We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database 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."The most valuable aspect of this solution is its stability. We have never had any problems and have never had to contact technical support."
"The most valuable feature of the IBM Db2 Database is security."
"it is very stable and runs smoothly once it is deployed and it is almost maintenance-free."
"Scales well enough for a relational database."
"It's the best solution in terms of security, performance, and availability because the system is available 24/7."
"Its functionality and availability are valuable. Its availability is great. It is available 99.99% of the time."
"Db2's best features are that it's self-maintaining and self-monitoring, which means I have to view and monitor the database far less often."
"When you submit a ticket the response time is quick."
"The solution runs very quickly. It's not slow at all."
"I would say that for most use cases it works fine."
"MariaDB can solve things better than MySQL. Maria DB has better performance than MySQL."
"The solution is very stable. It was originally built under MySQL. It has a similar level of stability."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is a relational database, which is fairly reliable...It is a stable solution."
"The stability of MariaDB is good, it has high availability."
"We use MariaDB for identity provider services. Most of the things that we are doing are deployed in the container mode. All such solutions require a database, and MariaDB is easier to use for these kinds of deployments."
"The documentation is quite straightforward."
"There could be better integration with some cloud solutions."
"There could be more user-friendly tools with features such as drag-and-drop functionality, visual basics, and low-code capabilities."
"The product needs to improve its configuration and storage."
"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."
"IBM Db2 Database could improve in the steps it takes for upgrades. It is not an easy process. The process of upgrading the version is lengthy and requires a lot of time. To make it more efficient, I suggest implementing some automation on the solution side. This will greatly reduce the time required for the upgrade."
"The GUI interface is not particularly friendly for those who do not have experience with the product."
"They should develop its containerized version."
"End-to-end encryption specifically is something the solution needs to have in the next release."
"The license should be cheaper and closer to that offered by MySQL, Oracle and other products."
"In future releases, mainly the addition of security features would be beneficial for MariaDB."
"I'd like to see improved materialized views, like the ability to save select queries. This feature is missing in MariaDB compared to other relational databases like Oracle and SQL Server."
"Maria DB has to improve from a management perspective."
"The dashboard and pricing need improvement."
"Replication could be better, and it's not so simple. It would be better if they had a replication server. It would make things a lot easier. You need to have that replication server, but not in the same server farm. Then there will be a bit of latency between both because you should have one in one city and another one in a different city. That kind of solution should be more baked into every single database today. Mirroring the database in a live environment where any record written on the production server replicates instantly across the fiber on the other server wasn't easy. Many people don't even bother with that, and they just run one server."
"The scaling for database online transactions needs improvement."
"The maintenance and performance could be a bit better."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 30 reviews while MariaDB is ranked 5th in Relational Databases Tools with 30 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while MariaDB is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM Db2 Database writes "99.99% availability, highly scalable, and capable of supporting half a million transactions per second". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Allows for fetching data from multiple correlated or related databases in a single query, user-friendly and easy to handle". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, MySQL and Amazon Aurora, whereas MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, MySQL and CockroachDB. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. MariaDB report.
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