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IBM solidDB vs SQL Server 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
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 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 SQL Server is 10.5%, down from 16.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SQL Server10.5%
IBM solidDB1.0%
Other88.5%
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."
"What I like best about this product is the environment."
"The setup process is straightforward."
"My advice to others is SQL Server is a good tool to work with and there are a lot of community resources available to help you out in case you are stuck anywhere."
"SQL Server is very scalable because we use it across a couple of different types of applications, such as micro-infrastructure setup and server farm."
"It is fairly easy to work with, and I like the high-availability options, like mirroring for example, and the high-availability groups."
"If you know how to work with the product and leverage its various features and possibilities, then you can achieve great scalability."
"PaaS is a modern, scalable database, it is very easy, and you don't have to worry about versions and upgrades because Microsoft keeps on adding new features to this solution."
"We use the solution for managing database information from our clients and for testing database access."
 

Cons

"Data replication and data distribution between multiple nodes definitely have room for improvement here."
"We experience latency at times when there is a lot of data being processed."
"While this is a reliable product, it has room for improvement."
"The solution could offer more integration with other platforms."
"Right now, the tool you use to query the system updates every month. It pesters you to update the Client every month when there is nothing new that you really need to add, but it is constantly pestering you."
"They could improve by adding the SQL format."
"The scalability and the high availability feature can be expanded or improved. Currently, there is a limitation on scalability. A feature similar to the Oracle Diagnostic feature can be included to provide a better user experience."
"There are a lot of improvements in the cloud space about which we open a case with Microsoft every now and then. These improvements are not in terms of features or functionality. They are more related to their own compatibility or connectivity on which they keep on working to improve the product."
"SQL Server could improve by enhancing the integration abilities, adding more inbuilt data security features, and simplifying the maintenance."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"SQL Server is expensive if you use the advanced SQL version, but if you use the standard version, it's not expensive."
"Some of our clients purchase the license and others do not, they use Express SQL Server."
"For smaller companies, they find this solution expensive."
"For licensing, we pay yearly. The licensing is very expensive, and it should be cheaper."
"We pay approximately $12,000 USD per month for both the server and the license."
"I rate the product’s pricing a six out of ten."
"It costs a lot."
"The setup cost is high, but it will return every penny."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
37%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Construction Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
5%
 

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Small Business119
Midsize Enterprise60
Large Enterprise118
 

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Also Known As

solidDB
Microsoft SQL Server, MSSQL, MS SQL
 

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