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IBM solidDB vs SQL Server 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
SQL Server
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
274
Ranking in other categories
Database Management Systems (DBMS) (1st)
 

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 SQL Server is 11.2%, down from 17.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SQL Server11.2%
IBM solidDB0.7%
Other88.1%
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.
Peter Larsson - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Warehouse Lead at Resurs Bank AB (publ.)
Ledger and seamless integrations have strengthened trusted analytics and unified workloads
SQL Server's high availability and disaster recovery features work for supporting mission-critical applications, but there is much more to wish for. These features are not quite ready yet, although they do function. However, they could be significantly better. High availability and disaster recovery features should be improved in the next releases. I have noticed that everything could be improved or enhanced in the future, particularly temporal tables and window functions. Sometimes, I believe Microsoft releases features to stay ahead of competitors, but they do not make them feature-rich or feature-complete. They release something to be ahead of leaders and then seem to forget to maintain and upgrade them. I want Microsoft to pay more attention and be more mindful about the things they implement. It is fine to do a first release that works, but you cannot simply abandon it in the following years without service packs and improvements. You must continue to build on features rather than forgetting about them.

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."
"Stability is one of the most valuable features."
"Microsoft's modules are really good, the syntax used for running the query is really easy, their options for concurrency and locking are good, as well as their prices."
"SSAS is the most interesting feature to organize the data and let the users play with it."
"It helps with moving the design of the database into reality."
"SQL is stable."
"We are satisfied with the product in general."
"I like that it's relatively stable."
"The most valuable feature of SQL Server is that it is easy to set up."
 

Cons

"Data replication and data distribution between multiple nodes definitely have room for improvement here."
"Their support could be better. There should be more visibility on the progress of the ticket, and their last line of support should be more knowledgeable. Other than that, we have nothing to complain about."
"If you have a lot of data and you want to perform computations on it, you will have problems and the performance will be degraded."
"Based on my experience, SQL Server is a common tool and does not offer significantly higher benefits or anything too special."
"Its ability to handle certain kinds of large data could be improved."
"The way to make cursors and manage raw data in rows can be improved."
"If I compare the solution with current technology needs, like NoSQL, that have been prevailing now, they could improve it so there could be a single solution, where we could deal with a single database for both transactional as well as for the in-memory needs that we have."
"The UX design of this system needs improvement."
"In my experience, I've found that scalability can be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"You need to pay for the license. It most probably has per-core licensing."
"Cost is a major derivative for any organization. It has a reasonable cost value, and its cloud support is also better than others. Comparatively, Oracle can do the same things or is even better in certain areas, but it is expensive. The cost along with the support are the plus factors for SQL Server."
"There is a license required for this solution and we pay monthly. The price is reasonable compared to other solutions."
"Pricing is a bit on the higher side."
"We have had to purchase the Enterprise version to the tune of a few hundred thousand dollars, which is just ridiculous."
"Although it comes with a cost, using the most recent version is highly advisable, since it would ensure a certain measure of bug fixes and stability. The sole issue would involve the cost, as this is expensive."
"There is a license to use this solution. However, the model is not easy to understand. There is a guide you have to read about all the information on how it works. If you read this documentation, you can understand how it works. We are paying for our SQL Servers by CPU cores with an enterprise license."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
40%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
Comms Service Provider
4%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business119
Midsize Enterprise60
Large Enterprise118
 

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Also Known As

solidDB
Microsoft SQL Server, MSSQL, MS SQL
 

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