We performed a comparison between IBM DB2 Database and SAP HANA based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: SAP HANA finishes ahead of IBM DB2 Database in this comparison. Users say SAP HANA fully controls workflows and makes almost every process automated. This improves productivity and saves time and money. The solution makes it easy to manage enterprise resources, which facilitates good company growth. Users say IBM DB2 Database has a very steep and long learning curve. It is very complex and many users feel it takes a long time to learn how to use it productively and properly.
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"It's easy to search and extract data from the warehouse using queries."
"It has a good feature called pureScale, which is just for scalability. It is a perfect solution for environments where scalability is going to be an issue."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its stability. We have never had any problems and have never had to contact technical support."
"The most valuable feature of the IBM Db2 Database is security."
"The most valuable feature is PowerPC support."
"It's very secure."
"it is very stable and runs smoothly once it is deployed and it is almost maintenance-free."
"What I like best about SAP HANA is that it's faster than Microsoft SQL Server."
"We have found the solution to be customizable and it is beneficial it comes as a bundled package. Additionally, it is user-friendly."
"The performance in terms of processing time is unmatched due to the in-memory processing capability."
"The solution is easy to manage enterprise resources and the reporting and analytics are including. It is good for company growth and all module are managed well."
"The performance is very, very good. It's one of the best aspects of the solution."
"SAP HANA's most valuable features are monitoring, reporting, and price and stock control."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and the integration with other solutions in data quality."
"Db2 interface could be improved a bit. Comparing it to Oracle, Db2's interfaces could be improved."
"End-to-end encryption specifically is something the solution needs to have in the next release."
"In terms of improvements, IBM Db2 can improve its interface and its functionality. Also, the embedded functions should be much richer than the current ones - the functions which are embedded in the engine itself."
"It would be helpful to have a hybrid data storage facility that includes NoSQL technologies."
"The initial set up was complex."
"The solution no longer supports POWER8."
"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."
"Do not use support. Freely available documentation is a bit weak."
"Ease of use could be improved in SAP HANA. I like SAP because SAP solutions can be used by anyone, which means even laymen can start working on SAP tools, but in SAP HANA modeling, you'll need to know some other technologies and sequel scripting, and you need a separate skillset, so if you don't have the skillset, you won't be able to work on SAP HANA. Making SAP HANA low-code would make it even better."
"More standards would help in the future."
"I would like to see improvements in the connectivity of the solution with other BI software. Not every software can connect to it natively."
"The bid process needs to be improved."
"The solution is very expensive for us."
"The initial setup was pretty complex, considering the enormous amount of data they had from an Oracle ERP."
"The installation process could be more straightforward."
"There could be better management for faster updates, last year there were some changes in India to the e-invoicing feature."
IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 67 reviews while SAP HANA is ranked 3rd in Relational Databases Tools with 81 reviews. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while SAP HANA is rated 8.4. 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 SAP HANA writes "Excellent compatibility between modules and the control". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, Teradata, MySQL and Oracle Database In-Memory, whereas SAP HANA is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, MySQL, Apache Spark and SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise. See our IBM Db2 Database vs. SAP HANA report.
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