Oracle Database Edition |top| Jun 2026

The entry-level, completely free version for developers and students.

XE is fully compatible with Enterprise Edition features syntactically , so your small app can scale to a massive deployment without rewriting a single query. oracle database edition

Missing high-end features like online index rebuilding or advanced compression. Express Edition (XE) The entry-level, completely free version for developers and

Advanced security (encryption, masking) and high availability. Includes Oracle Data Guard for disaster recovery. Highest cost; licensing is often complex and expensive. ⚖️ Standard Edition 2 (SE2) RAC simulation) on their laptop.

Developers who need full EE features (partitioning, in-memory, RAC simulation) on their laptop.