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Salesforce, Inc. vs Oracle Corporation

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Salesforce, Inc.

CRM · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$185.2B
Gross margin (TTM)77.3%
Operating margin (TTM)19.9%
Net margin (TTM)22%
SectorTechnology
IndustryApplication software
CountryUS
Data as of2026-08-23
67/100
Moat score

Weighted across the company's segments.

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Oracle Corporation

ORCL · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$411.3B
Gross margin (TTM)64%
Operating margin (TTM)32.1%
Net margin (TTM)26.4%
SectorTechnology
IndustryInfrastructure software
CountryUS
Data as of2026-08-23
68/100
Moat score

Weighted across the company's segments.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Oracle Corporation leads (68 / 100 vs 67 / 100 for Salesforce, Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Salesforce, Inc. has 3 segments (64.3% in Agentforce Apps (Sales, Service, Marketing, Commerce, Slack)); Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (36.4% in Software license and support).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Salesforce, Inc. has 3 moat types across 2 domains; Oracle Corporation has 4 across 2.

Primary market context

Salesforce, Inc.

Agentforce Apps (Sales, Service, Marketing, Commerce, Slack)

Market

AI-enabled CRM applications for sales, service, marketing, commerce and collaboration delivered as SaaS

Geography

Global

Customer

Business (SMB to enterprise)

Role

SaaS application & platform vendor

Revenue share

64.3%

Oracle Corporation

Software license and support

Market

Enterprise software licenses and support for databases, middleware, and applications (on-premise and hybrid/cloud)

Geography

Global

Customer

Enterprises & public sector

Role

Software vendor (licenses)

Revenue share

36.4%

Side-by-side metrics

Salesforce, Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
CRM - New York Stock Exchange
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$185.2B
$411.3B
Gross margin (TTM)
77.3%
64%
Operating margin (TTM)
19.9%
32.1%
Net margin (TTM)
22%
26.4%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Application software
Infrastructure software
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Agentforce Apps (Sales, Service, Marketing, Commerce, Slack)
Software license and support
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
67 / 100
68 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Network
Demand, Supply
Last update
2026-09-05
2026-09-05

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Suite Bundling

Salesforce, Inc. strengths

Data Workflow LockinEcosystem Complements

Oracle Corporation strengths

Capex Knowhow ScaleLong Term ContractsSwitching Costs General

Segment mix

Salesforce, Inc. segments

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Agentforce Apps (Sales, Service, Marketing, Commerce, Slack)

Competitive

64.3%

Data 360, Headless Platform & Integration/Analytics

Competitive

30.6%

Professional Services & Other

Competitive

5.1%

Oracle Corporation segments

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Cloud applications

Oligopoly

23.6%

Cloud infrastructure

Oligopoly

26.9%

Software license and support

Oligopoly

36.4%

Hardware

Competitive

4.6%

Services

Competitive

8.5%

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