We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and Oracle Database 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."Every version is faster than the previous."
"Replication, all levels of replication, query charting, and the MongoDB embedded are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"Replication is a valuable feature and easy to use."
"The scalability is very good."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"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 most valuable feature is that it is a complete product with all of the functionality that you need, and there is no need for any special features."
"Using the product, we make less mistakes, are more organized and faster than if we did it any another way."
"I've never faced any stability issues with the product. I don't recall any bugs, glitches, or crashes. I'd say it's fairly stable and shouldn't cause anyone issues in that regard."
"As compared to SQL Server, Oracle Database performs better when you have a huge amount of data. We didn't face any problems when we had a huge amount of data. There were also no issues with importing/exporting and migrating the data."
"The solution is extremely stable."
"I like the design of the database because it works well. I also like the stability of the solution."
"Oracle enables us to handle more than a million daily transactions."
"They continue to improve and are always introducing new features."
"The support team could include local engineers to establish efficient communication. It will help us speed up the escalation process."
"Continue extending the SQL language for compatibility with the competition's language, including Stored Procedure Language."
"This solution is in need of more current tools."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"I experienced poor input/output (IO) performance."
"I would like to see backups from secondary servers."
"When it comes to Oracle, the only complaint that I have is their support. For business-critical cases, finding support is a little bit difficult because of the timezone difference. They should provide faster support to resolve issues on time."
"As of now, Oracle is branded to Oracle only, the option of migrating to other databases is not available."
"The database environment needs to be cheaper. By making it less expensive, Oracle would be more competitive with other database vendors."
"The solution could have better security and integration."
"The pricing needs to be improved."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"It should have more monitoring features. There should be features to be able to analyze the performance with a query. In Microsoft SQL Server, when you are running any stored procedure, if you want to analyze the performance, you just run the query analyzer. You can easily find out that something is missing in a joint condition, or clustering needs to be added because of a delay. I can't find such features in Oracle Database. They should be added."
"Once you start with Oracle you become locked into it."
IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while Oracle Database is ranked 2nd in Relational Databases Tools with 278 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while Oracle Database is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Database writes "Supports a large volume of transactions compared to other databases". IBM Informix is most compared with SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MySQL, MariaDB and Teradata, whereas Oracle Database is most compared with SAP HANA, SQL Server, MariaDB, IBM Db2 Database and Teradata. See our IBM Informix vs. Oracle Database report.
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