We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database and Oracle Database In-Memory 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."The stability of IBM Db2 Database is stable. We have not faced any downtime in one year. Our work is mostly during business hours and during that time, we haven't faced any downtime."
"IBM Db2 Database has good performance."
"It has a good, stable performance."
"The solution can scale."
"The solution has many beneficial features, such as security, support, and stability."
"The most valuable features are the simplicity of the database and the access to Db2 and Db2 information."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"It has a good feature called pureScale, which is just for scalability. It is a perfect solution for environments where scalability is going to be an issue."
"It efficiently handles low-code data and supports read-and-write operations for clustering."
"The product offers high scalability."
"Normally, every database server uses hard disks. In-Memory has a feature, apart from their database, which is very good. When we start our server, all your data needs loading memory. We can use that. It's a very good feature. I think they added this feature in 2019. We can mount memory in the partition, create partitions in there, and create table space from that spot to share. It's a really good feature. We use it a lot."
"The scalability of the solution is very good. It's able to support large amounts of data."
"The on-premise version is stable. We have different teams and resources for the server side, for admin, and for development. We can easily take care of all the services and applications."
"The most valuable feature is that Database-In-Memory is more consistent and faster than traditional databases as it requires fewer CPUs to process instructions."
"The solution's ROI is excellent."
"The solution is very fast."
"I would like to see some artificial intelligence brought into the solution."
"They should develop its containerized version."
"Microsoft SQL Server is comparatively very simple to use. I wish IBM would move towards making Db2 easy to use for both basic and advanced users. This is where I see room for advancement. Db2 is also more expensive than Microsoft SQL Server, and its price can be reduced. The replication feature needs to be there in Db2. Microsoft provides similar functionality in SQL Server. IBM also has similar functionality, but it exists in a different product. So, to have the replication ability, you have to buy a different product. It makes sense to have this functionality within Db2 instead of a different product. It will also be helpful in terms of competition. In Africa, the problem for Db2 is competition. Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server have been in this market for a very long time. These companies have built the ecosystem and the brand within this market for a very long time. So, they are very popular with users. Db2 or IBM came a little later in the game, and that's where the problem lies. They also don't do a lot of marketing for it, which is also a problem."
"IBM Db2 Database could improve with better security."
"The licensing fees can be reduced."
"I would like to see better support for advanced analytics."
"There could be more user-friendly tools with features such as drag-and-drop functionality, visual basics, and low-code capabilities."
"The initial setup could be improved."
"We often have to find solutions on our own through the support site, so there's room for improvement in this regard."
"Oracle should include column store or advanced query optimization so a database can be optimized by enabling analytic queries to run faster."
"They should improve the solution's scalability for large databases."
"We use some partitions in In-Memory. We have a very large table and a low dose. It is very expensive in data to load all of them into In-Memory. It takes up more memory slots in the server, as well as a lot of RAM. We use last partitions on the table. We always need to create a script and make a schedule that can load a last partition in In-Memory. Oracle doesn't have features to do this automatically. I would like them to allow us to load last partitions, as well as other table partitions, in In-Memory. I think a good feature would do that automatically, letting you see a table, load a large partition, and monitor loading memory. It's quite a good feature."
"Technical support is below our expectations currently. It could be improved."
"Lacks sufficient integration with other tools."
"The solution should move to the new way of writing software code with AI that is intelligent and learns."
"They should lower the price. My customers think that it's too expensive."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while Oracle Database In-Memory is ranked 8th in Relational Databases Tools with 27 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while Oracle Database In-Memory is rated 8.8. 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 In-Memory writes "User friendly with great scalability but needs to move toward intelligent AI". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and IBM Netezza Performance Server, whereas Oracle Database In-Memory is most compared with SAP HANA, Progress OpenEdge RDBMS, SQL Server, MariaDB and kdb+. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. Oracle Database In-Memory report.
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