We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and Oracle Database based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"This solution has made financial reporting possible by allowing financial people the opportunity to set Informix to "Auto Pilot" so that they can attend other duties."
"It supports multiple applications and business intelligence tools."
"So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"IBM Informix benefits users with high availability and good integration capabilities."
"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"You can scale the solution if you need to. Its scalability is good."
"Partitioning is the most valuable feature."
"Oracle Database is fast and easy to use."
"The stability has been good so far. It's reliable."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Database is all the functionalities. When we write a code we sometimes have to create an explicit functionality to process the data that we want. At times we find that there is already existing functionality in data created by Oracle itself, it is helpful."
"The solution is stable."
"It has good features for performance tuning."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be the performance. We have a large database in my company and there is not likely a solution that has the performance we need."
"The support team could include local engineers to establish efficient communication. It will help us speed up the escalation process."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"I would like to see backups from secondary servers."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"Continue extending the SQL language for compatibility with the competition's language, including Stored Procedure Language."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"This solution is in need of more current tools."
"I'm in Indonesia. From what I know, Ali Cloud has already built a center in Indonesia, and Google also has a data center in Indonesia. I have heard that Amazon will also build a data center in Indonesia, and the same will be with Azure if they deal with the Indonesian government. I'm quite appreciative of what Amazon has done by deciding to have a local data center. I expect Oracle to do the same, but Oracle doesn't seem to have plans to build a data center in Indonesia. This is something that needs to be improved. Oracle should follow all the other cloud providers who see a potential market in Indonesia. It would be better for Oracle to be equal to other cloud providers and have a data center in Indonesia so they can compete. Having a local data center means that they can avoid performance issues, the latency of the network, and all the things that are related to the network for internet-based solutions. Customers in Indonesia expect a local data center."
"There are plenty of options and features in this solution, but they are, somehow, not being used very well. Therefore, training and support should be increased and improved for this solution. They can make people aware of how to make proper use of their server so that people can optimize it because its cost is just too much. They can provide training on the policies and procedures to be used for archiving and all such things. There should be some kind of segregation in licensing. With a full license, all options should be available. There should also be a basic license with limited functionalities. This kind of basic license would be useful for us because we don't use most of the functionalities."
"It could be slightly more intuitive, but other than that, we really like it as a solution."
"Sometimes they tell us we can't upgrade the database for now as there's a vulnerability Oracle couldn't find a solution for."
"Once you start with Oracle you become locked into it."
"The quality of technical support could be better. They could respond faster."
"There are a lot of additional costs. That is the reason we are only leveraging for transactional related purposes, so that we do not spend so much on doing the same thing on Oracle. That is the reason we are looking for open source databases now."
"Its administration side is very difficult. To install Oracle Database, you need to have some prior knowledge. You must learn their commands. I was new to this, so I found some difficulty in it. Its installation should be easier. It is expensive, and it should be cheaper."
IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while Oracle Database is ranked 2nd in Relational Databases Tools with 282 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while Oracle Database is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Database writes "Supports a large volume of transactions compared to other databases". IBM Informix is most compared with SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MySQL, MariaDB and Teradata, whereas Oracle Database is most compared with SAP HANA, SQL Server, MariaDB, IBM Db2 Database and Teradata. See our IBM Informix vs. Oracle Database report.
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