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."The scalability and availability of this solution are the most valuable features."
"It's the best solution in terms of security, performance, and availability because the system is available 24/7."
"The solution has very good data compression of up to 50%. For example, if you have 50 terabytes of data, it can be reduced to 25 terabytes."
"The self-management and optimization features are probably the best on the market"
"I believe that because the support is good, they jump in and assist us in determining the root cause."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"IBM Db2 Database has good performance."
"The setup process has become much easier recently."
"The features that we find most valuable are Data Pump, GoldenGate, and the RMAN (Recovery Manager)."
"Oracle Database is the most widely accepted database, and it has built-in technical and security capabilities. It supports the new object in the database. The performance and security are very good, and it is user-friendly. There are a lot of people trained to use this solution which makes it simple to find assistance."
"I like the design of the database because it works well. I also like the stability of the solution."
"It's one of the leading databases on the market."
"As a database, the solution has been number one from the beginning."
"Performance is the best key value. Oracle provides Exadata, the engineered system designed for Oracle Database, where you can achieve maximum performance."
"The stability has been good so far. It's reliable."
"It is one of the most reliable database systems."
"Also, the website could be more intuitive. I didn't find it easy to find documentation on the website."
"GUI needs improvement."
"The initial set up was complex."
"The backup solution lacks flexibility."
"The product needs to improve its configuration and storage."
"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."
"The price should be lower."
"The pricing could be improved, it's expensive."
"The licensing model is complicated and could be improved."
"The cost needs to be reduced because right now, all of our customers are asking us about how they can migrate to any open-source database."
"We faced some difficulties in the network configuration area. All these things can be fixed with the support of Oracle's networking team. We didn't face any other major problems. Its deployment can be easier. It should be easier to configure for a developer. If a developer is planning a database and trying to configure it, it should be easy for him because many times, we cannot directly get help from DBAs."
"The database environment needs to be cheaper. By making it less expensive, Oracle would be more competitive with other database vendors."
"While working with 20-30 terabytes is okay using this solution, if you have Big Data, data that's much bigger than that, you will run into issues. It's a problem I have right now. They should support much more data."
"It could be cheaper and easier to manage. Support could also be better. Performance could be better. Sometimes testing impacts the prediction performance. We have a complex server that serves both prediction and testing. Sometimes testing applies to many other deployments that impact the service provided. It's a problem for our company."
"If you just install a database, it's easy but if you install some other programs it can be a little bit longer and difficult to install."
"An area for improvement would be query performance - in some cases, it's really, really hard to make it run faster."
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 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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