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ServiceNow, Inc. vs Oracle Corporation

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

ServiceNow, Inc.

NOW · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$142.6B
Gross margin (TTM)74.8%
Operating margin (TTM)11.4%
Net margin (TTM)11.3%
SectorTechnology
IndustryApplication software
CountryUS
Data as of2026-08-23
97/100
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: ServiceNow, Inc. leads (97 / 100 vs 68 / 100 for Oracle Corporation).
  • Segment focus: ServiceNow, Inc. has 2 segments (97% in Subscription products (ServiceNow AI Platform)); Oracle Corporation has 5 segments (36.4% in Software license and support).
  • Primary market structure: Oligopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: ServiceNow, Inc. has 3 moat types across 2 domains; Oracle Corporation has 4 across 2.

Primary market context

ServiceNow, Inc.

Subscription products (ServiceNow AI Platform)

Market

Enterprise digital workflow automation and service management platform (ITSM/ESM, ITOM, employee, customer, creator and industry workflows)

Geography

Global

Customer

Large enterprises and public sector

Role

SaaS platform

Revenue share

97%

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

ServiceNow, Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
NOW - New York Stock Exchange
ORCL - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$142.6B
$411.3B
Gross margin (TTM)
74.8%
64%
Operating margin (TTM)
11.4%
32.1%
Net margin (TTM)
11.3%
26.4%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Application software
Infrastructure software
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Subscription products (ServiceNow AI Platform)
Software license and support
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Strong
Moderate
Moat score
97 / 100
68 / 100
Moat domains
Demand, Network
Demand, Supply
Last update
2026-09-05
2026-09-05

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Suite Bundling

ServiceNow, Inc. strengths

Data Workflow LockinEcosystem Complements

Oracle Corporation strengths

Capex Knowhow ScaleLong Term ContractsSwitching Costs General

Segment mix

ServiceNow, Inc. segments

Full profile >

Subscription products (ServiceNow AI Platform)

Oligopoly

97%

Professional services and other

Competitive

3%

Oracle Corporation segments

Full profile >

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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