Does Toad support connecting to Oracle Cloud databases?
How to connect to Oracle Cloud database?
| Database | Official Support in Toad for Oracle | TNS/Direct/LDAP Connection Method | Clientless Connection Method |
| Oracle Cloud Managed Databases (DBaaS, IaaS, etc.) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oracle Cloud Autonomous Database | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oracle Cloud Fusion Database* | No | N/A | N/A |
| Amazon AWS RDS Oracle Database | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Amazon AWS EC2 Oracle Database | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Azure VM Oracle Database | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Connect to Cloud Databases
Toad can connect to cloud databases that are configured through Oracle Client Interface (OCI) API. OCI validation can be made by testing the connection using SQL*Plus.
The steps to connect to Oracle cloud database are the same as connecting to Oracle on-premises database. See the step-by-step guide on how to connect from Toad.
See additional details on how to connect DBaaS using SQL*Plus.
See additional details on how to connect to Oracle Cloud database.
See additional details on how to configure Oracle Autonomous Database.
*To connect to Oracle Cloud Fusion use Toad Data Studio product.. The installer of Toad Data Studio can be found here. More information regarding the feature can be found on Toad Data Studio product video page.
