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."Replication, all levels of replication, query charting, and the MongoDB embedded are the most valuable features of this solution."
"This solution has made financial reporting possible by allowing financial people the opportunity to set Informix to "Auto Pilot" so that they can attend other duties."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"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."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"Replication is a valuable feature and easy to use."
"So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"There is the need for a robust IDE for MongoDB. The existing PHP admin console doesn't meet the client's requirements effectively."
"The solution has PL/SQL compatibility."
"It's easy to set up."
"It is an absolutely stable solution."
"The product has been stable and reliable."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is an open-source product and offers its users great online community support."
"MariaDB is stable and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the replication mode."
"The support team could include local engineers to establish efficient communication. It will help us speed up the escalation process."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"Continue extending the SQL language for compatibility with the competition's language, including Stored Procedure Language."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"It would be helpful to have IBM salespeople know that Informix exists, and sell it. Currently, it is completely ignored by IBM."
"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."
"I’m not sure if it can scale."
"It's not very stable. It needs improvement."
"The performance could be a bit better."
"The scaling for database online transactions needs improvement."
"The license should be cheaper and closer to that offered by MySQL, Oracle and other products."
"The solution should do some fine-tuning on maybe the transaction per second so that users can get more than they can on the Microsoft SQL Server."
"The maintenance and performance could be a bit better."
"Lacks time series data and additional driving support would be helpful."
IBM Informix is ranked 14th 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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