We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and SAP HANA 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 most valuable feature is concurrency and locking because my customers usually use databases in OLTP mode. So, for a large number of competitive users. Other features that are well valued are quick large-scale data types. It is better than Oracle."
"Replication, all levels of replication, query charting, and the MongoDB embedded are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6"
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"For IoT business cases, having Informix Enterprise Edition work on edge computers, like Raspberry Pi and using Informix replication, makes complex situations simple to build and maintain."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"This solution has made financial reporting possible by allowing financial people the opportunity to set Informix to "Auto Pilot" so that they can attend other duties."
"It is very stable and very innovative. You can integrate many applications with it."
"One feature I find very valuable, is the response time of the application on the database memory."
"We have found that the Fiori Apps are particularly good."
"It has a very huge bandwidth and data transfer."
"This solution is very fast."
"What's most valuable in SAP HANA is that it covers the business process systems of my company. The solution also helps because it makes almost everything automated. Another valuable feature of SAP HANA is that it can be integrated with third parties and other enhancements needed by the company."
"Anyone currently using SAP will be transitioning to HANA."
"It is very flexible to integrate with SaaS components."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"The solution really doesn't add new features very often."
"It would be helpful to have IBM salespeople know that Informix exists, and sell it. Currently, it is completely ignored by IBM."
"I experienced poor input/output (IO) performance."
"Continue extending the SQL language for compatibility with the competition's language, including Stored Procedure Language."
"When you do a report on a non-SAP platform, you face some compatibility problems."
"I think that the pricing is high and it needs improvement."
"The user interface and CRM need to be more user-friendly."
"The pricing could be better."
"The initial setup was pretty complex, considering the enormous amount of data they had from an Oracle ERP."
"The solution is very expensive for us."
"The installation process could be more straightforward."
"You cannot apply mulit-join inside the calculation views, for example, when you are joining tables."
IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while SAP HANA is ranked 3rd in Relational Databases Tools with 81 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while SAP HANA is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP HANA writes "Excellent compatibility between modules and the control". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MySQL and MariaDB, whereas SAP HANA is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, MySQL, IBM Db2 Database and Apache Spark. See our IBM Informix vs. SAP HANA report.
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