IBM Db2 Database vs SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise comparison

"Its robustness, scalability, availability, and performance are valuable. All these are the major attributes of a relational database for supporting a very high-volume business, and Db2 is very good in all those areas and in all those attributes."

"Your iOS, your throughputs, your performance cycles, you cannot touch it with Microsoft or with Oracle scalability-wise. That is far and away the most scalable systems and the highest performing systems of the set of them."

"it is very stable and runs smoothly once it is deployed and it is almost maintenance-free."

"I have found the most valuable feature to be its availability."

"​Scales well enough for a relational database."

"When you submit a ticket the response time is quick."

"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's initial setup is straightforward."

"This is a wonderful database that is, in my opinion, underrated. Users are able to get the most out of my experience by taking advantage of its centralized environment."

"The most valuable part of the tool stems from the fact that it is a very cost-efficient product compared to the newer technologies because it needs a very small amount of RAM."

"They provide easy integration with other systems."

"Provides very good integration."

"I like that SAP ASE can match code and the database index to index data in the programming language. There are many other valuable features, such as the table buffer, tuning, and various control agents like dispatcher. SAP ASE can handle many different data types, including views, domains, data elements, structures, objects, and various table types that are most useful in the application. Its modularization technique is also handy."

"SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise is a good transactional database."

"It's user-friendly, especially in the logistics field."

"It's pretty good at handling a large number of transactions, which is critical for a banking client."

"The vendor should offer a free version"

"The initial set up was complex."

"The price should be lower."

"The user interface is not user-friendly."

"Microsoft SQL Server is comparatively very simple to use. I wish IBM would move towards making Db2 easy to use for both basic and advanced users. This is where I see room for advancement. Db2 is also more expensive than Microsoft SQL Server, and its price can be reduced. The replication feature needs to be there in Db2. Microsoft provides similar functionality in SQL Server. IBM also has similar functionality, but it exists in a different product. So, to have the replication ability, you have to buy a different product. It makes sense to have this functionality within Db2 instead of a different product. It will also be helpful in terms of competition. In Africa, the problem for Db2 is competition. Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server have been in this market for a very long time. These companies have built the ecosystem and the brand within this market for a very long time. So, they are very popular with users. Db2 or IBM came a little later in the game, and that's where the problem lies. They also don't do a lot of marketing for it, which is also a problem."

"The licensing fees can be reduced."

"Db2 interface could be improved a bit. Comparing it to Oracle, Db2's interfaces could be improved."

"I would like to see some artificial intelligence brought into the solution."

"I think that the solution needs to be positioned better within the market as it appears as though the Adaptive Server is being left out of the SAP scope."

"Cost-wise, SAP is still expensive compared to other available products."

"In my opinion, product support is not that great from SAP because they have already declared the end-of-date for SAP ASE. They will be stopping product support."

"The solution should improve view partitioning. The documentation is very confined and available only for users. Distributors also would like access to it."

"There could be some improvements in barcode scanning and RFID access."

"Because the solution is customized. we do occasionally face unique bugs. There are always some changes that need to be made here and there."

"The overall performance of the product is an area where the tool has certain shortcomings and needs to improve."

"SAP should refine its debugging method, and the process needs to be a little faster. It should use more Pragmas and fewer pseudocomments. I would like if SAP added more features based on advanced technologies, like artificial intelligence and voice control. The modularization and if-else techniques could also incorporate the latest technology to code and solve complex problems. The SAP Editor should be more elaborative, and it should allow many more types of statements for all uses."

"They are competitive and honest (compared to how peer firms approach licensing conversations). ​"

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

"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."

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

"There is a license for this solution and we pay every three years."

"I would rate the pricing a five out of ten. It's not super expensive, but also not cheap."

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

"The solution costs less than other products."

"Price-wise, the product is worth it since one needs very less infrastructure to use it."

"I rate SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise's pricing a six out of ten."

"The licensing cost for ASE is pretty low."