IBM Db2 Database vs SAP IQ comparison

"The solution is stable."

"It's a very mature product."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration with other IBM products."

"The solution is easy to install and simple to maintain. The most valuable aspect of the solution is its general user-friendliness for users of all kinds."

"The solution can scale."

"It's the best solution in terms of security, performance, and availability because the system is available 24/7."

"The solution helps secure the database."

"The most valuable features of this solution are security and stability."

"The product is easy to learn."

"Valuable features for us include the compression, speed, fast response time, and easy object maintenance."

"Unbeatable speed and compression with a colummn-structured relational database."

"The initial setup is easy."

"Columnar storage allows high compression, high load rates and high query performance."

"The column-based technologies (basically all the database for ITP) are used for SAP IQ. It is used as a column-based solution."

"It is very robust for ad hoc DW queries and its columnar compression is unique and valuable."

"The primary benefit of SAP IQ is its ability to limit the expansion of the costly SAP HANA database, which has limited storage capacity. This necessitates a form of data management that involves moving data from SAP HANA to SAP NLS, which is essentially archiving. This allows us to retain access to the data via a link whenever it is required."

"The backup solution lacks flexibility."

"There are some issues with Db2's database file system not being readable. The storage could also be increased, and the monitoring could be improved."

"I would like to see better support for advanced analytics."

"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."

"It would be helpful to have a hybrid data storage facility that includes NoSQL technologies."

"It would be helpful to have more querying tools and more development tools for us to work easily with Microsoft."

"The price should be lower."

"The user interface is not user-friendly."

"Concurrency and functional error messaging."

"Multiplex is very problematic. There are consistency problems in the metadata, meaning it is possible to lose metadata consistency. You should make sure you have healthy backups."

"I think the universe should be part of the Sybase IQ tool set."

"The tool gets stuck sometimes."

"The organization who owns the product does not support it well and appears not to be doing significant development for the future."

"The room for improvement would be the marketing of the product, because this product is much better than advertised."

"The solution works best when combined with other SAP solutions. If the environment has other systems other options might be better."

"There is very little documentation available."

"If I consider the price of IBM Db2 Database, I would say there are cheaper products in the market."

"There is a license for this solution and we pay every three years."

"It is expensive. The price depends on the size of the machine on which you are installing the Db2 and the features you are using. It also depends on the country. IBM has different policies and different options for payment for this product."

"I would rate the pricing a five out of ten. It's not super expensive, but also not cheap."

"The total cost of the solution depends upon the PVU licensing"

"It is expensive when compared to other products."

"It's very expensive."

"I think that everyone knows that with IBM the standard price is higher than the others."

"Negotiate based on the features required."

"Evaluate all options; check to see if you need expensive add-ons."

"The only costs after standard licensing fees are for add-ons and upgrades."

"Negotiation is very important."

"It's not that costly. So, the pricing is cheap."