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IBM Informix

Composite Score

6.6 /10

CX Score

6.4 /10

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What is IBM Informix?

IBM Informix is a high performance, always-on, highly scalable and easily embeddable enterprise-class database optimized for the most demanding transactional and analytics workloads. As an object-relational engine, IBM Informix seamlessly integrates the best of relational and object-oriented capabilities enabling the flexible modeling of complex data structures and relationships.

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IBM Informix 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.

78 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

91 Plan to Renew

17
Since last award

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

8
Since last award

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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.

+66 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 Informix?

6% Negative

17% Neutral

77% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Caring
Security Protects

Cons

Inhibits Innovation

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Hybrid Transaction and Analytical Support

Data Protection and Security

Systems Performance Management

Data Monitoring and Administration

Big Data Analytics

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing

Database Management

Data Virtualization

Data Backup

Distributed Processing

High Availability

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

IBM Informix Reviews

Natalia A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

Ideal Database for Enterprise-Grade Performance

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Informix from other similar products?

The automatic storage management component reduces headaches for employees while bringing about real security. Informix's clients do the most with the least manpower, stepping back to let automation do its thing the majority of the time.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Informix, as the first choice for applications such as location-based analytics and GIS, has been enjoying the built-in capability for geospatial data support other brands can only envy.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Even with the numerous updates and improvements that are being made the software still has a long learning curve for the first-time users. More intuitive documentation and training resources might be the answer.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If your workload is a mix of transactional and analytical processing, then Informix hybrid features make it a very strong candidate. It allows you to do real-time analytics keeping the performance intact.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Evan T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

A Strong Choice for OLTP & Analytical Processing

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates IBM Informix from other similar products?

Informix, therefore, is highly beneficial to the enterprise that can select the most convenient way of deployment including cloud-based, on-premises, and hybrid environments. This move not only allows businesses to save time and resources but also enables faster business transformation as it expands.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

On the other hand, the union of time-series data along with relational databases is, indeed, a real turnaround of the situation. This makes Informix one of the best choices for the industries that require real-time monitoring and advanced analytics.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The licensing and support are not cheap which can make Informix not as cost-effective as the competition. So, firms must be especially meticulous in making a financial assessment before acquiring the software.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Think about Informix if you plan on buying a database that can be easily combined with different environments, for example, on-premises, cloud or embedded in hardware. The adaptability to various requirements set Informix apart and make it well-suited to any application.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Mudassar H.

Role: Operations
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Reliable RDBMS with good performance

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Informix from other similar products?

The performance of the product, the ease of maintenance differentiates from other products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It has a strong reputation for reliability and performance. The software offers robust data management capabilities for large-scale enterprise systems. It has built-in support for geospatial data and time series data. IBM Informix is compatible with a variety of programming languages and platforms.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It can be complex to set up and configure , especially for users without extensive database experince. the cost of licensing and maintenance for IBM Informix can be high. Some users have reported issues with scalability when working with very large data sets.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Highly recommended product,

Pros

Enables Productivity
Effective Service
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

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IBM Informix Ratings

78 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

91 Plan to Renew

17 Since last award

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

8 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+66 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love IBM Informix?

Pros

Cons

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

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.

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

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Data Monitoring and Administration Includes ability to continuously monitored data quality rules, as well as generate alerts to notify data stewards when they need to address an issue.

Big Data Analytics Use of big data analytics through integration into purpose-built big data tools or native capabilities, incorporating advanced security methods.

High Speed & Online Transaction Processing Also referred to as OLTP (Online Transaction processing). OLTP databases include strong support for CRUD operations and ACID compliance.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

IBM Informix Reviews

Natalia A.

Ideal Database for Enterprise-Grade Performance

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Evan T.

A Strong Choice for OLTP & Analytical Processing

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mudassar H.

Reliable RDBMS with good performance

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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Database Management

Data Virtualization

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