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CockroachDB vs HCLTech Informix comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

CockroachDB
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (17th), Vector Databases (19th)
HCLTech Informix
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
12th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Management Systems (DBMS) category, the mindshare of CockroachDB is 5.6%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HCLTech Informix is 0.4%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Management Systems (DBMS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CockroachDB5.6%
HCLTech Informix0.4%
Other94.0%
Database Management Systems (DBMS)
 

Featured Reviews

SC
Manager, Software Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Provides developer-friendly environment with robust security and cost-efficiency
The platform should provide a UI feature where users have the ability to manage it. The CockroachDB platform should have a chatbot where users can inquire about pricing or seek solutions for queries, rather than relying on email support. The current UI only provides SQL playground, which is technical. There should be a UI playground where users with limited technical knowledge can run and update queries, similar to phpMyAdmin or Adminer. Latency optimization could be improved for globally distributed applications, particularly in query routing. For multi-region deployment, CockroachDB requires at least three plus replicas across data centers to achieve strong consistency across regions, which increases infrastructure costs including compute, storage, and networking. The disadvantages include cost-efficiency with multi-region deployment and schema migration speed, which should be faster compared to other drivers. The query optimizer should handle complex queries better through the UI interface.
Engenheiro de Dados - PeerSpot reviewer
Engenheiro De Dados at Minsait
Daily batch analytics have powered a reliable bronze data lake for growing customer records
The standout features of HCLTech Informix are its ease of integration, high data-loading performance—especially for large tables in a short timeframe—and effortless connectivity. The ability to utilize real-time data written by an application, combined with our daily batch loads that flawlessly handle critical data, are the key reasons we continue to rely on it today. HCLTech Informix has contributed significantly to my organization. When I joined, it had already been implemented for many years, and even today, it has not been fully phased out. I believe it remains highly relevant to the business. This relevance is reflected in our daily operations, particularly in terms of reliability. This is a crucial factor, as I work at a large enterprise with a high level of responsibility regarding customer data.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CockroachDB is excellent for managing relationships in RDBMS with multiple benefits such as the ability to create views and dynamic queries that save data and reduce the use of complex algorithms in code."
"CockroachDB is highly reliable."
"The tool's most valuable feature is node syncing, which takes only 0.54 milliseconds."
"The product has valuable security features."
"The best feature of CockroachDB is the ability to keep the nodes in different locations."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its resiliency features and the geo-partitioning capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is that CockroachDB is a distributed database, which can deploy nodes running in different regions."
"I use CockroachDB to test big data samples and to create the best structure for databases. We have four users and required 10 people for deployment and maintenance."
"The best features HCLTech Informix offers include the ability to combine data and connect systems."
"The best features that HCLTech Informix offers are the ease of integration, the high performance of data loading, especially for large tables in a relatively short time, and the ease of connection."
 

Cons

"For multi-region deployment, CockroachDB requires at least three plus replicas across data centers to achieve strong consistency across regions, which increases infrastructure costs including compute, storage, and networking."
"I find the serverless offer a bit confusing."
"We are looking for more features to support distributed high availability and geo-partitioning."
"The closer they can make CockroachDB to being completely compatible with Postgres, the better. It's almost compatible, but not completely. If it was, it would be nice to just be able to use Postgres libraries without any fiddling."
"Cockroach does not support all types of protocols. I need to improve it myself to support a CouchDB on my network."
"The initial setup and pricing could be improved."
"CockroachDB needs to improve store processes."
"I think the engine itself could be improved. If you miss a partition key, it should be able to be modeled. This is where AI could be really helpful. For example, if a user is from Australia, the system should know to look for their data there first instead of searching in the US or another continent."
"HCLTech Informix has not impacted my organization positively."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I've used CockroachDB at a small scale on the free accounts because we are only testing."
"The pricing is good but can be made cheaper. I would rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The product's price depends on the user's company and the contract model they enter into with CockroachDB. Depending on the contract model one enters into with CockroachDB, the product may or may not be expensive."
"The platform is affordable even for the enterprise version. It provides value for investment in terms of performance."
"The solution's pricing is not cheap. However, the good thing is that customers are willing to pay for it if they want it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Educational Organization
11%
University
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
36%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CockroachDB?
The platform should provide a UI feature where users have the ability to manage it. The CockroachDB platform should have a chatbot where users can inquire about pricing or seek solutions for querie...
What is your primary use case for CockroachDB?
We have been using CockroachDB for the last two years. From 2023, we started working on a product similar to Google Capture. We decided to work with CockroachDB with Hasura. Hasura is a UI for the ...
What advice do you have for others considering CockroachDB?
The tech support deserves a rating of nine out of ten. My overall rating for CockroachDB is 8 out of 10.
What needs improvement with HCLTech Informix?
HCLTech Informix could potentially be improved in the future, but at the moment, I am not in a position to evaluate whether a DBMS can evolve further. For every feature and use case I have required...
What is your primary use case for HCLTech Informix?
My primary use case for HCLTech Informix is multifaceted. I have previously used it as a backend database for Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, and C applications, as well as an analytical system to...
What advice do you have for others considering HCLTech Informix?
A very useful feature we relied on heavily in the past was dirty read isolation, which was crucial for us because it allowed us to monitor the real-time status of information without locking tables...
 

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