We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and MySQL 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."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."
"Replication, all levels of replication, query charting, and the MongoDB embedded are the most valuable features of this solution."
"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."
"It supports multiple applications and business intelligence tools."
"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"The scalability is very good."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"It is easy to use. It is simple to implement, which makes it suitable for our projects because we have deadlines. MySQL is also open-source, which is another plus point."
"It is very easy to install and has all basic database features."
"The way that MySQL has improved my organization is that it comes free and also works fine on the technical side."
"SKIP LOCKED is a valuable feature."
"MySQL is a scalable tool. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...The solution's technical support is good. I rate the technical support a nine out of ten."
"The replication feature is the most valuable. We are replicating our servers."
"The most valuable feature of MySQL is the informative error outputs of command line interface."
"The relations in the database, the dynamic workflow, and the ability to connect with all columns. It's useful for e-commerce."
"I would like to see backups from secondary servers."
"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."
"The solution really doesn't add new features very often."
"It would be helpful to have IBM salespeople know that Informix exists, and sell it. Currently, it is completely ignored by IBM."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"The solution could be more secure."
"The technical support should be more knowledgeable and available worldwide."
"There should be an arrangement for end-users to get trained to use the tool...Improvement-wise, a graphical interface could be added for new users, eliminating the need to memorize the complex syntax."
"While utilizing a comparable algorithm, is noted to be sensitive, especially when configuring the inner device."
"The manuals or documentation could be better."
"Even for the best database, we always want the database to perform much better, so we wish MySQL would be much better, in terms of performance."
"We want high availability and replication features, which are currently missing in this solution. It would be great if they can provide an in-built replication feature, similar to Oracle RAC, in MySQL."
"Could use some additional JSON query support in the solution."
IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 142 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MariaDB and Teradata, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and SQL Server. See our IBM Informix vs. MySQL report.
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