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IBM solidDB vs Oracle Database comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM solidDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
36th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
293
Ranking in other categories
Database Management Systems (DBMS) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of IBM solidDB is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database is 10.4%, down from 12.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Database10.4%
IBM solidDB1.0%
Other88.6%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

it_user722241 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
​No other solution came close to this product's speed and tech support is on a really high level
If you need local DB cache with extreme speed, then go for it, if you need something to work as a distributed cloud database, then solidDB would not be the right decision. With our Telco experience, we help with suggestions for new features and improvements of existing ones for new versions of solidDB. Also, in our labs, we do some pre-alpha testing to help them to complete some new features in the right way.
Muhammad Usman Muzaffar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Vice President IT Operations at ZTBL
Running secure internal banking applications has been reliable and supports fast deployments
I am still working with Oracle products. I am still using Enterprise Manager 14c. I am using Oracle Database, Oracle ExaCC, Oracle EBS, Oracle WebLogic, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and Oracle Linux. I can answer questions about my experience with WebLogic Suite. I use it in my company. I have not used WebLogic's diagnostic tools. I do not utilize its lifecycle management features. I do not have much experience with WebLogic Java EE support, as I just deploy the application and the other team utilizes this server. I am not directly involved in WebLogic. I have been using Oracle Linux myself. The deployment is local, on-premises. I have been working with Enterprise Manager as well. All the components of Oracle I am using are on-premises. I use Oracle 19c database, Oracle ExaCC, Exadata on Cloud at Customer. I have been using Oracle Linux, Enterprise Manager, and databases as well. I have been working with Oracle Database for about 20 years. My experience has been 100% positive with Oracle Database. I have utilized its Real Application Clusters along with Data Guard. I do not use Oracle's Advanced Analytics and machine learning features right now. I have given this review an overall rating of 9 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Memory cache DB and carrier grade high availability, best fit to Telco demands."
"The backup system is good; we back up all our key marketing data, and the integration is a good aspect of Oracle."
"Oracle has always been a wonderful database; it is reliable, very stable, and has everything you are looking for in terms of features on offer, making it a very complete solution."
"It helped consolidate most of our database servers, and saved annual maintenance costs of up to 23% on physical servers."
"The stability has been good so far. It's reliable."
"This solution is very, very, very stable."
"The tool's most valuable feature is data encryption. The security features are good. They include field-level security, role-level security, and easy access controls."
"Oracle offers good security and supports customization."
"Its performance is good. It is also stable and scalable."
 

Cons

"Data replication and data distribution between multiple nodes definitely have room for improvement here."
"We also have SQL Server databases serving many small-medium scale applications. And they perform better as well."
"The look and feel of it needs improvement."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"There's always hope for improvement because it's getting bulkier and bulkier."
"We are getting good results for service requests, but sometimes we see too much delay. Sometimes we see their investigation is going in the wrong direction."
"The consumption of memory and the client memory has been increased exorbitantly in the most recent past."
"When you try to tell customers that you can critically patch their system, they always complain about the cost."
"The licensing formulation could be improved; it's too complicated and very rigid."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It could be cheaper. We pay for the license on a yearly basis."
"Seeing as a lot of our applications use Oracle, our team has been able to negotiate a better deal."
"They are pricing themselves out of the market."
"We are on an annual license for the use of this solution."
"It has an annual subscription. It is an Oracle solution, so it is a bit expensive, but that's fine."
"Definitely, it's an expensive product."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"Our customers buy licenses from Oracle directly."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business87
Midsize Enterprise66
Large Enterprise180
 

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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

solidDB
Oracle 12c, RDBMS
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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