Can Oracle and SQL Server exist on the same server?

Solution 1:

The "quick" answer is yes as long as there are sufficient resources for all services.

There are no known compatibility problems with running SQL alongside any other Microsoft or 3rd party products... database or otherwise.

Personally I don't really recommend it but I am assuming you have a good reason to do this.

That being said... yes you can. :-)

Solution 2:

Travel back to 1999 versions, and it seems they can co-exist.

The same question and answer came up in 2001.

The same might be true with the modern versions.

I would say: go for it! Perhaps create a new virtual machine, install both applications with the versions that you are interested in, and see how well they play together. Good luck!

Solution 3:

Yes, they can. The only issues I've ever seen with Oracle and SQL server not playing nicely with each other was when trying to set up linked servers to Oracle in 64-bit SQL.