IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud vs Oracle Database Appliance comparison

IBM and Oracle are both solutions in the Cloud Data Warehouse category. Additionally, 85% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

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85% willing to recommend

Oracle Database Appliance

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86% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud and Oracle Database Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Warehouse solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Data Warehouse (16th)

Oracle Database Appliance

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Warehouse (5th)

Featured Reviews

FarhanFarhan

Database Engineer at Meezan Bank

Enhancing analytics with seamless data dumping and reliable support

Our primary use case is data storage and analytics The organization has decided to purchase a full stack solution from IBM due to positive responses, which helped them upgrade from the previous version. The data dumping into the raw zone and the feature of BigQuery is quite attractive. There…

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Ahmed-Yehia

Tech lead at Linux Plus Information Systems

Enhanced performance and simplified operations with integrated features

All improvements for ODA are already applied or enhanced in Exadata. ODA is mainly for small businesses or limited businesses and is used predominantly for database warehouses and not for OLTP databases. You can only scale storage, not developer nodes. It's priced a little higher, which could be optimized for small or medium businesses.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The performance is okay as long as the volume of queries is not too high."

"It will be MPP, so performance should improve."

"The way that it scales will help a lot of customers that are stuck with Netezza boxes that can't grow any larger."

"It is stable when there is support from IBM."

"The database is solid."

"We value the appliance architecture with its “everything-in-a-box” highly standardized setup."

"The product’s valuable feature is its capability to pre-configure and pre-install the settings."

"We primarily use it for OLTP, which has improved our costs."

"I give it a nine out of 10 because it gives the customer easy access to a complete database solution within 30 minutes."

"The solution is stable. The product is scalable. The technical support is very helpful. The initial setup is straightforward. I consider the product a strong solution for our customers."

"We use the solution for our Java applications."

"Oracle Database Appliance is a stable solution. We have clients that have been running it for 10 years."

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Cons

"Tech support for dashDB is awful. We usually have tickets open for three to four weeks."

"Right now, we are implementing on ESX VMware 6.0. Support for this platform is poor. Also, one of the backup/recovery options is broken and IBM is not addressing the issue."

"Containers get corrupted very easily. Restoring them using GPFS can result in a lot of issues."

"There are some limitations in adding data files to table spaces, and improvements are needed for regional support."

"Ultimately, the product itself has challenges and we are not currently satisfied with the support, either."

"The product's technical support services need improvement."

"Sometimes, we cannot upgrade or patch it easily. The performance needs to improve."

"The solution's initial setup is not easy."

"Virtualization needs improvement. It's not easy to back up the virtual machines in the Oracle VM architecture. I would also like to see native support for Veeam Backup Software."

"Even though the solution can handle a lot of data, it's just too expensive currently."

"Oracle Database Appliance could improve by having better integration."

"It isn't as popular as AWS, GCP, or Azure as it lacks scalability and cloud-native services like containerization."

"Virtualization features could also be improved. A web-based GUI would be a good start."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If your going to go with warehouse DB/dashDB, use the cloud or Sailfish version."

"The price should be lower."

"Get benefit from the capacity-on-demand features. License your cores according to your licenses."

"I don’t know ODA and alternative system prices. But Oracle the database license is quite expensive and a lot of my customers plan to migrate to open source databases like PostgreSQL."

"Compared to Oracle Exadata, Oracle Database Appliance is affordable."

"Leverage the Pay-As-You-Grow licensing, and consider using the ODA X6-2 S/M/L models also for SE2/SE."

"Oracle Database Application's support and maintenance are included in the contract."

"You must pay for the license."

"Oracle Database Appliance is a very expensive solution. If you have opted for the on-premises licenses from Oracle, then you have to pay yearly. If you have opted for the cloud subscriptions offered by Oracle, then you can pay either monthly or yearly."

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Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What advice do you have for others considering IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?

Organizations of all sizes, especially those who are in need of powerful and elastic cloud data warehouse solutions that can help administrators maximize the efficiency of their data-based operatio...

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What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?

There are some limitations in adding data files to table spaces, and improvements are needed for regional support.

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What is your primary use case for IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?

Our primary use case is data storage and analytics.

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What do you like most about Oracle Database Appliance?

Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Appliance?

While I'm somewhat familiar with standard licensing, pricing isn't really my area of expertise. However, Oracle is on the higher end of the pricing spectrum, along with SAP.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?

There is room for improvement in better integration with third-party tools, such as Power BI or Redshift. When dealing with federated data sources, this integration can be a challenge.

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Comparisons

Oracle Exadata vs IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Compared 38% of the time

IBM Netezza Performance Server vs IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Compared 31% of the time

Amazon Redshift vs IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Compared 31% of the time

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Oracle Exadata vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 49% of the time

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 9% of the time

Teradata vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 7% of the time

Dell PowerStore vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 7% of the time

Actian Ingres vs Oracle Database Appliance

Compared 6% of the time

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Also Known As

IBM dashDB

X5-2

Overview

IBM dashDB family offers private and public cloud database solutions for transactional and analytic workloads, with IBM fully managed or client managed options with a Common SQL engine across all deployment options.

IBM

Oracle Database Appliance is the easiest and most affordable way for small or medium-size organizations to run Oracle databases and applications and is an ideal platform for remote and edge computing environments. Customers reduce Oracle Database deployment times and management workloads using a prebuilt integrated system with management automation. As demonstrated in IDC’s business value study (PDF), Oracle Database Appliance lets customers grow revenue and control costs, delivering up to a 498% return on investment (ROI) over five years.

Oracle

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IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud vs. Oracle Database Appliance

May 2025

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