We performed a comparison between Exasol 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."Its speed is great."
"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."
"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."
"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."
"We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons."
"The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."
"It is easy to scale."
"It's very secure."
"The most valuable feature is PowerPC support."
"We are dealing with millions of transactions a month and the performance is very good."
"The solution is very stable, in both hardware and database."
"The most valuable features of this solution are security and stability."
"The setup process has become much easier recently."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its compatibility with IBM Power Systems."
"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."
"It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often."
"It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime."
"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."
"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems."
"Lacks a cloud-based platform."
"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"IBM Db2 Database could improve with better security."
"End-to-end encryption specifically is something the solution needs to have in the next release."
"Also, the website could be more intuitive. I didn't find it easy to find documentation on the website."
"The product’s user interface is not easy to use."
"The technical support can be faster."
"They should simplify the management of Db2 as a relational database system. There should be the simplification of management. This is probably one of the most important asks for being successful in the future."
"Its process of building up queries could be more accessible."
"Performance is something that can be improved with DB2."
Exasol is ranked 12th in Relational Databases Tools with 8 reviews while IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews. Exasol is rated 8.0, while IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Exasol writes "Fast query processing and easy-to-store all the data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Db2 Database writes "Very scalable with high availability and excellent technical support". Exasol is most compared with SQL Server, SAP HANA, Vertica, Oracle Database In-Memory and MySQL, whereas IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and MySQL. See our Exasol vs. IBM Db2 Database report.
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