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We performed a comparison between kdb+ and Oracle Database In-Memory based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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

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"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.""I like Oracle because it is a backward-compatible solution.""Oracle Database In-Memory is a suite of features that improves performance for real-time analytics and mixed workloads.""The most valuable aspects of this solution are the fast caching and improved performance to the database""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.""Security is the most valuable feature.""It accelerates query processing, which in turn speeds up operations and streamlines workflow, and ultimately enhancing productivity.""We use the tool for real-time data transfer for risk management purposes. In a trading system, conversions happen fast. We use the product to handle fast transactions with low latency."

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

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"Oracle Database In-Memory appliance-based solutions can be restrictive for some applications, as they may require more flexibility in the database design to be tuned and sized to the customer's needs.""The product could be more economical.""It would be good if Oracle could reduce downtime when transferring from non-In-Memory to In-Memory.""I would like Oracle Database In-Memory to include a data replication feature.""The solution should move to the new way of writing software code with AI that is intelligent and learns.""Technical support is below our expectations currently. It could be improved.""The solution is quite expensive.""The pricing could be improved. It would ideal if it was more reasonable."

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  • "Database In-Memory is priced a bit higher than its competitors like Microsoft."
  • "The pricing is pretty good so I rate it an eight out of ten."
  • "Oracle Database In-Memory is expensive."
  • "I rate the pricing a zero out of ten because Database In-Memory is too costly."
  • "It's quite costly and it comes with a fixed price."
  • "The solution's pricing is high."
  • "The product is expensive."
  • "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."
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    Top Answer:The solution returns data quickly, and data retrieval is fast in kdb+.
    Top Answer:The solution should have a more user-friendly user interface.
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:We can integrate it with any data sources as well.
    Top Answer:The cost of the product is high. 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.
    Top Answer:The platform’s pricing needs improvement.
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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.

    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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    UniCredit, AIRBUS
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm39%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Manufacturing Company18%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise74%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    kdb+ is ranked 19th in Relational Databases Tools with 1 review while Oracle Database In-Memory is ranked 8th in Relational Databases Tools with 27 reviews. kdb+ is rated 9.0, while Oracle Database In-Memory is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of kdb+ writes "An easy-to-deploy solution that can be used for data ingestion and usage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Database In-Memory writes "User friendly with great scalability but needs to move toward intelligent AI". kdb+ is most compared with MariaDB, SingleStore and SQL Server, whereas Oracle Database In-Memory is most compared with SAP HANA, Progress OpenEdge RDBMS, IBM Db2 Database, SQL Server and Apache Derby.

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