for Android 8 or later and iOS 11 or later.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
OCI expansion funding news
In a February 1, 2026 filing, Oracle announced plans to raise $45–$50 billion during 2026 to expand OCI capacity.Read 21 Oct 2026 · sec.gov
Praise: performance and value
G2 reviewers repeatedly praise OCI Compute as powerful, reliable, configurable, easy to manage and low cost.Read 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Praise: scalability and security
TrustRadius synthesis highlights scalable compute and storage, autonomous database services, encryption and a useful free tier.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Rating on G2
4.1 out of 5 from 69 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Gartner Peer Insights
4.3 out of 5 from 369 ratingsRead 21 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Rating on Google Play
4.1 out of 5 from 1,130 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Rating on Trustpilot
1.5 out of 5 from 181 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Rating on TrustRadius
8.3 out of 10 from 376 reviews and ratingsRead 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
SDK licence
The Java SDK is dual-licensed under the Universal Permissive License 1.0 and Apache License 2.0.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Security architecture
OCI Compute advertises shielded instances, confidential computing, hardware root of trust and off-box virtualization.Read 21 Oct 2026 · oracle.com
Terraform integration
The OCI Terraform provider connects Terraform with OCI services and can also run through OCI Resource Manager.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Terraform provider licence
Oracle states that the Terraform provider and samples use the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and that the provider is open source.Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
TypeScript SDK licence
Oracle's TypeScript and JavaScript SDK is dual-licensed under UPL 1.0 or Apache 2.0.Read 21 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Always Free Compute Free no charge for life of account in home region up to two VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro VMs · 1,500 Ampere A1 OCPU-hours/month · 9,000 A1 GB-hours/month · 2 OCPUs and 12 GB memory for Always Free tenancies Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com
Free Trial Free $300 promotional credits valid up to 30 days eligible OCI services · credit card usually required · paid resources reclaimed unless account is upgraded Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.oracle.com

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