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Top IBM Db2 Alternatives and Competitors

Looking to upgrade or change your solution? Take away the guesswork and stay informed with end user feedback to identify and select the solution that best matches your needs.

Transform and modernize your business with the leader in AI-driven data management solutions. IBM Db2 is a family of hybrid data management products offering a complete suite of AI-empowered capabilities designed to help you manage both structured and unstructured data on premises as well as in private and public cloud environments. Db2 is built on an intelligent common SQL engine designed for scalability and flexibility.

7.9

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Score

+91

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26

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to IBM Db2

Compare how IBM Db2 stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft SQL Server

8.9

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Score

+92

Emotional
Footprint

134

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Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, Microsoft SQL Server is:

Easier to Implement

Better at Training

More Transparent

Better at Support

Less Inspiring

Less Respectful

Oracle

Oracle Database

8.8

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Score

+94

Emotional
Footprint

89

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Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, Oracle Database is:

Easier to Implement

Better at Support

Easier to Customize

Better at Training

More Innovative

Less Efficient

Cloudera

Cloudera Operational Database

8.8

Composite
Score

+99

Emotional
Footprint

34

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Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, Cloudera Operational Database is:

Easier to Implement

Better at Support

More Transparent

Better at Training

More Caring

Easier to Customize

Progress MarkLogic

Progress MarkLogic Data Platform

8.3

Composite
Score

+90

Emotional
Footprint

45

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, Progress MarkLogic Data Platform is:

More Transparent

Easier to Implement

Less Inspiring

Less Respectful

Worse at Integrating

Harder to Use

Amazon

Amazon Aurora

8.0

Composite
Score

+93

Emotional
Footprint

45

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, Amazon Aurora is:

More Transparent

Easier to Implement

Better at Support

More Innovative

Better at Training

Less Inspiring

Microsoft Corporation

Azure Cosmos DB

7.8

Composite
Score

+87

Emotional
Footprint

20

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, Azure Cosmos DB is:

Better at Training

Better at Support

Easier to Implement

Less Respectful

Less Transparent

Less Efficient

Redis Labs

Redis Enterprise Software

7.7

Composite
Score

+97

Emotional
Footprint

11

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, Redis Enterprise Software is:

Easier to Implement

Better at Training

Easier to Customize

More Caring

More Innovative

Less Reliable

SAP

SAP HANA Cloud

7.6

Composite
Score

+88

Emotional
Footprint

42

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, SAP HANA Cloud is:

Better at Support

Easier to Implement

Less Efficient

Less Respectful

Less Innovative

Harder to Use

Neo4J

Neo4j Graph Database

7.5

Composite
Score

+88

Emotional
Footprint

13

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, Neo4j Graph Database is:

Easier to Customize

Better at Training

Easier to Implement

Less Respectful

Less Inspiring

Less Efficient

IBM

IBM Informix

7.0

Composite
Score

+72

Emotional
Footprint

22

Reviews

Reviews Say

Compared to IBM Db2, IBM Informix is:

Easier to Implement

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Less Efficient

Less Reliable

Less Respectful

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