We performed a comparison between IBM Informix 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."The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"IBM Informix benefits users with high availability and good integration capabilities."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"Replication is a valuable feature and easy to use."
"Replication, all levels of replication, query charting, and the MongoDB embedded are the most valuable features of this solution."
"So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"The scalability is very good."
"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."
"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."
"MariaDB has a straightforward initial setup with easy-to-understand documentation."
"The solution runs very quickly. It's not slow at all."
"MariaDB is stable and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the power it provides. It is a powerful solution."
"I like the global transaction IDs (GTIDs) feature. It's quite reliable for replication between a master and a replica server, and it's a feature that MySQL also has but implemented differently."
"MariaDB is scalable."
"I would say that for most use cases it works fine."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"In my opinion, the packages could be improved. The version I use doesn't allow for packages. I can do some general procedures, but no packages like in Oracle. So, develop separate modules in SQL language. This would be most beneficial for me."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"The solution really doesn't add new features very often."
"The support team could include local engineers to establish efficient communication. It will help us speed up the escalation process."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"There is not much support available."
"There is room for improvement in terms of security."
"The solution is not scalable."
"The price could be less expensive."
"Master-master replication is something that needs to be simplified."
"MariaDB doesn't handle long or complex SQL queries quite as well as Oracle Database."
"The product needs more features and more functionality. It's imperative that it supports more platforms, and supports more operating systems."
"Lacks time series data and additional driving support would be helpful."
IBM Informix is ranked 15th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while MariaDB is ranked 5th in Relational Databases Tools with 52 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while MariaDB is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Easy to deploy, cost-effective, and integrates seamlessly with other products". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MySQL and Teradata, whereas MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL and Vertica. See our IBM Informix vs. MariaDB report.
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