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HCLTech Informix vs SQL Server comparison

 

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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
SQL Server
Ranking in Database Management Systems (DBMS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
275
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Management Systems (DBMS) category, the mindshare of HCLTech Informix is 0.4%. The mindshare of SQL Server is 12.9%, down from 23.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Management Systems (DBMS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SQL Server12.9%
HCLTech Informix0.4%
Other86.7%
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.
Peter Larsson - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Warehouse Lead at Resurs Bank AB (publ.)
Ledger and seamless integrations have strengthened trusted analytics and unified workloads
SQL Server's high availability and disaster recovery features work for supporting mission-critical applications, but there is much more to wish for. These features are not quite ready yet, although they do function. However, they could be significantly better. High availability and disaster recovery features should be improved in the next releases. I have noticed that everything could be improved or enhanced in the future, particularly temporal tables and window functions. Sometimes, I believe Microsoft releases features to stay ahead of competitors, but they do not make them feature-rich or feature-complete. They release something to be ahead of leaders and then seem to forget to maintain and upgrade them. I want Microsoft to pay more attention and be more mindful about the things they implement. It is fine to do a first release that works, but you cannot simply abandon it in the following years without service packs and improvements. You must continue to build on features rather than forgetting about them.

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 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."
"The best features HCLTech Informix offers include the ability to combine data and connect systems."
"The performance of SQL Server is perfect."
"SQL Server Profiler makes finding and debugging easy."
"One of the most valuable features of SQL Server is that it's easy to use."
"This solution is user-friendly and easy to understand."
"It is an overall very good product."
"We design and implement data warehouse solutions with SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition tools, which has given us high levels of productivity, allowed us to use an agile approach to the design and implementation of data warehouse solutions for our customers, and given us a competitive advantage in our market."
"Enables us to convert to bigger DBs and more easily move or upgrade between branches."
"Very good security features."
 

Cons

"HCLTech Informix has not impacted my organization positively."
"One thing I don't like about SQL Server is the way they've set up security with users and groups. It just doesn't seem that intuitive to me. Adding some more explanatory information might help some."
"SQL Server could improve the integration with nonrational database solutions, such as MongoDB."
"Our original architecture messaging infrastructure was based on Microsoft SQL server's Message Broker. It's been a complete disaster."
"Integration Services: There is a great deal of room for improvement here in that the packages are the least extensible part of the platform."
"Improvement in SQL Server should focus on lowering the high cost, especially for environments requiring extensive CPU and memory usage like data warehousing"
"There should be more security updates for the product."
"When we run into problems, it's usually during installation, and finding answers to the problem has been a nightmare because the documentation is terrible."
"The agility of the non-SQL-based features is relevant on the market."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licenses are really expensive. Their licensing model should be more simplistic."
"We didn't have any licensing costs for SQL Server."
"It's a bit expensive."
"The price could be cheaper."
"I believe the licensing to be on an annual basis."
"Licensing fees increase depending on size and performance. If you want higher performance, you should go for a different course."
"There is a license required for servers and for the POS we use the free version. The free version allows you to have tables and a total database size of approximately 10 GB, which is enough for our requirements."
"On a scale of one to ten, when one is cheap and ten is an expensive solution, I rate the product price as seven. The product is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
34%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
37%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business119
Midsize Enterprise60
Large Enterprise119
 

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...
Would you say the price of SQL Server is high compared to that of similar products?
SQL Server is fairly priced because it has various editions, depending on the number of users, servers, or core packs you are using. If you compare the product to others in this category, the price...
Has using SQL Server helped your organization in any way?
SQL Server has helped my organization through partitioning to distribute the workload, as it splits them up into smaller pieces so the machines can easily deal with it. However, this comes with a h...
Which authentication mode is best for SQL Server?
My company connects through SQL Server authentication. We have company Windows accounts, but we do not want to connect the two, out of security concerns and to keep things separated for our own pur...
 

Comparisons

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Also Known As

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Microsoft SQL Server, MSSQL, MS SQL
 

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Sample Customers

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Microsoft SQL Server is used by businesses in every industry, including Great Western Bank, Aviva, the Volvo Car Corporation, BMW, Samsung, Principality Building Society, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario.
Find out what your peers are saying about HCLTech Informix vs. SQL Server and other solutions. Updated: July 2026.
909,725 professionals have used our research since 2012.