We performed a comparison between Amazon Aurora and IBM Db2 Database 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 most valuable feature is the ability to do multiple-read and single-write. These are the kinds of features that we were interested in, and Aurora takes care of that natively."
"Aurora's compatibility with MySQL or PostgreSQL benefited our database management. The migration from on-premise MySQL to Aurora was similar, so we didn't need to change our source code."
"The most valuable feature is that the maintainability is offloaded to the service provider. I don't have to maintain a database or do any administrative tasks, which comes in handy."
"We had better control over the parameters that we could tweak in terms of intermediate storage and better indexing capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon Aurora is SQL standardization, it doesn't have its own syntax which is good. It has a lot of hands-off self-management type of activities, such as log rolling and auto-scaling."
"The provision of custom read and write endpoints eliminates the need for managing a separate proxy load balancer."
"The solution’s scalability is good since we don’t need to take a maintenance window during unpredictable workloads. I like the solution’s behind-the-scenes happenings. It is a great feature."
"It's easy to search and extract data from the warehouse using queries."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its stability. We have never had any problems and have never had to contact technical support."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"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 is a very stable relational database and has integration with legacy systems. It is a great product."
"The most valuable feature is PowerPC support."
"The stability of IBM Db2 Database is stable. We have not faced any downtime in one year. Our work is mostly during business hours and during that time, we haven't faced any downtime."
"IBM DB2 pureScale Feature is valuable."
"It is a bit costly. The features are quite good, and I wouldn't say it requires any technical improvements. But from a cost perspective, some clients wouldn't go for Aurora because of that."
"I would like to see more AI-related features in future releases."
"There is improvement needed to have more developer focus. Additionally, it would be helpful to have a stand-alone solution outside of Amazon. Amazon has a tendency to favor developing web-based clients, which may not always provide the fastest or most responsive solution as desired."
"I would like to see performance insights on the database based on the queries. Currently, we use SolarWinds as the monitoring tool. I would like to leverage SolarWinds’ performance insights in AWS services. SolarWinds gives larger insights when we run performance issues."
"The pricing could improve. It should be reduced."
"It would have been helpful if they had provided some benchmarking numbers."
"The product's distributed query process for MySQL needs improvement."
"The price should be lower."
"It would be helpful to have more querying tools and more development tools for us to work easily with Microsoft."
"The solution no longer supports POWER8."
"The backup solution lacks flexibility."
"Do not use support. Freely available documentation is a bit weak."
"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."
"The technical support can be faster."
"The solution could improve by providing more integration."
Amazon Aurora is ranked 10th in Relational Databases Tools with 7 reviews while IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews. Amazon Aurora is rated 7.8, while IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon Aurora writes "Easy-to-manage platform with a valuable auto-scaling feature ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Db2 Database writes "Very scalable with high availability and excellent technical support". Amazon Aurora is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, MariaDB, CockroachDB and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service, whereas IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and IBM solidDB. See our Amazon Aurora vs. IBM Db2 Database report.
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