We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and Oracle Database Cloud Service 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 initial setup is pretty easy."
"It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6"
"So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"Replication is a valuable feature and easy to use."
"IBM Informix benefits users with high availability and good integration capabilities."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"It is a very stable program."
"What I like best about Oracle Database Cloud Service is its nice performance. My company doesn't have any problems with the service. The technical support for it is also good. My company is satisfied with Oracle Database Cloud Service. I also like the availability of the service. It's a trustworthy service. I didn't experience any downtime from it. My company also has additional features included in the contract, such as WAP, which makes operations easier. My team can implement all the architecture with the features and services that Oracle Database Cloud Service offers. Technically, this is a very, very, good product or database, whether on-premises or on the cloud."
"Oracle DCS's most valuable features are its high availability and scalability."
"The product’s most valuable feature is affordable pricing compared to other providers."
"I am impressed with the product's partitioning and advanced data card."
"Data storage is the most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database Cloud Service is its cloud capabilities."
"Security is the most valuable feature provided by the product."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"In my opinion, the packages could be improved. The version I use doesn't allow for packages. I can do some general procedures, but no packages like in Oracle. So, develop separate modules in SQL language. This would be most beneficial for me."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"It would be helpful to have IBM salespeople know that Informix exists, and sell it. Currently, it is completely ignored by IBM."
"This solution is in need of more current tools."
"I would like to see backups from secondary servers."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service could improve by adding some cross-region replication features."
"The pricing must be improved."
"Oracle Database Cloud Service is a good engine and at the moment, there isn't any new feature I can think of that I'd like added to the service. The only problem I see in Oracle Database Cloud Service is it's more commercial, so it has a relation to how it deals with customers. I don't feel secure in a deal with Oracle because that team changes the conditions each year, and there's no representative from the team that talks to my company about new needs. Oracle needs to improve its relationship with customers and partners in general."
"We encountered connection failures for some of our sites."
"It would be nice to have a data dictionary reporting feature in the solution."
"The initial setup is a bit complex for the beginner, so you need a little technical experience to install it."
"We're actually going through licensing issues and are looking to perhaps changing to another solution, something that is perhaps open-source."
"Oracle should work on the solution's compatibility issues with the operating system."
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IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while Oracle Database Cloud Service is ranked 13th in Relational Databases Tools with 8 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while Oracle Database Cloud Service is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Database Cloud Service writes "The product provides excellent security features and performance insights, and the total cost of ownership is pretty less". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MySQL and MariaDB, whereas Oracle Database Cloud Service is most compared with Oracle Database and MySQL. See our IBM Informix vs. Oracle Database Cloud Service report.
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