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."I believe that because the support is good, they jump in and assist us in determining the root cause."
"The most valuable features of this solution are security and stability."
"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 feature of this solution is the integration with other IBM products."
"The most valuable features are with the industrial side."
"The setup process has become much easier recently."
"The performance of the solution is valuable."
"It's easy to search and extract data from the warehouse using queries."
"The concurrency, consistency, and security features are the most valuable. It is also a very robust solution."
"The database capability and the security side of the database are the real valuable features. The cloud SaaS model is also valuable."
"The autonomous database simplifies everything."
"Its performance is good. It is also stable and scalable."
"The solution is easy to use. It also offers a Database Vault."
"It's fast compared to other databases."
"The stability has been good so far. It's reliable."
"It is easy to set up on their engineered systems."
"Its process of building up queries could be more accessible."
"The product’s user interface is not easy to use."
"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."
"Do not use support. Freely available documentation is a bit weak."
"The user interface is not user-friendly."
"I would say that the tool has to be made more cloud-friendly and should have agreements with AWS, Microsoft, or Google to run things on hyperscalers."
"The capabilities of this solution could improve."
"The queries can be difficult for beginners because there are so many. I would like to see more use cases for flow analysis that enable us to correlate the flow with events. Adding this feature in a QI format would be good for beginners."
"How you implement or deploy the product can be an area of concern that can be made a bit easier."
"The usage and security are okay for Oracle Database, but its pricing is more expensive when compared to its competitors."
"Oracle Database could improve security to make the solution better in the future."
"The solution could improve security."
"Cost is always a concern."
"It would be nice if creating indexes and other small, repetitive tasks could be automated."
"Oracle support is helpful, and they resolve all our issues, but sometimes the response to our clients isn't as prompt as we'd like."
"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."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while Oracle Database is ranked 2nd in Relational Databases Tools with 278 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 IBM Informix, 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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