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."IBM DB2 pureScale Feature is valuable."
"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 solution helps secure the database."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its compatibility with IBM Power Systems."
"When you submit a ticket the response time is quick."
"The scalability and availability of this solution are the most valuable features."
"The solution has many beneficial features, such as security, support, and stability."
"The performance of the solution is valuable."
"Oracle is somewhat user-friendly, and most customization or integration with Oracle-related projects is simple."
"Performance is the best key value. Oracle provides Exadata, the engineered system designed for Oracle Database, where you can achieve maximum performance."
"Oracle Database is very stable. In terms of stability and performance, Oracle is super. On the database side, Oracle is number one in our tests."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"The solution is scalable."
"The database is very secure, robust, and scalable. It has all the features that you need, such as disaster recovery, replication, backup, etc. It comes with all the features."
"Scalable and stable database platform. Setting it up was straightforward."
"Its security and reliability are most valuable."
"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."
"Also, the website could be more intuitive. I didn't find it easy to find documentation on the website."
"The problem with this environment is that any software that you install is very costly because there are no free tools for this environment."
"It would be helpful to have a hybrid data storage facility that includes NoSQL technologies."
"The user interface is not user-friendly."
"There could be more user-friendly tools with features such as drag-and-drop functionality, visual basics, and low-code capabilities."
"Do not use support. Freely available documentation is a bit weak."
"We need some time to improve the performance. We have to perform a weekly REORG, or else RUNSTATS for the databases."
"I would like to see more patches."
"Oracle Database required some time to learn the basics and how it works. However, this is typical for database solutions."
"We don't really find that any features are lacking."
"The licensing cost could be better."
"Its security is good, but it could be more secure."
"If their database encryption features could come in bytes, that would be a major improvement. They should bring the encryption model to their standard databases as well."
"Technical support quality has dropped recently. They aren't as helpful or responsive as they used to be."
"It takes a significant amount of time after submitting an initial SR with Oracle Tech Support before your case reaches a technical expert with whom you can actually work on the issue resolution. Before that, you have to deal with people who are not experts."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while Oracle Database is ranked 2nd in Relational Databases Tools with 274 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 "Offers security features that are good, reliable, and stable". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, SAP HANA, MySQL, Teradata 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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