I'm a beginner level RDBMS student. I need to manage and test SQL commands on one database on my laptop (localhost). I see 'Oracle Database Standard Edition 12c' (2.6 Gb) in the download section. So, is it free or does it need licensing?
Oracle Database Express Edition (Oracle Database XE) is an entry-level edition of Oracle Database that you can download for free. It is simple to install and manage, and enables you to develop, deploy, and distribute applications.
Oracle Standard Database Service is a low-cost, managed compute and storage platform that allows you to securely run Oracle Database workloads in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Flexible virtual machine shapes and consumption-based pricing simplifies meeting application performance and availability requirements.
All users of all environments must be properly licensed. purposes. Customers may not use Oracle Database, as licensed under the OTN License Agreement, in connection with any classroom activity, internal data processing operations, or any other commercial or production use purposes.
Similar to every other Oracle Database software, Oracle 19c is also available for Free to us.
Oracle has a version called Oracle Express
which is, in fact, free.
You can download it from here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/express-edition/overview/index.html
From its webpage:
Oracle Database XE is a great starter database for:
Developers working on Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, .NET, XML, and Open Source applications
DBAs who need a free, starter database for training and deployment
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