We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and Oracle Database Cloud Service 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."IBM Db2 was much cheaper as a package than using other products. This is because IBM supplied a package with its product. It's an application. So it was much more efficient and a stronger competitor in that regard."
"It has a good, stable performance."
"It's a very mature product."
"We had a crash of the backup system and the IBM DB2 was always up and consistent. It's robust, and for us, it was always up and running."
"The solution is very stable, in both hardware and database."
"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."
"I like that its true active-active. For example, if there are two instances within a cluster, we can take one of them down and there's no failover or switch over. There's no primary and secondary, it's true active-active. We can take one side down and we can upgrade that with new maintenance or a new version, obviously testing coexistence beforehand, without impacting the business."
"The solution's security is very tough and impenetrable."
"Data storage is the most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service."
"I am impressed with the product's partitioning and advanced data card."
"It is a very stable program."
"The product’s most valuable feature is affordable pricing compared to other providers."
"What I like best about Oracle Database Cloud Service is its nice performance. My company doesn't have any problems with the service. The technical support for it is also good. My company is satisfied with Oracle Database Cloud Service. I also like the availability of the service. It's a trustworthy service. I didn't experience any downtime from it. My company also has additional features included in the contract, such as WAP, which makes operations easier. My team can implement all the architecture with the features and services that Oracle Database Cloud Service offers. Technically, this is a very, very, good product or database, whether on-premises or on the cloud."
"Security is the most valuable feature provided by the product."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service is its cloud capabilities."
"Oracle DCS's most valuable features are its high availability and scalability."
"They should develop its containerized version."
"IBM Db2 Database could improve with better security."
"The pricing could be improved, it's expensive."
"The technical support can be faster."
"Some of the internal rearrangement in the administration is not as straightforward as it is in competing products."
"The backup solution lacks flexibility."
"The technical support team is not very good when compared to the efficiency of Oracle's support."
"The product’s user interface is not easy to use."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service could improve by adding some cross-region replication features."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service is a good engine and at the moment, there isn't any new feature I can think of that I'd like added to the service. The only problem I see in Oracle Database Cloud Service is it's more commercial, so it has a relation to how it deals with customers. I don't feel secure in a deal with Oracle because that team changes the conditions each year, and there's no representative from the team that talks to my company about new needs. Oracle needs to improve its relationship with customers and partners in general."
"It would be nice to have a data dictionary reporting feature in the solution."
"The pricing must be improved."
"The initial setup is a bit complex for the beginner, so you need a little technical experience to install it."
"Oracle should work on the solution's compatibility issues with the operating system."
"We encountered connection failures for some of our sites."
"We're actually going through licensing issues and are looking to perhaps changing to another solution, something that is perhaps open-source."
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IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while Oracle Database Cloud Service is ranked 13th in Relational Databases Tools with 8 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while Oracle Database Cloud Service 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 Oracle Database Cloud Service writes "The product provides excellent security features and performance insights, and the total cost of ownership is pretty less". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and MySQL, whereas Oracle Database Cloud Service is most compared with Oracle Database and MySQL. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. Oracle Database Cloud Service report.
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