We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and Teradata 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."IBM Db2 was much cheaper as a package than using other products. This is because IBM supplied a package with its product. It's an application. So it was much more efficient and a stronger competitor in that regard."
"The solution is a very stable relational database and has integration with legacy systems. It is a great product."
"We are dealing with millions of transactions a month and the performance is very good."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Db2 Database is its ability to perform automatic self-management, reducing the need for manual tasks such as managing logs and folders."
"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 very stable, in both hardware and database."
"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 solution has many beneficial features, such as security, support, and stability."
"Parallel processing features have helped to easily dump any size of data and retrieve data with great performance."
"Teradata solutions help organizations reduce IT, operations, and maintenance costs; enhance on-time delivery of products and services."
"The most valuable feature of Teradata is the quick processing of large data."
"Teradata is a great, industry-leading data warehousing product that has MPP architecture."
"Teradata's capabilities enhance data management efficiency, support scalability, and contribute to faster query performance."
"It effectively has allowed us to remove over 20 portion copies of the data sets on other DB platforms for real-time operational reporting purposes."
"It has reduced a lot of reworking on maintaining indexes, partitions, etc."
"The ability to handle machine data parallel processing is the most valuable feature of Teradata."
"Microsoft SQL Server is comparatively very simple to use. I wish IBM would move towards making Db2 easy to use for both basic and advanced users. This is where I see room for advancement. Db2 is also more expensive than Microsoft SQL Server, and its price can be reduced. The replication feature needs to be there in Db2. Microsoft provides similar functionality in SQL Server. IBM also has similar functionality, but it exists in a different product. So, to have the replication ability, you have to buy a different product. It makes sense to have this functionality within Db2 instead of a different product. It will also be helpful in terms of competition. In Africa, the problem for Db2 is competition. Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server have been in this market for a very long time. These companies have built the ecosystem and the brand within this market for a very long time. So, they are very popular with users. Db2 or IBM came a little later in the game, and that's where the problem lies. They also don't do a lot of marketing for it, which is also a problem."
"I would like to see better support for advanced analytics."
"The licensing fees can be reduced."
"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."
"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 technical support team is not very good when compared to the efficiency of Oracle's support."
"The solution's UI hasn't been upgraded. The solution’s UI is an area to improve because the solution was developed long ago."
"Their view of it is they're maintaining it, they're continuing to upgrade it, they're continuing to grow it, however, they don't go out and try and sell that as an architectural solution the way they do Linux and Unix."
"Needs compatibility with more Big Data platforms."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"Teradata is a bit late for the cloud."
"The increasing volumes of data demand more and more performance."
"GUI of administrative tools is really outdated."
"Teradata is an old data warehouse, and they're not improving in terms of new, innovative features."
"We tried to use case Teradata for a data warehouse system, but we had some problems in relation to the Teradata system, CDC tools, and source databases. We were unable to transfer data from HPE Integrity mainframe to Teradata."
"The setup is not straightforward."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while Teradata is ranked 7th in Relational Databases Tools with 54 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while Teradata is rated 8.2. 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 Teradata writes "Offers seamless integration capabilities and performance optimization features, including extensive indexing and advanced tuning capabilities". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, MySQL and IBM Informix, whereas Teradata is most compared with SQL Server, Snowflake, Oracle Exadata, MySQL and Oracle Database. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. Teradata report.
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