We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and Oracle Java DB 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."Some of the most valuable features are the scaling from a small very cheap installation to a very large enterprise installation. In addition, the backups and assistance are good."
"The most valuable features of this solution are security and stability."
"It's very secure."
"The self-management and optimization features are probably the best on the market"
"Its robustness, scalability, availability, and performance are valuable. All these are the major attributes of a relational database for supporting a very high-volume business, and Db2 is very good in all those areas and in all those attributes."
"The scalability and availability of this solution are the most valuable features."
"It is quite a stable solution."
"I like that its true active-active. For example, if there are two instances within a cluster, we can take one of them down and there's no failover or switch over. There's no primary and secondary, it's true active-active. We can take one side down and we can upgrade that with new maintenance or a new version, obviously testing coexistence beforehand, without impacting the business."
"The solution is stable."
"Able to write queries more efficiently and the management of data has become better and easier."
"The most valuable feature is automation."
"There have been no issues in relation to stability. We've never really had do to any recoveries. It is very stable."
"It has a programming language so anything that we require for Selenium is all available there."
"It's very clever."
"The additional value of having Java inside the Oracle database is all the security that is applied to an Oracle database will be enforced on Java's stored procedures as well."
"IBM Db2 Database could improve the user-defined functions. There are some user-defined functions that are missing, such as the spring functions. I used to have Teradata for my projects and I was used to working in the environment. They had a good set of user-defined functions."
"We need some time to improve the performance. We have to perform a weekly REORG, or else RUNSTATS for the databases."
"Also, the website could be more intuitive. I didn't find it easy to find documentation on the website."
"The user interface is not user-friendly."
"The price should be lower."
"It would be helpful to have more querying tools and more development tools for us to work easily with Microsoft."
"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 initial set up was complex."
"It'll be better if Oracle Java supports open source technologies, like Node.js."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The solution should continue to keep updating and improving the Java language."
"Needs improvement in consistency issues with respect to timeframes."
"In terms of improvement, I'd like an automation tool that is lower priced. The core prices are very high."
"The biggest lesson that I have learned from using Oracle products is vendor lock-in."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while Oracle Java DB is ranked 23rd in Relational Databases Tools with 7 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while Oracle Java DB is rated 8.2. 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 Java DB writes "Ability to handle large volumes and data sets but could be more user-friendly". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and MySQL, whereas Oracle Java DB is most compared with MySQL, Oracle Database, SQL Server, SAP HANA and Apache Derby. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. Oracle Java DB report.
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