We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and IBM Informix 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."It has a good, stable performance."
"The solution is very stable, in both hardware and database."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be its availability."
"The setup process has become much easier recently."
"The solution is easy to install and simple to maintain. The most valuable aspect of the solution is its general user-friendliness for users of all kinds."
"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's a very mature product."
"I believe that because the support is good, they jump in and assist us in determining the root cause."
"It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6"
"It supports multiple applications and business intelligence tools."
"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 initial setup is pretty easy."
"The scalability is very good."
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"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."
"So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"The user interface is not user-friendly."
"The ease of use, or ease of management, could be improved."
"Its process of building up queries could be more accessible."
"It would be ideal if the solution offered backup functionality. Many similar tools already do, which means Db2 is somewhat behind the curve in terms of what a customer might expect from it."
"Some of the internal rearrangement in the administration is not as straightforward as it is in competing products."
"The command line part of this solution could be much better."
"The problem with this environment is that any software that you install is very costly because there are no free tools for this environment."
"The initial set up was complex."
"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 experienced poor input/output (IO) performance."
"The solution really doesn't add new features very often."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"It would be helpful to have IBM salespeople know that Informix exists, and sell it. Currently, it is completely ignored by IBM."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"The support team could include local engineers to establish efficient communication. It will help us speed up the escalation process."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while IBM Informix is rated 8.6. 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 IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, MySQL and Oracle Database In-Memory, whereas IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB and Teradata. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. IBM Informix report.
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