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IBM solidDB vs Oracle Database In-Memory comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM solidDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
41st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Database In-Memory
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Embedded Database (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of IBM solidDB is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database In-Memory is 2.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Database In-Memory2.0%
IBM solidDB0.7%
Other97.3%
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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.
Hosney Osman - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solution Architect at Vodafone
Real-time analytics have transformed response times and support huge data volumes with compression
I do not have any comment related to the improvement of the solution; for sure, it needs improvement, but for my use cases, it is very sufficient, and I think for the biggest companies, it needs a very powerful infrastructure. The area where improvement is required the most in the product is the UI. The problem with the UI is that it is not complex for understanding, but it needs some training to know what each button does, how it works, and the many variables needed.

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 warehouse is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"I like Oracle because it is a backward-compatible solution."
"The on-premise version is stable. We have different teams and resources for the server side, for admin, and for development. We can easily take care of all the services and applications."
"It efficiently handles low-code data and supports read-and-write operations for clustering."
"Database In-Memory, to me, is the most compelling reason to go to Oracle 12c, release 1."
"We are using Oracle Database In-Memory as an indirect approach to improving response times, and in mixed-workload environments, we use the In-Memory column store to support OLAP-type queries without harming the latency-critical OLTP operations the systems earn money with."
"The most valuable feature of Database In-Memory is that it's really fast."
"Oracle is the best database, but I love open-source software."
 

Cons

"Data replication and data distribution between multiple nodes definitely have room for improvement here."
"Technical support is below our expectations currently. It could be improved."
"Especially, if you have large data, then it's not very efficient."
"The dashboard requires some refreshment or configuration improvements."
"Multitenant, to be honest, is a little adolescent at this point."
"We often have to find solutions on our own through the support site, so there's room for improvement in this regard."
"It's good and it functions, but it's not the easiest add-on to Database to work with."
"You need to have platinum service to get good support. Otherwise, you'll have to struggle a bit."
""It depends". If you get a good support engineer, it is a dream. But, most times, it is not, unfortunately."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is a need to make a yearly payment towards the licensing costs, after which there is any to pay towards the support cost attached to the solution."
"It's quite costly and it comes with a fixed price."
"The solution's pricing is high."
"The platform's licensing cost needs improvement."
"The product is expensive."
"Database In-Memory is priced a bit higher than its competitors like Microsoft."
"Oracle Database In-Memory is expensive."
"I rate the pricing a zero out of ten because Database In-Memory is too costly."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Government
5%
 

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Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise23
 

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database In-Memory?
I do not have any comment related to the improvement of the solution; for sure, it needs improvement, but for my use cases, it is very sufficient, and I think for the biggest companies, it needs a ...
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The major use case for Oracle Database In-Memory is real-time applications that need a fast response between the application and the database directly without any latency.
 

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