Free-tier availability was very low, then the account was closed without explanation and took a week of fighting support to reactivate.
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A score out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews, so a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product many people like.
52% Positive12%36% Negative
Generous free tier for small servers, but free instances can be hard to get or vanish unannounced.
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Customer reviews (201)
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Free ARM VPS that ran for a couple of years was suddenly shut down and only an upgrade would restore access.
A two-year-old account and VM were deleted right after asking support to change their home address, with no termination email.
Had a Minecraft server instance deleted within three months despite daily use and PAYG, and a replacement lasted under two weeks.
Free VMs are usually unavailable and, when granted, are randomly removed without clear reasons.
Their Always Free VM was deleted while they were on vacation with no explanation.
Oracle deleted their free instance without warning and the IPv6 setup is a convoluted 20-step process.
Their always-free Oracle Cloud account hosting a Minecraft server was deleted without warning, even after upgrading to pay-as-you-go.
Oracle deleted their account for no stated reason.
Their account was banned after trying to upgrade to pay-as-you-go.
Oracle removed them from PAYG, claiming they only ran a Minecraft server.
Account was terminated without warning; they simply could not log in one day.
Their Oracle VPSs were terminated randomly and they woke up to all of them nuked.
Stayed within free limits for a cache server but lost access to the instance due to Oracle's own circumstances.
Oracle free-tier instance running WireGuard was flagged idle and slated for shutdown, so they moved to a paid host for stability.
Their free-tier instance, used daily for 6-7 months for ERPNext, was deleted without warning and the data was lost.
All their instances were shut down after the idle warning, even though they were monitoring a home lab.
Oracle purged both instances and their backups before the announced reclaim date.
Their free Oracle instance running a MySQL server for a school project was terminated without warning.
All instances were deleted after an idle-reclaim email they missed, with no way to restore or add a card.
Common questions about Oracle Cloud
What do customers say about Oracle Cloud?
Most customers run small servers on its generous free tier and report stable, trouble-free use, some for years. The main risk is that free instances can be hard to obtain, flagged idle or removed without warning. It suits hobby projects, not anything critical.
Is Oracle Cloud worth it?
Of the 120 reviews with a clear verdict, 53% are positive, 12% mixed and 36% negative. The praise mentioned most is reliable. The most common complaint is poor support.
What do people like about Oracle Cloud?
The praise reviewers mention most: reliable (51 reviews), good free plan (36 reviews) and great value (7 reviews). For example: Two x86 free-tier instances more than five years old run 24/7, plus an Ampere one added about six months ago.
What are the most common complaints about Oracle Cloud?
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (13 reviews), slow (5 reviews) and surprise bill (3 reviews). For example: Their account, even on PAYG, was closed with no warning and support was too convoluted to recover the servers.
What does the signal score of 75 mean?
It's how well reviewed Oracle Cloud is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Oracle Cloud?
Category: Cloud platform. Free plan: Yes.
Where do these Oracle Cloud reviews come from?
201 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.
