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AI-ready relational database for mission-critical workloads
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IBM Db2 is a relational database from IBM for running mission-critical workloads, powering low-latency transactions and real-time analytics across any cloud, hybrid or on-premises environment. IBM describes it as an AI-ready autonomous database with built-in governance.
Db2 is used by enterprises in finance, insurance, retail and government that run mission-critical transactional and analytical workloads, and by developers who start with the free Community edition.
IBM Db2 12.1 has three AI editions. Community is a free entry point limited to 4 CPU cores and 16 GB of memory, Standard allows 16 cores and 128 GB, and Advanced is unlimited. Standard and Advanced prices are not published on the page.
Alternatives to IBM Db2 include Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora. Oracle and SQL Server are the closest commercial enterprise databases, while PostgreSQL and Aurora offer open source or managed alternatives.
Pricing Model
FREEMIUM
Starting Price
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Free Options
Free version, Free trial
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Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II
EnterpriseISO 27001
EnterpriseGDPR Compliant
GlobalHIPAA
HealthcarePCI DSS
FinanceCCPA
PrivacyFedRAMP
GovernmentCSA STAR
CloudDeployment & Data
Data Residency Options
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