We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and Teradata 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."Replication is a valuable feature and easy to use."
"Replication, all levels of replication, query charting, and the MongoDB embedded are the most valuable features of this solution."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"The scalability is very good."
"So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"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 initial setup is pretty easy."
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"The most valuable feature of Teradata is security. It runs on Unix and Linux platforms which provide better security."
"The most valuable features are the large volume of data and the structuring of the data to optimize it and get very optimal data warehouse solutions for customers."
"Auto-partitioning and indexing, and resource allocation on the fly are key features."
"We really enjoy the FastLoad, TPump, and MultiLoad features."
"The performance is great, we are able to query our data in one operation."
"Their extensive experience in data warehousing, the platform's performance, and their strong reputation in the market are the most valuable."
"It's very mature from a technology perspective."
"It has reduced a lot of reworking on maintaining indexes, partitions, etc."
"The solution really doesn't add new features very often."
"It would be helpful to have IBM salespeople know that Informix exists, and sell it. Currently, it is completely ignored by IBM."
"Continue extending the SQL language for compatibility with the competition's language, including Stored Procedure Language."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"I experienced poor input/output (IO) performance."
"This solution is in need of more current tools."
"The following could be better: licensing, architecture openness, integration with other tools."
"I've been using the same UI for 20 years in Teradata. It could use some updating. Adding more stability around Teradata Studio would be outstanding. Teradata Studio is a Java-based version of their tool. It's much better now, but it still has some room for improvement."
"Teradata is an old data warehouse, and they're not improving in terms of new, innovative features."
"There is a need to improve performance in high transaction processes, as well as the reporting system."
"The solution could improve by having a cloud version or a cloud component. We have to use other solutions, such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Snowflake for the cloud."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"Teradata's UI could be improved."
"Teradata's pricing is quite high compared to Redshift, Synapse, or GCP alternatives."
IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while Teradata is ranked 7th in Relational Databases Tools with 54 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while Teradata is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Teradata writes "Offers seamless integration capabilities and performance optimization features, including extensive indexing and advanced tuning capabilities". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database and MySQL, whereas Teradata is most compared with SQL Server, Snowflake, Oracle Exadata, MySQL and BigQuery. See our IBM Informix vs. Teradata report.
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