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IBM Db2

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.2 /10

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What is IBM Db2?

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.

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Awards & Recognition

IBM Db2 won the following awards in the Transaction Data Store category

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Product Impact

Latest Award, 2025

3 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2024

IBM Db2 Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM Db2?

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0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Respectful
Security Protects
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Analytics and Reporting

Data Management

Data Backup

Data Virtualization

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Data Protection and Security

Data Replication

High Availability

Database Management

Hybrid Transaction and Analytical Support

Distributed Processing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

IBM Db2 Reviews

Ahmed H.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Communications
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2021

Good Product , but difficult to use

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates IBM Db2 from other similar products?

its slow some times in execution Queries , and it different in syntax of popular SQL languages , and difficult to migrate it to MS-SQL database

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

its a Good product and secure and more efficient with IBM products

What do you dislike most about this product?

syntax of writing Quires , need more configuration to different Products other than IBM

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You need to read more about IBM DB and take training and study it well

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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IBM Db2 Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love IBM Db2?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Data Management Includes data sharing, data storage, records management, and data security.

Data Backup Includes the creation of duplicate instances to recover from an unplanned data loss. Also, support for high volumes of data processing and data compression.

Data Virtualization Includes ability to create views joining disparate data sources without the need for persistence.

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment Supports one or many deployment models - On-prem, cloud or hybrid hosting of the database system.

Data Protection and Security Includes data encryption, data audit, and data compliance.

Data Replication Support for a real-time copy of the database in more than one system to facilitate access to the copy of data from multiple systems without any inconsistencies.

High Availability HA DB designed for near-zero downtown by seamless replication of data between environments for uninterrupted real-time access and fail-over capabilities.

Database Management Supports multiple data types, data structuring, data retrieval, database customization, and multi-user access.

Hybrid Transaction and Analytical Support Includes OLTP and OLAP (Online Analytical Processing). Most OLTP systems support some level of OLAP but very few OLAP systems support OLTP.

Distributed Processing Data storage and processing is shared among many physical or virtual independents servers or sites for high volume data with seamless access to large datasets.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

IBM Db2 Reviews

Ahmed H.

Good Product , but difficult to use

Likeliness to Recommend

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Analytics and Reporting

Data Management

Data Backup

Data Virtualization

Cloud/On-Prem/Hybrid Deployment

Data Protection and Security

Data Replication

High Availability

Database Management

Hybrid Transaction and Analytical Support

Distributed Processing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation