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HCLTech Informix vs SAP HANA comparison

 

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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

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
SAP HANA
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Data Virtualization (2nd), Embedded Database (1st), Relational Databases Tools (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Management Systems (DBMS) category, the mindshare of HCLTech Informix is 0.4%. The mindshare of SAP HANA is 16.0%, down from 20.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Management Systems (DBMS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP HANA16.0%
HCLTech Informix0.4%
Other83.6%
Database Management Systems (DBMS)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Bassem Mohammed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Application Manager at TBTD
Integrated business processes have improved real-time analytics and financial performance
Whether I or my customers utilize SAP HANA's real-time analytics depends on the data needed to be displayed, and then choosing how to transfer the data to the analytic object, data source, or database to be displayed in the reports. It may be near real-time, real-time, or running batch every day. There are tools for integration between third-party systems, such as OData or APIs from SAP to get in or push data to other systems. Support for both structured and unstructured data helps organizations unify data sources depending on the needed data to be displayed. There are many ways to store it for report displays, but structured data will be better than unstructured data.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"It is very flexible to integrate with SaaS components."
"Using SAP HANA has reduced a lot of paperwork that we would typically be doing and the communication we have with our suppliers."
"It has a very huge bandwidth and data transfer."
"SAP HANA is a cost-saving solution that helps save money and serves as a time-saving solution that helps save time."
"SAP HANA is one of the best databases known for its performance...The new version of the solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of SAP HANA is its performance and integration."
"What's most valuable in SAP HANA is that it covers the business process systems of my company. The solution also helps because it makes almost everything automated. Another valuable feature of SAP HANA is that it can be integrated with third parties and other enhancements needed by the company."
"It's very convenient and very innovative."
 

Cons

"HCLTech Informix has not impacted my organization positively."
"There could be better management for faster updates, last year there were some changes in India to the e-invoicing feature."
"Technical support could be better. When we have requested this, the tendency has been to instruct us to implement a note and keep them apprised."
"It could be a bit more scalable."
"In a future release, SAP HANA should add a module for taxation, such as income tax and withholding tax."
"The JDBC connectors are very slow."
"I would like to see improvement on the feedback from the road-map; it is currently extremely hard to get insight in this area."
"SAP HANA's long run time to extract data could be improved upon."
"I think that the pricing is high and it needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"SAP HANA is very expensive here in China. My company bought the SAP ERP suite, which includes SAP HANA. For others who use SAP HANA as an analytical database, CPU numbers will affect the pricing, so as a solution, it's costly."
"It is expensive."
"We pay for a maintenance license, and the licensing cost is high. In general, it is a very expensive solution."
"SAP HANA is an expensive product."
"The price is on the expensive side, at eight out of ten, with ten being expensive."
"The tool has a high price. I rate the solution’s pricing, one on a scale of ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap."
"The cost of SAP HANA is high, and I would rate the price at eight out of ten."
"SAP HANA is expensive, but unfortunately, we do not have any alternatives."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
34%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise64
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What are the biggest benefits of using SAP HANA?
Based on my work with SAP HANA, the biggest benefit that it can bring to your business is total data management. This product is by SAP - a company that serves almost all needs a client may have co...
Is SAP HANA’s customer and technical support reliable?
We have been using SAP HANA for a fairly short period of time and have only taken advantage of their customer support. So far, we have not had issues that required specialized help from technical s...
Is SAP HANA difficult to set up and start using?
SAP HANA is fairly easy to set up, however, I do not think a complete beginner can do it. You certainly need some preparation - either you need to have experience with similar solutions, or with ot...
 

Comparisons

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Also Known As

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SAP High-Performance Analytic Appliance, HANA
 

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Sample Customers

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Unilever, NHS 24, adidas Group, CHIO Aachen, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited
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