IBM Db2 Database vs Oracle Java DB comparison

"The most valuable feature of the IBM Db2 Database is security."

"The structure is straightforward, consisting of the test file and the logical and physical files. You have one physical file and many logical files related to it."

"The self-management and optimization features are probably the best on the market"

"The solution has very good data compression of up to 50%. For example, if you have 50 terabytes of data, it can be reduced to 25 terabytes."

"Reliable, robust with great features."

"Db2 Database has given us good results since we have started to use it. We predominantly use IBM hardware, and this is one of the reasons why we started to use Db2 Database. Db2 Database has a very good HADR capability. High availability resilience is also good in this solution. It also has pureScale, which allows you to upgrade one node to get very good and high-level resilience. If you are using a database on five nodes, you can take one node down, upgrade that, and let that node up. You can then bring the second node down, upgrade that, and so on."

"​Scales well enough for a relational database."

"Very good for performance and scalability."

"The most valuable feature is automation."

"It has a programming language so anything that we require for Selenium is all available there."

"The additional value of having Java inside the Oracle database is all the security that is applied to an Oracle database will be enforced on Java's stored procedures as well."

"Able to write queries more efficiently and the management of data has become better and easier."

"It's very clever."

"The solution is stable."

"The database is quite robust in terms of performance from the SQL side."

"There have been no issues in relation to stability. We've never really had do to any recoveries. It is very stable."

"We need some time to improve the performance. We have to perform a weekly REORG, or else RUNSTATS for the databases."

"They should develop its containerized version."

"IBM Db2 Database could improve with better security."

"The problem with this environment is that any software that you install is very costly because there are no free tools for this environment."

"We just want a bit more integration with Linux. That said, we are already seeing Linux more readily available on the mainframe environment."

"There could be better integration with some cloud solutions."

"I would say that the tool has to be made more cloud-friendly and should have agreements with AWS, Microsoft, or Google to run things on hyperscalers."

"The solution's UI hasn't been upgraded. The solution’s UI is an area to improve because the solution was developed long ago."

"In terms of improvement, I'd like an automation tool that is lower priced. The core prices are very high."

"Needs improvement in consistency issues with respect to timeframes."

"The solution could be more user-friendly."

"It'll be better if Oracle Java supports open source technologies, like Node.js."

"The biggest lesson that I have learned from using Oracle products is vendor lock-in."

"The solution should continue to keep updating and improving the Java language."

"The tool might be integrated, but we see performance issues because of overhead."

"We don't see what the specific price of the DB2 license is because we pay for the backup license as a package."

"We did not buy it. It came with our hardware without any complimentary maintenance. If I compare Db2 Database with Oracle Database, its price is lower than Oracle Database."

"I rate the product pricing a nine out of ten."

"The solution's pricing is fine."

"It is expensive."

"We purchase the product's yearly license."

"If I consider the price of IBM Db2 Database, I would say there are cheaper products in the market."

"Licensing fees are on a yearly basis."

"The product's pricing is very friendly, with no extra costs after the licensing fees."

"Oracle Java DB is a pricey solution."