We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and Oracle Database based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Db2 database scalability and performance capabilities match our database needs. It covers pretty much everything a database administrator or engineer might need."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its compatibility with IBM Power Systems."
"The most valuable feature of the IBM Db2 Database is security."
"The most valuable feature of the IBM Db2 Database is the ease of use, and the ability to do query writing of any SQL statement and have an output."
"I believe that because the support is good, they jump in and assist us in determining the root cause."
"IBM Db2 Database has good performance."
"it is very stable and runs smoothly once it is deployed and it is almost maintenance-free."
"The solution is easy to install and simple to maintain. The most valuable aspect of the solution is its general user-friendliness for users of all kinds."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Database for data management are its ability to handle large datasets seamlessly, support for writing custom PL/SQL stored procedures, and its capability to perform complex computations and statistics directly within the database."
"Its performance is good. It is also stable and scalable."
"The solution has an endless capacity."
"Oracle Database is very flexible."
"The solution is a reliable database."
"Oracle Database is stable. I'm quite happy with the performance."
"The solution is very stable."
"As compared to SQL Server, Oracle Database performs better when you have a huge amount of data. We didn't face any problems when we had a huge amount of data. There were also no issues with importing/exporting and migrating the data."
"The backup solution lacks flexibility."
"The product needs to improve its configuration and storage."
"The ease of use, or ease of management, could be improved."
"In terms of improvements, IBM Db2 can improve its interface and its functionality. Also, the embedded functions should be much richer than the current ones - the functions which are embedded in the engine itself."
"The application development requires a Java developer and not every company has these resources."
"It would be ideal if the solution offered backup functionality. Many similar tools already do, which means Db2 is somewhat behind the curve in terms of what a customer might expect from it."
"There are some issues with Db2's database file system not being readable. The storage could also be increased, and the monitoring could be improved."
"End-to-end encryption specifically is something the solution needs to have in the next release."
"Auditing could be improved, especially granular auditing. The unified audit trail in 12c is great, however its extraction in a highly busy environment is quite a challenge."
"The licensing cost could be better."
"The setup for Enterprise Manager Grid Control can be a bit easier."
"Oracle Database has improved how we do our administrative backups. The solution has a smaller footprint than 11g, it's more efficient on the resources for the users. It has a smoother user experience with the ERP and fewer field transactions."
"Their migration strategies could be better because most of these companies keep the same version for six or seven years and then update it to the latest version."
"They need to work on non-relational data a bit more. If Oracle Database can support non-relational data streaming, it would be great."
"If Oracle Database could have more build-in features from some of their other products it would be good."
"The solution is not easy to use and maintain."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 67 reviews while Oracle Database is ranked 2nd in Relational Databases Tools with 283 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while Oracle Database is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM Db2 Database writes "Very scalable with high availability and excellent technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Database writes "Supports a large volume of transactions compared to other databases". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, SAP HANA, Teradata, MySQL and Oracle Database In-Memory, whereas Oracle Database is most compared with SAP HANA, SQL Server, MariaDB, Amazon Aurora and MySQL. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. Oracle Database report.
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