Equals(=) vs. LIKE

Question

When using SQL, are there any benefits of using = in a WHERE clause instead of LIKE?

Without any special operators, LIKE

Answer 1

In Oracle, a ‘like’ with no wildcards will return the same result as an ‘equals’, but could require additional processing. According to Tom Kyte, Oracle will treat a ‘like’ with no wildcards as an ‘equals’ when using literals, but not when using bind variables.