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IBM Db2 Warehouse vs SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse comparison

IBM and SAP are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. IBM is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.8, while SAP is ranked #16 with an average rating of 9.0. IBM holds a 2.6% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to SAP’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SAP users who would recommend it.
IBM Db2 Warehouse
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81% willing to recommend
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80% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

IBM Db2 Warehouse and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse compete in the enterprise data management space. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is generally seen as superior due to its comprehensive features.

Features: IBM Db2 Warehouse offers high-performance in-database analytics, scalability for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, and efficient handling of complex queries. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse provides advanced analytics capabilities, pre-built analytics content, and strong support for business planning.

Room for Improvement: IBM Db2 Warehouse could improve in enhancing its real-time analytics capabilities, expanding built-in analytics content, and further simplifying the integration process. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse might benefit from streamlining its deployment complexity, improving cost-efficiency, and enhancing user customization options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse requires intricate deployment and specialized expertise but provides comprehensive support for business intelligence. IBM Db2 Warehouse emphasizes speed, simplicity, and strong technical support, with straightforward cloud deployment.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Db2 Warehouse offers lower upfront costs and flexible pricing, resulting in favorable ROI due to ease of use and quick deployment. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, despite being costlier, provides long-term value with its rich analytical offerings. The key difference lies in IBM's initial setup pricing and SAP's significant ROI over time.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Warehouse
Ranking in Data Warehouse
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...
Ranking in Data Warehouse
16th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of IBM Db2 Warehouse is 2.6%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Sherpard Muzuva - PeerSpot reviewer
Advanced features enhance business intelligence, but complex management calls for improved user guidance
While my experience with IBM Db2 Warehouse is somewhat limited, when compared to other databases such as Oracle, there are areas for improvement. They need to enhance the database to make it more user-friendly and easier to master. They should implement a more comprehensive graphical user interface with additional features. For instance, when users encounter problems, the system should provide better guidelines and troubleshooting directions, except for hardware-related issues. They need to implement tools that would help users perform basic troubleshooting rather than solely relying on support. Other databases have features where users can investigate specific issues using error codes. From my experience, many minor issues could be resolved before escalating to support.
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Gebrehiwot Tesfay Gebreslassie - PeerSpot reviewer
Data modeling is a valuable feature but there are some issues with scalability
We are an airline and use the system for data modeling and data warehousing, and we implement it for time performance and feedback analysis. I'm the business intelligence senior developer and we are customers of SAP.  The data modeling is very valuable for us. There are performance issues in…
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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 analytics engine is not bad at forecasting predictions."
"Some of the best features are stored procedures, parallelism, and different indexing strategies."
"The standout feature of IBM Db2 Warehouse, which is particularly valuable for large enterprises, is its ability to handle big data."
"IBM Db2 Warehouse is more resilient when dealing with business intelligence applications."
"It can scale effectively as long as resources are available."
"I think it scales really well and as long as you take enough time to learn a little bit about it, it works really well."
"Provides good security and reliability."
"The most valuable features of IBM Db2 Warehouse include its availability, easy integration, ability to deal with a large size of data, excellent performance with no delays, powerful security mechanisms, and effective support."
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"Data modeling is a valuable feature."
"A robust and efficient product."
"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."
"It provides us with proof of data, we can centralize all of the information, check it, and then provide the information to our users."
"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."
"It is a robust system."
"Transformation is a valuable feature of SAP NetWeaver. I can transform the data as per my needs or my client's needs. For example, flat tables can be transformed with respect to our requirements to combine multiple modules into one single table, and we can derive analytics."
 

Cons

"Lacks sufficient documentation and particularly in Spanish."
"It takes a long time to have a new version or release, similar to Oracle."
"There should be more material available for training and training should be free."
"Responding to support tickets takes a lot of time. It can range from two to four days, even for critical issues."
"The primary challenges customers face with IBM Db2 Warehouse are related to its complexity in usage. It requires highly skilled professionals who understand Db2, and both training and support are challenging to obtain."
"The biggest problems we have is when the backup solution is failing or slow and we run out of log space, which has happened probably a couple of times in the last four years."
"There were some initial challenges with IBM Db2 Warehouse about eight months ago when I worked in this environment. When I coordinated with IBM support, they mentioned that the memory was insufficient for our needs. Our business environment required significantly more memory than the previous cluster could provide. Consequently, we have worked closely with on-site IBM technical personnel to address this issue."
"The areas of the solution that is needing the most improvement are separating compute from storage, elasticity, which means scaling up and then retracting."
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"The product could provide more features."
"Connectors are complex, and it is difficult to understand or know which connector should be used. For instance, if I want to connect APIs, I will not be able to do it directly. I would have to go to the portal integration to get the data. Therefore, having simplified connectors will make things much easier."
"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."
"It is difficult when your native language is not English. It is difficult for us to explain our issue and also difficult for the technical team to explain a resolution to us."
"Design and modeling could be simplified."
"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."
"The program is difficult to learn to use"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In a traditional on-prem database, in a data warehouse, the solution is probably on the expensive side."
"All SAP products are expensive."
"Pricing is based on the number of user IDs and tyhe user ID works across a suite of products."
"The licensing cost is high for SAP NetWeaver compared to that for other products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
28%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Db2 Warehouse?
The standout feature of IBM Db2 Warehouse, which is particularly valuable for large enterprises, is its ability to handle big data.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Db2 Warehouse?
The pricing for medium and large environments is almost the same as Oracle. I rate the pricing as six out of ten.
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What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Warehouse?
While my experience with IBM Db2 Warehouse is somewhat limited, when compared to other databases such as Oracle, there are areas for improvement. They need to enhance the database to make it more u...
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What do you like most about SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse?
It is a robust system.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse?
All SAP products are expensive.
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What needs improvement with SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse?
The product could provide more features. The stability could be improved.
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Also Known As

InfoSphere Warehouse, IBM InfoSphere Warehouse
NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver BusinessObjects Warehouse
 

Overview

InfoSphere Warehouse is a suite of products that combines the strength of DB2 with a data warehousing infrastructure from IBM. You can use InfoSphere Warehouse to build a complete data warehousing solution that includes a highly scalable relational database, data access capabilities, and front-end analysis tools.
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With NetWeaver Business Warehouse, you can quickly Capture, store, and consolidate your vital information with our real-time data warehouse platform. Tightly integrate your warehousing capabilities for a single version of the truth, decision-ready business intelligence, and accelerated operations.
SAP
 

Sample Customers

Alameda County Social Services Agency, Sui Southern Gas Company Limited
EMC Corporation, Takisada-Osaka Co. Ltd., Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Magazine zum Globus (Migros Group)
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