We performed a comparison between IBM Db2 Database 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."IBM DB2 pureScale Feature is valuable."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution is easy to install and simple to maintain. The most valuable aspect of the solution is its general user-friendliness for users of all kinds."
"We had a crash of the backup system and the IBM DB2 was always up and consistent. It's robust, and for us, it was always up and running."
"Its functionality and availability are valuable. Its availability is great. It is available 99.99% of the time."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its compatibility with IBM Power Systems."
"The newly added feature of ALSM is one of the top features"
"It's a very mature product."
"The product provides high availability."
"The support is always very helpful and responsive."
"It's powerful and fast, and the backup system is wonderful."
"Overall, from a technical perspective, the solution is very strong."
"Oracle Database is easy to install and set up."
"The solution is very stable with the performance being very reliable."
"Optimization of databases, RAC, Data Guard Replication with Data Guard and RAC Database are the best features."
"We find technical support to be very responsive. They briefly describe everything on phone and we handle the operations. I'd say we've been more than satisfied with their level of service. They're quite helpful and knowledgeable."
"The tool is not easy to use. It needs to improve scale computing so that the tool can be scaled vertically. The product needs to enhance pre-engine optimization and it needs to be more efficient in completing queries. The documentation should be updated to include different scenarios of deployment."
"The product needs to improve its configuration and storage."
"Microsoft SQL Server is comparatively very simple to use. I wish IBM would move towards making Db2 easy to use for both basic and advanced users. This is where I see room for advancement. Db2 is also more expensive than Microsoft SQL Server, and its price can be reduced. The replication feature needs to be there in Db2. Microsoft provides similar functionality in SQL Server. IBM also has similar functionality, but it exists in a different product. So, to have the replication ability, you have to buy a different product. It makes sense to have this functionality within Db2 instead of a different product. It will also be helpful in terms of competition. In Africa, the problem for Db2 is competition. Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server have been in this market for a very long time. These companies have built the ecosystem and the brand within this market for a very long time. So, they are very popular with users. Db2 or IBM came a little later in the game, and that's where the problem lies. They also don't do a lot of marketing for it, which is also a problem."
"Not very solid compared to its competitors' products."
"They should simplify the management of Db2 as a relational database system. There should be the simplification of management. This is probably one of the most important asks for being successful in the future."
"End-to-end encryption specifically is something the solution needs to have in the next release."
"The ease of use, or ease of management, could be improved."
"IBM Db2 Database is not ACID compliant, which would improve it. Db2 lacks Isolation, so when two people are trying to update the same field at the same time it can become stuck. Other newer databases do not have this issue, such as Microsoft SQL, Oracle DB, PostgreSQL, and SAP HANA."
"If Oracle Database could have more build-in features from some of their other products it would be good."
"This product would be improved with Support Services for more production access."
"While working with 20-30 terabytes is okay using this solution, if you have Big Data, data that's much bigger than that, you will run into issues. It's a problem I have right now. They should support much more data."
"Needs educational content that would help the individual to be able to work in a real life situation and scenarios."
"The tool is costly, and migration is hard. We need tools like Database Migration Assistant for Oracle to migrate data between databases. Sometimes, older versions of Oracle are no longer supported, making the transition even more difficult."
"They could improve the storage and network overhead."
"The product is expensive."
"A lot of features have bugs or choose the wrong way to process data."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 67 reviews while Oracle Database is ranked 2nd in Relational Databases Tools with 283 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while Oracle Database is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM Db2 Database writes "Very scalable with high availability and excellent technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Database writes "Supports a large volume of transactions compared to other databases". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, SAP HANA, Teradata, MySQL and Oracle Database In-Memory, whereas Oracle Database is most compared with SAP HANA, SQL Server, MariaDB, Amazon Aurora and MySQL. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. Oracle Database report.
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