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# IBM Cloud Databases

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> Portfolio of commercial \& open-source databases for data in IBM Cloud, including structured, unstructured, SQL, NoSQL, IoT \& more.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.0/5** by 2 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.0/5** | 2 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: IBM

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$0.00
- **Pricing model**:  (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: IBM Cloud Databases, natively integrated and available in the IBM Cloud console, are available through pay-as-you-go, reserved instances, and subscription/commitment models.
Contact IBM for detailed pricing information.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Multiple Programming Languages Supported

## Integrations (1 total)

- IBM Cloud

## Category

- [Database Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/18/database-management/software)

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## Reviews

### "IBM's top server database tool" — 4.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *31 January 2023* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: It is extremely user-friendly, provides all the required information for a beginner person to comprehend it and make the most of it, and is robust to use. It also has an exceptional capacity to generate MySQL and is simple to learn how to use.
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> **Cons**: It occasionally crashes, the support is minimal, and using it requires a small amount of experience.

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### "Extensively configurable relational database services are impressive with IBM Cloud Databases" — 4.0/5

> **Raamnaaraayan** | *4 March 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: 1. IBM Cloud Databases provisions numerous relational databases service such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL and MariaDB. 

2. Its DB Authentication feature handles our access permissions and endpoint security for our applications.

3. It provides options to select backup policy retention period which can automate backup schedules and enable restoration whenever there's a region failure.

4. It is well documented for peer understanding and has easy UI for simplicity and user convenience.
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> **Cons**: 1. It would be nice to have notation features which can pinpoint anomality whenever there's an unusual behaviors in our database application.

2. Its important to not only delete the database application but also its snapshots, failing would pile up your bills.
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> 1\. We deploy multiple application clusters with the help of IBM cloud database and take snapshot for critical business applications.

2. It is capable of handling even OLTP systems where huge amount of data is loaded and manages workload traffic through its dynamic scalability features.

3. It delivers high-standard DBaaS for our IBM cloud platform through its superb resource optimization, regional availability and replication without the burdening efforts of maintaining the database infrastructure.

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