We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and Oracle Database In-Memory 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."
"It has a good feature called pureScale, which is just for scalability. It is a perfect solution for environments where scalability is going to be an issue."
"The solution helps secure the database."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its stability. We have never had any problems and have never had to contact technical support."
"Scales well enough for a relational database."
"The most valuable features are the simplicity of the database and the access to Db2 and Db2 information."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Db2 Database is its ability to perform automatic self-management, reducing the need for manual tasks such as managing logs and folders."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The product offers high scalability."
"The on-premise version is stable. We have different teams and resources for the server side, for admin, and for development. We can easily take care of all the services and applications."
"The scalability of the solution is very good. It's able to support large amounts of data."
"We can integrate it with any data sources as well."
"The most valuable aspects of this solution are the fast caching and improved performance to the database"
"The solution's ROI is excellent."
"We use the tool for real-time data transfer for risk management purposes. In a trading system, conversions happen fast. We use the product to handle fast transactions with low latency."
"I like Oracle because it is a backward-compatible solution."
"It would be helpful to have a hybrid data storage facility that includes NoSQL technologies."
"Microsoft SQL Server is comparatively very simple to use. I wish IBM would move towards making Db2 easy to use for both basic and advanced users. This is where I see room for advancement. Db2 is also more expensive than Microsoft SQL Server, and its price can be reduced. The replication feature needs to be there in Db2. Microsoft provides similar functionality in SQL Server. IBM also has similar functionality, but it exists in a different product. So, to have the replication ability, you have to buy a different product. It makes sense to have this functionality within Db2 instead of a different product. It will also be helpful in terms of competition. In Africa, the problem for Db2 is competition. Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server have been in this market for a very long time. These companies have built the ecosystem and the brand within this market for a very long time. So, they are very popular with users. Db2 or IBM came a little later in the game, and that's where the problem lies. They also don't do a lot of marketing for it, which is also a problem."
"Their view of it is they're maintaining it, they're continuing to upgrade it, they're continuing to grow it, however, they don't go out and try and sell that as an architectural solution the way they do Linux and Unix."
"IBM Db2 Database could improve the user-defined functions. There are some user-defined functions that are missing, such as the spring functions. I used to have Teradata for my projects and I was used to working in the environment. They had a good set of user-defined functions."
"The pricing could be improved, it's expensive."
"Performance is something that can be improved with DB2."
"The user interface is not user-friendly."
"The application development requires a Java developer and not every company has these resources."
"They should improve the solution's scalability for large databases."
"The platform’s pricing needs improvement."
"We use some partitions in In-Memory. We have a very large table and a low dose. It is very expensive in data to load all of them into In-Memory. It takes up more memory slots in the server, as well as a lot of RAM. We use last partitions on the table. We always need to create a script and make a schedule that can load a last partition in In-Memory. Oracle doesn't have features to do this automatically. I would like them to allow us to load last partitions, as well as other table partitions, in In-Memory. I think a good feature would do that automatically, letting you see a table, load a large partition, and monitor loading memory. It's quite a good feature."
"Technical support is below our expectations currently. It could be improved."
"The pricing could be improved. It would ideal if it was more reasonable."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"We often have to find solutions on our own through the support site, so there's room for improvement in this regard."
"The product could be more economical."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 67 reviews while Oracle Database In-Memory is ranked 8th in Relational Databases Tools with 27 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while Oracle Database In-Memory is rated 8.8. 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 In-Memory writes "User friendly with great scalability but needs to move toward intelligent AI". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and IBM Informix, whereas Oracle Database In-Memory is most compared with SAP HANA, Progress OpenEdge RDBMS, SQL Server, MariaDB and Apache Derby. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. Oracle Database In-Memory report.
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