IBM Db2 Database vs Oracle Java DB comparison

"The stability of IBM Db2 Database is stable. We have not faced any downtime in one year. Our work is mostly during business hours and during that time, we haven't faced any downtime."

"The solution is a very stable relational database and has integration with legacy systems. It is a great product."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration with other IBM products."

"It's very secure."

"The solution has many beneficial features, such as security, support, and stability."

"The most valuable feature is PowerPC support."

"The solution is very stable, in both hardware and database."

"Db2 database scalability and performance capabilities match our database needs. It covers pretty much everything a database administrator or engineer might need."

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

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

"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."

"The solution is stable."

"The most valuable feature is automation."

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

"It's very clever."

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

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

"Some of the internal rearrangement in the administration is not as straightforward as it is in competing products."

"The initial setup could be improved."

"The vendor should offer a free version"

"IBM Db2 Database could improve in the steps it takes for upgrades. It is not an easy process. The process of upgrading the version is lengthy and requires a lot of time. To make it more efficient, I suggest implementing some automation on the solution side. This will greatly reduce the time required for the upgrade."

"The usage of Db2 could be simplified, as it is quite complex and requires substantial knowledge of Db2 and zOS."

"The data table names are very short which is not user-friendly compared to the Oracle SQL server. It should have longer column and table names."

"The management of Db2 should be simplified because there are not too many specialists in this area, and the learning curve of Db2 specialists is very long. After the courses, probably it takes one and a half or two years to get to the point when you are using the product properly in the production systems. So, the complexity is very high, and the most important thing is to simplify the management of the product, including self-maintenance. They should simplify the installation, management, and monitoring to simplify the product. It takes too long for a person to be a specialist in this product."

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

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

"The solution could be more user-friendly."

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

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

"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."

"Compared to Oracle, it is so much cheaper."

"The solution's pricing is fine."

"I rate the price of the IBM Db2 Database an eight out of ten."

"It's very expensive for West African countries like ours."

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

"The total cost of the solution depends upon the PVU licensing"

"We purchase the product's yearly license."

"We normally handle large size businesses and as far as I am aware, the license is negotiable based on the number of users and the quantitative data."

"Oracle Java DB is a pricey solution."

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