Oracle is a different beast[1].
If it were any other company, I might agree with you. But I just don't think I'd ever touch anything Oracle makes with a 10' pole except under duress. It's better to do the work up front of just going with the alternative than risk getting pulled into that particular tar baby.
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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=2115s