We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and MariaDB 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."Very good for performance and scalability."
"The scalability and availability of this solution are the most valuable features."
"It's a very mature product."
"We had a crash of the backup system and the IBM DB2 was always up and consistent. It's robust, and for us, it was always up and running."
"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 has many beneficial features, such as security, support, and stability."
"IBM Db2 was much cheaper as a package than using other products. This is because IBM supplied a package with its product. It's an application. So it was much more efficient and a stronger competitor in that regard."
"The newly added feature of ALSM is one of the top features"
"MariaDB is a user-friendly solution. Performance wise, it's better than SQL. With SQL, I would need to write a number of queries. In contrast, MariaDB is light."
"One of the great features of MariaDB is its scalability. It's easy to handle even with large databases."
"MariaDB has a straightforward initial setup with easy-to-understand documentation."
"The solution has PL/SQL compatibility."
"The integration with other products is seamless."
"Installation is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the replication mode."
"The stability of MariaDB is good, it has high availability."
"The only drawback that we see in Db2 Database is the crash recovery. When there is a crash and somebody has to do the recovery, Db2 Database first stops, and then it does any crash recovery. In Oracle Database, crash recovery happens within the database. The database is not shut down."
"The tool is not easy to use. It needs to improve scale computing so that the tool can be scaled vertically. The product needs to enhance pre-engine optimization and it needs to be more efficient in completing queries. The documentation should be updated to include different scenarios of deployment."
"The technical support team is not very good when compared to the efficiency of Oracle's support."
"The technical support can be faster."
"The user interface is not user-friendly."
"The application development requires a Java developer and not every company has these resources."
"Its process of building up queries could be more accessible."
"We need some time to improve the performance. We have to perform a weekly REORG, or else RUNSTATS for the databases."
"The performance could be a bit better."
"I'd like to see improved materialized views, like the ability to save select queries. This feature is missing in MariaDB compared to other relational databases like Oracle and SQL Server."
"In future releases, mainly the addition of security features would be beneficial for MariaDB."
"The interface should be more user-friendly. It should be able to connect directly to the database and Interact with it without having to use commands. It needs better integration."
"I am editing."
"The customer service and support are okay. But the response time is slow. Moreover, the material is not available freely."
"The GUI could be improved a bit. The user interface needs to be improved."
"The solution can improve by having support for more integration. However, at this time it is working well for us."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 67 reviews while MariaDB is ranked 5th in Relational Databases Tools with 52 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while MariaDB 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 MariaDB writes "Easy to deploy, cost-effective, and integrates seamlessly with other products". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and Amazon Aurora, whereas MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL and SAP HANA. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. MariaDB report.
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