We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and Oracle Database In-Memory based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Embedded Database solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6"
"The scalability is very good."
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"IBM Informix benefits users with high availability and good integration capabilities."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"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."
"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."
"The solution's ROI is excellent."
"The scalability of the solution is very good. It's able to support large amounts of data."
"The most valuable feature is that Database-In-Memory is more consistent and faster than traditional databases as it requires fewer CPUs to process instructions."
"It efficiently handles low-code data and supports read-and-write operations for clustering."
"The application development is very user-friendly."
"Security is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable aspects of this solution are the fast caching and improved performance to the database"
"It would be helpful to have IBM salespeople know that Informix exists, and sell it. Currently, it is completely ignored by IBM."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"The solution really doesn't add new features very often."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"I experienced poor input/output (IO) performance."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"The pricing could be improved. It would ideal if it was more reasonable."
"Oracle should include column store or advanced query optimization so a database can be optimized by enabling analytic queries to run faster."
"Oracle Database In-Memory appliance-based solutions can be restrictive for some applications, as they may require more flexibility in the database design to be tuned and sized to the customer's needs."
"Technical support is below our expectations currently. It could be improved."
"The platform’s pricing needs improvement."
"The product could be more economical."
"The query optimization and backup features should be added."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
IBM Informix is ranked 6th in Embedded Database with 16 reviews while Oracle Database In-Memory is ranked 2nd in Embedded Database with 27 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while Oracle Database In-Memory is rated 8.8. 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 In-Memory writes "User friendly with great scalability but needs to move toward intelligent AI". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database and MySQL, whereas Oracle Database In-Memory is most compared with SAP HANA, Progress OpenEdge RDBMS, IBM Db2 Database and SQL Server. See our IBM Informix vs. Oracle Database In-Memory report.
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