We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and Oracle Database In-Memory 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 of IBM Db2 Database is its ability to perform automatic self-management, reducing the need for manual tasks such as managing logs and folders."
"The self-management and optimization features are probably the best on the market"
"IBM DB2 pureScale Feature is valuable."
"We had a crash of the backup system and the IBM DB2 was always up and consistent. It's robust, and for us, it was always up and running."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its stability. We have never had any problems and have never had to contact technical support."
"It is a scalable solution."
"We are dealing with millions of transactions a month and the performance is very good."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its compatibility with IBM Power Systems."
"We can integrate it with any data sources as well."
"I like Oracle because it is a backward-compatible solution."
"The scalability is very good."
"Oracle Database In-Memory is a suite of features that improves performance for real-time analytics and mixed workloads."
"The solution is very fast."
"The scalability of the solution is very good. It's able to support large amounts of data."
"The on-premise version is stable. We have different teams and resources for the server side, for admin, and for development. We can easily take care of all the services and applications."
"Normally, every database server uses hard disks. In-Memory has a feature, apart from their database, which is very good. When we start our server, all your data needs loading memory. We can use that. It's a very good feature. I think they added this feature in 2019. We can mount memory in the partition, create partitions in there, and create table space from that spot to share. It's a really good feature. We use it a lot."
"Not very solid compared to its competitors' products."
"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."
"The ease of use, or ease of management, could be improved."
"Some of the internal rearrangement in the administration is not as straightforward as it is in competing products."
"The capabilities of this solution could improve."
"I would say that the tool has to be made more cloud-friendly and should have agreements with AWS, Microsoft, or Google to run things on hyperscalers."
"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."
"The user interface is not user-friendly."
"They should lower the price. My customers think that it's too expensive."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"The pricing could be improved. It would ideal if it was more reasonable."
"Technical support is below our expectations currently. It could be improved."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"We often have to find solutions on our own through the support site, so there's room for improvement in this regard."
"I would like Oracle Database In-Memory to include a data replication feature."
"The platform’s pricing needs improvement."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while Oracle Database In-Memory is ranked 8th in Relational Databases Tools with 27 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while Oracle Database In-Memory is rated 8.8. 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 Oracle Database In-Memory writes "User friendly with great scalability but needs to move toward intelligent AI". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and IBM Netezza Performance Server, whereas Oracle Database In-Memory is most compared with SAP HANA, Progress OpenEdge RDBMS, SQL Server, MariaDB and kdb+. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. Oracle Database In-Memory report.
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