We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and MariaDB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a scalable solution."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"I believe that because the support is good, they jump in and assist us in determining the root cause."
"The performance of the solution is valuable."
"The most valuable feature of the IBM Db2 Database is security."
"The most valuable feature of the IBM Db2 Database is the ease of use, and the ability to do query writing of any SQL statement and have an output."
"it is very stable and runs smoothly once it is deployed and it is almost maintenance-free."
"Some of the most valuable features are the scaling from a small very cheap installation to a very large enterprise installation. In addition, the backups and assistance are good."
"It's a very easy product to set up."
"The solution's high availability is its most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the replication mode."
"The solution is very easy to implement."
"Installation is straightforward."
"It is a scalable solution. It easily scales up and scales down."
"It's easy to set up."
"This solution is user-friendly."
"The queries can be difficult for beginners because there are so many. I would like to see more use cases for flow analysis that enable us to correlate the flow with events. Adding this feature in a QI format would be good for beginners."
"The user interface is not user-friendly."
"The price should be lower."
"I would like to see some artificial intelligence brought into the solution."
"The solution could be more modern and have updated database technology."
"End-to-end encryption specifically is something the solution needs to have in the next release."
"The management of Db2 should be simplified because there are not too many specialists in this area, and the learning curve of Db2 specialists is very long. After the courses, probably it takes one and a half or two years to get to the point when you are using the product properly in the production systems. So, the complexity is very high, and the most important thing is to simplify the management of the product, including self-maintenance. They should simplify the installation, management, and monitoring to simplify the product. It takes too long for a person to be a specialist in this product."
"The problem with this environment is that any software that you install is very costly because there are no free tools for this environment."
"I am editing."
"Lacks time series data and additional driving support would be helpful."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements in the scalability and redundancy features."
"It would be helpful if I could specify multiple drives for the database storage."
"MariaDB could improve by adding support for non-relational structures and new data types."
"It does not have tools for debugging procedures and functions."
"The dashboard and pricing need improvement."
"The performance could be a bit better."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while MariaDB is ranked 5th in Relational Databases Tools with 51 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while MariaDB is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Db2 Database writes "Very scalable with high availability and excellent technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Simultaneously use active server capabilities but lacks the maturity ". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and Amazon Aurora, whereas MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Firebird SQL and Oracle Database In-Memory. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. MariaDB report.
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