We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and SAP HANA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Embedded Database solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The scalability is very good."
"IBM Informix benefits users with high availability and good integration capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is concurrency and locking because my customers usually use databases in OLTP mode. So, for a large number of competitive users. Other features that are well valued are quick large-scale data types. It is better than Oracle."
"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"Replication is a valuable feature and easy to use."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"The solution is very stable."
"The feature I found most valuable in SAP HANA is modeling. I also like that the solution has good integration and you can integrate it with any system, even third-party systems."
"It's user-friendly so long as you use it frequently."
"The most valuable feature of SAP HANA is the modeling of the databases."
"As I only worked part-time on SAP HANA, I did not have the opportunity to explore the advanced features of the solution. However, I did work with basic features, such as user administration and access controls for the accounting department. The feature that stood out to me the most was the Single Sign-On and user administration, backup, and server management. My experience with SAP HANA was mainly focused on basic server improvements."
"All features are valuable."
"We've had good experiences with technical support."
"The most valuable feature of SAP HANA is its performance and integration."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"Continue extending the SQL language for compatibility with the competition's language, including Stored Procedure Language."
"The support team could include local engineers to establish efficient communication. It will help us speed up the escalation process."
"In my opinion, the packages could be improved. The version I use doesn't allow for packages. I can do some general procedures, but no packages like in Oracle. So, develop separate modules in SQL language. This would be most beneficial for me."
"This solution is in need of more current tools."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"A documents preview could be helpful."
"FI, or the financial module of SAP, has room for improvement. It has to have some better localization for the Middle East, especially in regards to taxes and the letter of credit cycle. I would like to see better localization from the HCM."
"There could be better management for faster updates, last year there were some changes in India to the e-invoicing feature."
"The releases need to be more stable. It's surprising to still encounter significant bugs after ten years of the product being available."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The JDBC connectors are very slow."
"What needs improvement in SAP HANA is its automation, in particular, it needs more enhancements in that area."
"The surface side or Attack dashboard needs improvement because there are some gaps after sales services."
IBM Informix is ranked 6th in Embedded Database with 16 reviews while SAP HANA is ranked 1st in Embedded Database with 81 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while SAP HANA is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP HANA writes "Excellent compatibility between modules and the control". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MySQL and MariaDB, whereas SAP HANA is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, MySQL, IBM Db2 Database and Apache Spark. See our IBM Informix vs. SAP HANA report.
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