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Built to run the world's mission-critical workloads, IBM Db2 supports low-latency transactions and real-time analytics to empower enterprises to support modern data workloads and meeting AI and hybrid cloud needs.
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Overview
IBM Db2 is the cloud-native database built to run your mission critical workloads and power low-latency transactions, real-time analytics and AI applications at scale. Built on decades of innovation in data security, governance, scalability and availability, Db2 provides a single engine for developers, architects and database administrators to build the next generation of AI apps and services. To learn more, visit ibm.com/db2.
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Highlights
- Industry Leading Performance Potential for 30% improvement in transactional response time with fast data retrieval and queries plus disk space compression.
- 20% increased DBA efficiency with AI generated troubleshooting and simplified database
- Experience continuous availability with cross-region disaster recovery and 99.999% continuous availability that runs anywhere, anytime.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
|---|---|---|
Db2 Standard for Cloud Pak for Data, 1 VPC | Db2 Standard Edition Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data, 1 VPC on AWS | $6,264.00 |
Db2 Advanced for Cloud Pak for Data, 1 VPC | Db2 Advanced Edition Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data, 1 VPC on AWS | $32,280.00 |
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Customer reviews
Sandeep J.
Exceptional Performance and Reliability for Enterprise Data Management
Reviewed on Jan 06, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
IBM DB2 proves to be highly effective for high performance, reliability, and enterprise-level data management. It consistently delivers strong results in these areas. I am SAP BASIS Consultant using db2 database it is very fast as compared it other databased in case of restart or switch to other node in HA. Upsides are high performance scalable excellent stability and Very HIGH HADR and backup options.
What do you dislike about the product?
One downside is that during restoration, if there is a technical glitch, the process enters a rollback phase, which takes a considerable amount of time to bring the database back up.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use it with my ERP SAP system to store data. It has proven beneficial to me in several ways, such as helping to address performance bottlenecks, reducing downtime risks, managing database growth challenges, and handling operational complexity.
Vincenzo M.
Solid and reliable database for critical loads
Reviewed on Dec 18, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like its very solid database for critical loads, with good performance in transactions and powerful options for high availability and failover recovery.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing, it seems perfect to me as it is. The tool is easy to implement and quite intuitive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solve the problem of managing transactional data reliably and consistently (many concurrent operations, integrity, stable performance) in critical systems.
Sandeep J.
Outstanding RDMS and transactional database
Reviewed on Nov 10, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
IBM DB2 stands out as a robust, scalable, and highly reliable solution, especially for critical workloads. Developed and refined by IBM over decades, it is a common choice in industries such as finance, healthcare, and government, where performance, security, and availability are essential.
What do you dislike about the product?
There not a single thing I dislike about Db2.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Handle's large scale, mixed workloads.
it handles unplanned outage and downtime smoothly.
Db2 provides robust, built in security feature to handle sensitive data.
it handles unplanned outage and downtime smoothly.
Db2 provides robust, built in security feature to handle sensitive data.
Bharath B.
Enterprise-Grade Performance, But Challenging Setup and Steep Learning Curve
Reviewed on Nov 02, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Reliable, high-performance database with strong data integrity, scalability, and efficient SQL optimization. Excellent for enterprise workloads and integration with mainframe systems.
What do you dislike about the product?
Complex setup and administration, steep learning curve, and limited community resources compared to newer cloud-native databases.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
IBM Db2 helps manage large-scale transactional and analytical workloads with high reliability and performance. It ensures data consistency, supports complex queries efficiently, and integrates well with enterprise systems—enabling faster insights, reduced downtime, and smoother business operations.
Sudeep P.
Easy to use and reliable - overall is a great software
Reviewed on Oct 13, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It was easy to use and integrate to our system. My Finance team uses this extensively and are really happy with the many features it provides. The way daily transactions are handled is amazing and the support for AI tools is an added advantage. It was really easy to implement to their work flow and they use it daily. Customer support is also really nice.
What do you dislike about the product?
Couldn't find any issues yet, so far this is working fine and meeting all our requirements.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tracking daily transactional details which is very large and helping with operational analytics