IBM Db2 Warehouse vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

IBM Db2 Warehouse vs. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Db2 Warehouse

Ranking in Data Warehouse

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

Ranking in Data Warehouse

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Development and Management (7th), Relational Databases Tools (11th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of IBM Db2 Warehouse is 2.2%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 3.6%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Ismail Aboulezz

Chief Executive Officer at LeaseWeb

Enhancements in data analysis and decision-making elevate overall performance

The most valuable features of IBM Db2 Warehouse ( /products/ibm-db2-warehouse-reviews ) 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. The response time is very quick, and the technical manuals and support from IBM are of high quality. Additionally, it is easy to install, troubleshoot, operate, and secure the environment.

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Sushma Polavarapu

Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini

Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges

We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

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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

"It can scale effectively as long as resources are available."

"The solution is stable."

"The analytics engine is not bad at forecasting predictions."

"The standout feature of IBM Db2 Warehouse, which is particularly valuable for large enterprises, is its ability to handle big data."

"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."

"Some of the best features are stored procedures, parallelism, and different indexing strategies."

"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."

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"Very fast for query processing."

"The solution has really cool features to use. Its management console is excellent. You can utilize plugins to view the performance of the whole service on one network."

"The solution's technical support is good."

"Simple and straightforward admin portals: Made it easy for users and worked out excellently for our requirements"

"The most valuable feature is asynchronous calls, which are easy to configure."

"It can be configured to be a very fast message broker. I like the stability, the built-in admin tools and plugin architecture."

"With VMware Tanzu Greenplum, one can make a huge database table and analyze the queries by adding in the SQL command. Some hint or command for the query goes over the multi-parallel execution."

"After creating a RabbitMQ service, they provide you with a sort of web management dashboard."

Cons

"IBM Db2 Warehouse needs to improve its interface."

"The areas of the solution that is needing the most improvement are separating compute from storage, elasticity, which means scaling up and then retracting."

"It takes a long time to have a new version or release, similar to Oracle."

"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."

"Responding to support tickets takes a lot of time. It can range from two to four days, even for critical issues."

"The biggest challenge anyone could have with Db2 Warehouse is their references or online resources and documentation. They are very, very, very limited on the web."

"Lacks sufficient documentation and particularly in Spanish."

"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."

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"VMware RabbitMQ's configuration process could be easier to understand."

"We needed to configure additional plugins. While it was relatively easy to do this on-premises, it became more challenging in the cloud."

"Lacks sufficient inbuilt machine-learning functions for complex use cases."

"If you have a user consuming a huge load of resources, it takes down the entire system."

"The product needs to focus on offering more use case documentation because browsing the internet to find it can be a process filled with struggles."

"VMware Tanzu Greenplum needs improvement in the memory area and improved methods for quick access to the disc. So, one of the quick goals of Greenplum must work on enhancing access to the disc by adding hints in the database."

"It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools."

"Scalability issues are present."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In a traditional on-prem database, in a data warehouse, the solution is probably on the expensive side."

"The price is pretty good."

"The pricing is okay."

"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."

"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."

"It is an open-source product."

"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."

"Tanzu Greenplum's pricing is really competitive and gives excellent value for money."

"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

56%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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.

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.

What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Warehouse?

There is room for improvement in optimizing certain processes, but most issues arise from my data, hardware architecture, and resources, not from IBM Db2 Warehouse itself.

How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?

IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...

What do you like most about VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

The loading speed is very good.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.

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Also Known As

InfoSphere Warehouse, IBM InfoSphere Warehouse

Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres

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.

IBM

VMware Tanzu is a robust platform tailored for data warehousing, complex analytics, BI applications, and predictive analytics. It excels in scalability, performance, and parallel processing, enhancing data handling efficiency. Users report significant productivity improvements and streamlined operations, making it ideal for comprehensive data solutions.

VMware

Sample Customers

Alameda County Social Services Agency, Sui Southern Gas Company Limited

General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University

IBM Db2 Warehouse vs. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions