DB-EnginesInfluxDB: Focus on building software with an easy-to-use serverless, scalable time series platformEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > Adabas vs. Amazon Redshift vs. EsgynDB vs. H2GIS vs. IBM Db2

System Properties Comparison Adabas vs. Amazon Redshift vs. EsgynDB vs. H2GIS vs. IBM Db2

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameAdabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"  Xexclude from comparisonAmazon Redshift  Xexclude from comparisonEsgynDB  Xexclude from comparisonH2GIS  Xexclude from comparisonIBM Db2 infoformerly named DB2 or IBM Database 2  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionOLTP - DBMS for mainframes and Linux/Unix/Windows environments infoused typically together with the Natural programming platformLarge scale data warehouse service for use with business intelligence toolsEnterprise-class SQL-on-Hadoop solution, powered by Apache TrafodionSpatial extension of H2Common in IBM host environments, 2 different versions for host and Windows/Linux
Primary database modelMultivalue DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMSSpatial DBMSRelational DBMS infoSince Version 10.5 support for JSON/BSON documents compatible with MongoDB
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSDocument store
RDF store infoin Db2 LUW (Linux, Unix, Windows)
Spatial DBMS infowith Db2 Spatial Extender
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score3.17
Rank#94  Overall
#1  Multivalue DBMS
Score17.94
Rank#34  Overall
#21  Relational DBMS
Score0.16
Rank#329  Overall
#146  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#7  Spatial DBMS
Score128.46
Rank#8  Overall
#5  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.softwareag.com/­en_corporate/­platform/­adabas-natural.htmlaws.amazon.com/­redshiftwww.esgyn.cnwww.h2gis.orgwww.ibm.com/­products/­db2
Technical documentationdocs.aws.amazon.com/­redshiftwww.h2gis.org/­docs/­homewww.ibm.com/­docs/­en/­db2
DeveloperSoftware AGAmazon (based on PostgreSQL)EsgynCNRSIBM
Initial release19712012201520131983 infohost version
Current release12.1, October 2016
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialcommercialOpen Source infoLGPL 3.0commercial infofree version is available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageCC++, JavaJavaC and C++
Server operating systemsBS2000
Linux
Unix
Windows
z/OS
z/VSE
hostedLinuxAIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Data schemeyesyesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.nononono
Secondary indexesyesrestrictedyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infowith add-on product Adabas SQL Gatewayyes infodoes not fully support an SQL-standardyesyesyes
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
SOAP-based API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
JDBC
ODBC
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
ADO.NET
JDBC
JSON style queries infoMongoDB compatible
ODBC
XQuery
Supported programming languagesNaturalAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBCAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.NetJavaC
C#
C++
Cobol
Delphi
Fortran
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Visual Basic
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresin Naturaluser defined functions infoin PythonJava Stored Proceduresyes infobased on H2yes
Triggersnononoyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyes, with additonal products like Adabas Cluster Services, Adabas Parallel Services, Adabas VistaShardingShardingnoneSharding infoonly with Windows/Unix/Linux Version
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, with add-on product Event ReplicatoryesMulti-source replication between multi datacentersyes infobased on H2yes infowith separate tools (MQ, InfoSphere)
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyes infoinformational only, not enforced by the systemyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlonly with OS-specific tools (e.g. IBM RACF, CA Top Secret)fine grained access rights according to SQL-standardfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyes infobased on H2fine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

More information provided by the system vendor

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services
3rd partiesCData: Connect to Big Data & NoSQL through standard Drivers.
» more

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
Adabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"Amazon RedshiftEsgynDBH2GISIBM Db2 infoformerly named DB2 or IBM Database 2
DB-Engines blog posts

Cloud-based DBMS's popularity grows at high rates
12 December 2019, Paul Andlinger

The popularity of cloud-based DBMSs has increased tenfold in four years
7 February 2017, Matthias Gelbmann

Increased popularity for consuming DBMS services out of the cloud
2 October 2015, Paul Andlinger

show all

Recent citations in the news

Modernize Natural and Adabas Workloads on AWS with Advanced's Application Transparency Platform | Amazon Web ...
1 April 2024, AWS Blog

Deploying Software AG Adabas and Natural Workloads on AWS | Amazon Web Services
25 May 2021, AWS Blog

ATERAS® Announces Contract for Adabas Natural Re-hosting Solution to one of the Nation's Largest Pension Systems
19 December 2012, PR Newswire

State agency proves DevOps and mainframes can coexist
12 April 2024, SiliconANGLE News

IBM buys 50-year-old Software AG's enterprise tech units for €2.13B in cash
18 December 2023, The Register

provided by Google News

Revolutionizing data querying: Amazon Redshift and Visual Studio Code integration | Amazon Web Services
2 May 2024, AWS Blog

Amazon Q generative SQL (preview) is now available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region
29 April 2024, AWS Blog

Power analytics as a service capabilities using Amazon Redshift | Amazon Web Services
17 April 2024, AWS Blog

Amazon Redshift adds new AI capabilities, including Amazon Q, to boost efficiency and productivity | Amazon Web ...
29 November 2023, AWS Blog

Amazon Redshift announces programmatic access to Advisor recommendations via API
8 February 2024, AWS Blog

provided by Google News

IBM's vintage Db2 database jumps on AWS's cloud bandwagon
29 November 2023, The Register

Performance optimization of full load and ongoing replication tasks from self-managed Db2 to Amazon RDS for Db2 ...
24 April 2024, AWS Blog

IBM Collaborates with AWS to Launch a New Cloud Database Offering, Enabling Customers to Optimize Data ...
27 November 2023, IBM Newsroom

Precisely says it's smoothing migration of Db2 analytics data to AWS cloud – Blocks and Files
5 April 2024, Blocks and Files

How Amazon RDS for IBM Db2 Showcases the Power of Co-Creation
21 December 2023, Acceleration Economy

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

AllegroGraph logo

Graph Database Leader for AI Knowledge Graph Applications - The Most Secure Graph Database Available.
Free Download

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Present your product here