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CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs Oracle Coherence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

CA Database Management for ...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
19th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is 1.3%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 3.1%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Coherence3.1%
CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS1.3%
Other95.6%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

JG
Technical Project Manager at Interra Information Technologies, Inc.
Report generation offers invaluable insights into database performance
I basically use the solution for database management and to view the performance of a particular database object, any specific program, batch program, or online programs. Using the CSSZ tool, I can effectively monitor performance. In case of an exception, I can inform the application team. At DB2…
SS
Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Facilitating real-time business insights with enhanced data querying
Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation. These features facilitate querying data with multiple keys rather than just a single key. Its real-time data processing capabilities provide insights for business decisions with up-to-date information.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most important features are batch reporting and the ability to create repositories, enabling automated analysis, because they enable me to do automated analysis of trends over time and reduce the time for comparing performance between two periods to identify anomalies."
"Improved monitoring and performance management."
"The ability to do the CA utilities faster than IBM using less resources, and the RC/Migrator product that allows us to make changes quickly and efficiently using either the IBM utilities or the CA utilities."
"It gives us better insight into our tables and our databases."
"The solution operates on JetOS platform. It is a very good, perfect solution."
"We had no issues with stability; everything was working perfectly with DB2 v10 and v11 after the upgrade."
"PDA and PPA make our daily housekeeping easier and prevents us from unnecessary reorganizations."
"It takes advantage of new features of DB2."
"Basically reducing response times to extremely small latencies in their apps."
"Technical support from Oracle is okay."
"Other technologies don’t allow the same level of scale and compute capability, while providing rigorous resilience and security underpinnings."
"Portable object format (POF serialization) allows objects to be serialized and deserialized between Java and .NET so the two platforms can exchange data seamlessly."
"Since we implemented Coherence, this data is in memory all the time; so the results are found in milliseconds instead of five seconds."
"Oracle Coherence improved site performance and the customer experience."
"Space consumption is much less."
"It has allowed us to greatly improve our response times in several services by caching part of the database into Coherence and executing complex queries using EntryProcessors."
 

Cons

"It's a good product. I would give it a nine out of 10, and the reason is, in general, it's a technical product so I think that it's a little cumbersome."
"They need to provide a way to create and maintain performance repositories. The online tool is not perfect, but it is giving me what I need."
"They need to provide a way to create and maintain performance repositories."
"These tools have had their share of bugs."
"The initial setup parameters are quite exhaustive and some parameters cross with the products."
"Minor stability issues."
"They could work on the installation process main job that runs, maybe break it up into several jobs instead of one."
"All the information we need, we could use to have it in a more usable format."
"We have encountered the occasional minor bug and very occasional more serious bug."
"Would be good if the initial setup was easier."
"Due to the licensing prices, we are looking for other solutions as an alternative to Coherence."
"It is very expensive. It might not work well for small business people."
"Complexity being a huge contributor to risk/cost for projects, I am more likely to use other products as a result."
"We have nodes failing all the time, especially because of timeouts caused by node synchronization, but occasionally there are also memory-related errors."
"This platform has issues with stability and performance."
"Coherence failed to live up to its SLA by not being able to recover but getting into a state where new nodes were created when the old ones were still there but for some reason no longer recognized as being part of the cluster."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
32%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Performing Arts
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS?
In the case of any particular SQL which is executing for a longer time and causing issues with any particular store or DB2 programs, if it could pinpoint the problems like any other tool should do,...
What is your primary use case for CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS?
I basically use the solution for database management and to view the performance of a particular database object, any specific program, batch program, or online programs. Using the CSSZ tool, I can...
What advice do you have for others considering CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS?
The solution operates on JetOS platform. It is a very good, perfect solution. I would rate it ten out of ten. Currently, I do not have any planning for investment at all.
What needs improvement with Oracle Coherence?
The WebLogic Management is quite cumbersome. The initial setup is complex and time-consuming.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Coherence?
I utilize Coherence for data solutions in the financial industry. Its primary use case includes plain lookup, indexing, filtering, and aggregation.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Coherence?
I recommend Coherence, as I don't have any product issues. The main concerns are high pricing and a complex initial setup. Overall, I would rate Coherence as an eight out of ten.
 

Also Known As

CA Database Management Solutions for DB2 for z/OS
Coherence
 

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Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services
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