We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and IBM Informix 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."Its functionality and availability are valuable. Its availability is great. It is available 99.99% of the time."
"Your iOS, your throughputs, your performance cycles, you cannot touch it with Microsoft or with Oracle scalability-wise. That is far and away the most scalable systems and the highest performing systems of the set of them."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"It's very secure."
"The solution can scale."
"IBM DB2 pureScale Feature is valuable."
"IBM Db2 Database has good performance."
"The solution is stable."
"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."
"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."
"The scalability is very good."
"Replication, all levels of replication, query charting, and the MongoDB embedded are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"It supports multiple applications and business intelligence tools."
"It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6"
"Its process of building up queries could be more accessible."
"The command line part of this solution could be much better."
"The backup solution lacks flexibility."
"Do not use support. Freely available documentation is a bit weak."
"The application development requires a Java developer and not every company has these resources."
"Performance is something that can be improved with DB2."
"They should simplify the management of Db2 as a relational database system. There should be the simplification of management. This is probably one of the most important asks for being successful in the future."
"Also, the website could be more intuitive. I didn't find it easy to find documentation on the website."
"The solution really doesn't add new features very often."
"Continue extending the SQL language for compatibility with the competition's language, including Stored Procedure Language."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"This solution is in need of more current tools."
"I would like to see backups from secondary servers."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 67 reviews while IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while IBM Informix 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 IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and Oracle Database In-Memory, whereas IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB and Teradata. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. IBM Informix report.
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