We performed a comparison between IBM Informix and Oracle Database In-Memory 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."So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"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."
"It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6"
"Replication is a valuable feature and easy to use."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The scalability is very good."
"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"Security is the most valuable feature."
"Normally, every database server uses hard disks. In-Memory has a feature, apart from their database, which is very good. When we start our server, all your data needs loading memory. We can use that. It's a very good feature. I think they added this feature in 2019. We can mount memory in the partition, create partitions in there, and create table space from that spot to share. It's a really good feature. We use it a lot."
"I like Oracle because it is a backward-compatible solution."
"The solution is very fast."
"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."
"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."
"It accelerates query processing, which in turn speeds up operations and streamlines workflow, and ultimately enhancing productivity."
"The product offers high scalability."
"I would like to see backups from secondary servers."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"It would be helpful to have IBM salespeople know that Informix exists, and sell it. Currently, it is completely ignored by IBM."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"This solution is in need of more current tools."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"The platform’s pricing needs improvement."
"Oracle should include column store or advanced query optimization so a database can be optimized by enabling analytic queries to run faster."
"They should improve the solution's scalability for large databases."
"We often have to find solutions on our own through the support site, so there's room for improvement in this regard."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"We use some partitions in In-Memory. We have a very large table and a low dose. It is very expensive in data to load all of them into In-Memory. It takes up more memory slots in the server, as well as a lot of RAM. We use last partitions on the table. We always need to create a script and make a schedule that can load a last partition in In-Memory. Oracle doesn't have features to do this automatically. I would like them to allow us to load last partitions, as well as other table partitions, in In-Memory. I think a good feature would do that automatically, letting you see a table, load a large partition, and monitor loading memory. It's quite a good feature."
"It would be good if Oracle could reduce downtime when transferring from non-In-Memory to In-Memory."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
IBM Informix is ranked 6th in Embedded Database with 16 reviews while Oracle Database In-Memory is ranked 2nd in Embedded Database with 27 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while Oracle Database In-Memory is rated 8.8. 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 In-Memory writes "User friendly with great scalability but needs to move toward intelligent AI". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MySQL and MariaDB, whereas Oracle Database In-Memory is most compared with SAP HANA, IBM Db2 Database, Progress OpenEdge RDBMS, SQL Server and Apache Derby. See our IBM Informix vs. Oracle Database In-Memory report.
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