We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and LocalDB 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."Replication is a valuable feature and easy to use."
"So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"This solution has made financial reporting possible by allowing financial people the opportunity to set Informix to "Auto Pilot" so that they can attend other duties."
"It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6"
"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."
"IBM Informix benefits users with high availability and good integration capabilities."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"The solution is fast."
"The most valuable feature of LocalDBis the connection between the application and DB."
"The initial setup is very straightforward. The guidelines are very easy to follow. Maintenance is very easy and requires very little manpower."
"The initial setup was simple."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"This solution is in need of more current tools."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"I would like to see backups from secondary servers."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"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 initial setup is complex and requires a skilled person."
"The ALM features can be improved, but the database by itself is reliable."
"The internal connection features of LocalDB could improve."
"The solution needs to create a management tool. Right now, the solution has tools for creating a local installation, but it's too simplistic. We need something that's a bit more complex so that we can extend the tools with our scripts."
IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while LocalDB is ranked 15th in Relational Databases Tools with 5 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while LocalDB is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of LocalDB writes "Good for the development process, generally stable, and easy to set up". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MySQL and MariaDB, whereas LocalDB is most compared with SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle Database In-Memory, Infobright DB and Oracle Database. See our IBM Informix vs. LocalDB report.
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