Oracle Database In-Memory vs kdb+ comparison

Kx Systems and Oracle are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Kx Systems is ranked #33, while Oracle is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.7. Kx Systems holds a 0.9% mindshare in SQL, compared to Oracle’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Kx Systems users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

kdb+

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

33rd

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Database In-Memory

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

10th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Embedded Database (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of kdb+ is 0.9%, 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
Product	Mindshare (%)
Oracle Database In-Memory	2.0%
kdb+	0.9%
Other	97.1%

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Nitin Garg

Vice President - Financial Services at Evalueserve

An easy-to-deploy solution that can be used for data ingestion and usage

I work for a fintech company where we create several strategies generally built on finance data, which are like one-time series data. We deal with huge bulk data on a daily basis, and we use kdb+ for data ingestion and usage The most valuable feature of kdb+ is the speed at which it returns the…

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Hosney Osman

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.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The solution returns data quickly, and data retrieval is fast in kdb+."

"The most valuable feature is that Database-In-Memory is more consistent and faster than traditional databases as it requires fewer CPUs to process instructions."

"The scalability of the solution is very good. It's able to support large amounts of data."

"The solution is very fast."

"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."

"We have recently deployed our database on cloud with Oracle Database In-Memory; we have a single standby on cloud, and on contingency occasions, we switch over to cloud and use it for four to five months."

"The application development is very user-friendly."

"Normally, every database server uses hard disks. In-Memory has a feature, apart from their database, which is very good. When we start our server, all your data needs loading memory. We can use that. It's a very good feature. I think they added this feature in 2019. We can mount memory in the partition, create partitions in there, and create table space from that spot to share. It's a really good feature. We use it a lot."

"The solution's ROI is excellent."

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Cons

"The solution should have a more user-friendly user interface."

"The dashboard requires some refreshment or configuration improvements."

"Oracle should include column store or advanced query optimization so a database can be optimized by enabling analytic queries to run faster."

"The area where improvement is required the most in the product is the UI."

"We use some partitions in In-Memory. We have a very large table and a low dose. It is very expensive in data to load all of them into In-Memory. It takes up more memory slots in the server, as well as a lot of RAM. We use last partitions on the table. We always need to create a script and make a schedule that can load a last partition in In-Memory. Oracle doesn't have features to do this automatically. I would like them to allow us to load last partitions, as well as other table partitions, in In-Memory. I think a good feature would do that automatically, letting you see a table, load a large partition, and monitor loading memory. It's quite a good feature."

"The solution should move to the new way of writing software code with AI that is intelligent and learns."

"Oracle Database In-Memory could improve by better supporting generative AI challenges, such as hallucination management."

"Technical support is below our expectations currently. It could be improved."

"The platform’s pricing needs improvement."

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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."

"I rate the pricing a zero out of ten because Database In-Memory is too costly."

"Database In-Memory is priced a bit higher than its competitors like Microsoft."

"Oracle Database In-Memory is expensive."

"The pricing is pretty good so I rate it an eight out of ten."

"It's quite costly and it comes with a fixed price."

"The solution's pricing is high."

"The product is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

45%

Retailer

Comms Service Provider

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	23

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We can integrate it with any data sources as well.

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The pricing for Oracle Database In-Memory is more affordable.

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Overview

Kx is the world leader in high-performance, in-memory computing, streaming analytics and operational intelligence. The company’s focus is on delivering the best possible performance and flexibility for high-volume, data-intensive analytics and applications. Kx software includes the time-series database kdb+ with a built-in programming language called q, and a robust suite of visualization tools built on top of the database platform providing business intelligence for all users.

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Oracle Database In-Memory transparently accelerates analytics by orders of magnitude while simultaneously speeding up mixed-workload OLTP. With Oracle Database In-Memory, users get immediate answers to business questions that previously took hours.

Oracle Database In-Memory delivers leading-edge in-memory performance without the need to restrict functionality, or accept compromises, complexity and risk. Deploying Oracle Database In-Memory with any existing Oracle Database compatible application is as easy as flipping a switch - no application changes are required. Oracle Database In-Memory is fully integrated with the Oracle Database’s renowned scale-up, scale-out, storage tiering, availability, and security technologies making it the most industrialstrength offering on the market.

The ability to easily perform real-time data analysis together with real-time transaction processing on all existing applications enables organizations to transform into Real-Time Enterprises that quickly make data-driven decisions, respond instantly to customer demands, and continuously optimize all key processes.

For more information on Oracle Database In-Memory, visit Oracle.com

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