IBM Db2 Database vs SingleStore comparison

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ROI

Sentiment score

5.8

IBM Db2 Database provides substantial ROI, enhancing efficiency and financial benefits for organizations through seamless project implementation and strong performance.

Sentiment score

6.9

SingleStore offers integrated transactional and analytical capabilities, enhancing efficiency and productivity, despite lower financial returns compared to competitors.

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The efficiency has increased significantly, and our workflows are consolidated into a single platform, thus reducing the operational overhead we previously faced.

SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

I have seen a return on investment in terms of time saved.

Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

The objective was to scale as data loads with high-performing query model responses.

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Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell

Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.4

IBM Db2 Database support is praised for expertise but faces mixed reviews due to regional disparities and documentation issues.

Sentiment score

7.7

Customers praise SingleStore's efficient, proactive support via Zendesk, with dedicated personnel and forums for comprehensive assistance and issue resolution.

We normally receive substantial discounts on the price.

reviewer2708292

Associate Director, Data Architecture at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The reason for limitations in customer service is that the technical skills available in the market for IBM Db2 Database are limited compared to those of Oracle.

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Founder, Director at perfTech Solutions Pvt Ltd

We have our own account manager who keeps us informed of the latest solutions and improvements in the system.

Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Their team is capable of resolving issues efficiently, allowing users to create tickets and receive support.

Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

The customer support is very proactive and responsive twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week.

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Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.2

IBM Db2 is recognized for robust scalability, handling large users and transactions, but cost and Oracle's scalability are considerations.

Sentiment score

7.7

SingleStore efficiently scales through server additions and automatic data redistribution, managing large datasets seamlessly for organizations of any size.

It can be scaled vertically or horizontally so that data insertions and data access are much faster and more secure compared to how Oracle or other databases work.

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Founder, Director at perfTech Solutions Pvt Ltd

It efficiently manages growing datasets and higher query loads.

SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

SingleStore's scalability is really nice, as the process model includes master aggregator and slave aggregators or child aggregators, making it very well scalable both vertically and horizontally.

Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

SingleStore's scalability is high and it can be used by any size of organization and can handle any needs of any organization.

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Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

IBM Db2 Database is highly reliable and stable, especially in banking, with minimal issues even after installation or data growth.

Sentiment score

8.2

SingleStore is praised for stability, handling large workloads with few downtimes, featuring appreciated redundancy for seamless operations.

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The performance and usability of SingleStore as a main database engine are significantly superior to other both paid and open-source solutions.

Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

It handles large workloads and maintains consistent performance very well overall.

SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

I have not seen any downtime.

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Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell

Room For Improvement

IBM Db2 requires improved interfaces, integration, and performance, with focus on scalability, usability, security, and cost-effective solutions.

SingleStore needs improved SQL features, documentation, training, error messaging, integrations, dashboards, migration, and monitoring for enhanced performance.

Understanding the basic structure of the database, how logs or log shipping happens, how clustering works, how logs are written, where all information is stored, and how it needs to be taken care of are all critical pieces of information.

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Founder, Director at perfTech Solutions Pvt Ltd

It might be slightly slower than other database vendors, but it works well since banks typically do not move quickly with leading-edge technology.

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Associate Director, Data Architecture at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Better documentation for advanced use cases, especially where data volumes are very high and queries are frequent, would help us manage the feature more efficiently.

SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

The data which is sent to DataDog sometimes does not match with the SingleStore dashboard.

Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

The main issue we faced when we used our self-managed system was running incremental backups, which was a bit difficult in our specific use case, but this is no longer an issue with Helios, as Helios handles this automatically.

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Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Setup Cost

IBM Db2 pricing is seen as costly and complex, but offers value when bundled with other IBM products.

SingleStore offers transparent pricing with cloud and bare-metal options, deemed cost-effective long-term, with free initial on-premises licenses.

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My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it can be a bit expensive for startups.

Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell

The setup cost was surprisingly good, and our transfer to Helios was almost seamless, as far as databases go, and it was not expensive.

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Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Valuable Features

IBM Db2 Database offers powerful SQL, robust security, high performance, scalability, user-friendly interface, and compatibility with IBM products.

SingleStore excels with speed, scalability, and efficiency, offering robust data handling and seamless integration with multiple protocols.

All compliance-related aspects have been taken care of from the database point of view, including database encryption and security-related features.

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Founder, Director at perfTech Solutions Pvt Ltd

The IBM Db2 Database brought benefits to my organization as we did not spend too much money on security.

Mona Mohamed

Network Administrator at GAEB

IBM Db2 Database, because of enterprise performance and support, is why banks still maintain their relationship with it.

reviewer2708292

Associate Director, Data Architecture at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

A very nice and useful feature is its compatibility with MySQL API, letting any system that can connect to MySQL also connect to SingleStore, thus solving many interoperability issues with different systems.

Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

SingleStore has impacted my organization positively by enabling us to run low-latency analytics and model-driven use cases at scale, which is quite difficult for OLAP and OLTP databases alone.

Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell

The best features SingleStore offers in my experience are the excellent team support and the very good UI.

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Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Database

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (7th)

SingleStore

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database as a Service (DBaaS) (11th), Vector Databases (17th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Databases solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM Db2 Database is designed for Relational Databases Tools and holds a mindshare of 6.6%, down 7.3% compared to last year.
SingleStore, on the other hand, focuses on Database as a Service (DBaaS), holds 3.6% mindshare, up 2.1% since last year.

Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
IBM Db2 Database	6.6%
SQL Server	10.5%
Oracle Database	10.4%
Other	72.5%

Relational Databases Tools

Database as a Service (DBaaS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SingleStore	3.6%
MongoDB Atlas	11.9%
Amazon RDS	11.8%
Other	72.7%

Database as a Service (DBaaS)

Featured Reviews

Database has secured high-volume transactions and supports fast, compliant workflow processing

Founder, Director at perfTech Solutions Pvt Ltd

Sterling B2B Integrator is a highly transactional-oriented application, which can be described as an OLTP application. Any data that flows through the application is stored in the database for each step that it performs. IBM Db2 Database helps the application work much faster from an OLTP perspective. IBM Db2 Database is SSL enabled, which means that from the security point of view, any access to the database is through SSL. Additionally, all compliance-related aspects have been taken care of from the database point of view, including database encryption and security-related features. It is highly scalable, and its performance related to database pruning is very good. It can be scaled vertically or horizontally so that data insertions and data access are much faster and more secure compared to how Oracle or other databases work.

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Real-time analytics has transformed daily decisions and delivers fast dashboards from streaming data

Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell

The best features SingleStore offers include fast data recovery and data compression by 80 percent. Having the information in sheets helps me to process the information quickly. Simplicity in T-SQL is another aspect I appreciate. Data recovery and sheet-based processing help my team on a day-to-day basis by enabling us to handle information efficiently. I would like to add that the data compression by 80 percent helps us in an excellent way since we are very fast in obtaining the data for our dashboards and the compression of the information is great. SingleStore has impacted my organization positively by enabling us to run low-latency analytics and model-driven use cases at scale, which is quite difficult for OLAP and OLTP databases alone. It has been very helpful because our internal clients are happy to have the data and make data-driven decisions easily. Making decisions based on data within a two-hour delay to the transactional database is excellent since we went from twenty-four hours to two hours. I think the best contribution is decision-making with data that is close to reality. Reducing that delay from twenty-four hours to two hours has significantly affected my team and business outcomes by increasing productivity. We have been able to serve all our customers, and they are very happy. We can deliver to them on time.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

29%

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Outsourcing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	21
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	48

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Db2 Database?

IBM Db2 is an expensive solution. While I am not heavily involved with pricing, additional companies provide capabilities or products like those from BMC, which many installations might also purchase.

What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Database?

A potential area of improvement is better documentation. From an educational perspective, it is difficult for people to understand IBM Db2 Database much faster compared to databases such as Oracle ...

What is your primary use case for IBM Db2 Database?

We use IBM Db2 Database for B2B Integrator, specifically Sterling B2B Integrator, which requires a database to store all configuration details. Any workflow that is created, any configuration messa...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SingleStore DB?

I cannot share much about how SingleStore is deployed due to company policy.

What needs improvement with SingleStore DB?

SingleStore is very well at the current stage, but I see room for improvement in ease of administration, monitoring, and reducing troubleshooting time. Better documentation for advanced use cases, ...

What is your primary use case for SingleStore DB?

SingleStore is our main platform for handling high-performance real-time analytics of large data volumes, providing transactional and operational data on a single platform. One specific example of ...

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

IBM Db2 Database provides a robust SQL dialect, multi-platform support, self-tuning memory, and strong security. Its capabilities in handling structured and unstructured data while offering high uptime make it reliable for diverse applications.

IBM Db2 Database is known for its robust performance, seamless integration, and effective data replication. It supports diverse environments and applications, leveraging its advanced features like automatic storage, data compression, and efficient resource management. Despite its strengths, complexities in learning, costly licensing, and a need for better interfaces and advanced analytics support are noted. It requires improvements in AI features, management simplification, and cloud compatibility to effectively address the dynamic needs of businesses.

What are the important features of IBM Db2 Database?

Powerful SQL Dialect: Offers extensive SQL capabilities for varied database tasks.
Multi-platform Support: Compatible with different operating systems for flexible deployment.
Self-tuning Memory: Automatically optimizes memory usage for improved performance.
High Availability: Ensures continuous service with minimal downtime.
Strong Security: Provides advanced security measures for data protection.

What benefits should users consider when evaluating IBM Db2 Database?

Ease of Use: Simplifies database management and operation.
Autonomic Features: Automatically performs optimization and recovery tasks.
Robust Performance: Maintains high efficiency in data processing and management.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with existing systems and applications.
Effective Data Replication: Ensures data consistency and reliability across platforms.

Organizations leverage IBM Db2 Database in financial and banking applications, including core banking systems, card management, and transaction management. It also serves as a data warehouse supporting ERP systems, e-commerce projects, and data integration. Its robustness is utilized in mainframe environments across sectors like entertainment, retail, and public cloud deployments.

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SingleStore delivers the performance you need for enterprise AI, providing the most performant data platform for apps and analytics at scale. SingleStore enables organizations to scale from one to one million customers in one unified platform. SingleStore offers transparent pricing as shown here https://www.singlestore.com/pricing/

SingleStore caters to over 400 customers globally, including major banks and tech companies in 50+ countries and 40+ verticals. It offers seamless scaling for both transactional and analytical workloads, simplifying data management with its MySQL compatibility and real-time processing capabilities. SingleStore's distributed architecture ensures speed and reliability, efficiently handling large data volumes.

What are the key features of SingleStore?

MySQL Compatibility: Eases the learning curve for users.
Built-in Pipelines: Connects to S3, Kafka, and more.
High Concurrency: Processes billions of records swiftly.
Replication & Failover: Enhances speed and reliability.
In-memory Storage: Ensures data safety and quick access.

What benefits can users find in SingleStore reviews?

Automatic Reconfiguration: Simplifies management tasks.
Impressive SQL Performance: Supports complex queries efficiently.
Scalability: Handles large datasets with a multi-node setup.

Top banks and fintech companies leverage SingleStore for efficient management of financial data, while media and telecom industries use it for scalable metadata management and improved data processing. Retail and eCommerce sectors benefit from enhanced transactional capabilities, reducing the need for separate databases and optimizing reporting processes. SingleStore's capacity to unite diverse workloads makes it a strategic choice across many sectors.

Sample Customers

Knorr-Bremse, Mizuho Bank Ltd., Australian Government Department of Defence, SCHWENK Zement, Friedhelm Loh Group, YAZAKI Europe Limited, Ekornes ASA, Baldor Electric, VSN Systemen BV, Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, PLANSEE Group, TE Connectivity, Hansgrohe SE, Openmatics, University of Toronto

400+ customers including: 6sense, Adobe, Akamai, Ant Money, Arcules, CARFAX, Cigna, Cisco, Comcast, DELL, DBS Bank, Dentsu, DirectlyApply, EY, Factors.AI, Fathom Analytics, FirstEnergy, GE, Goldman Sachs, Heap, Hulu, IMAX, impact.com, Kroger, LG, LiveRamp, Lumana, Nvidia, OpenDialog, Outreach, Palo Alto Networks, PicPay, RBC, Samsung, SegMetrics, Siemens, SiteImprove, SiriusXM, SK Telecom, SKAI, SONY, STC, SunRun, TATA, Thorn, ZoomInfo.