# Best Object-Oriented Databases for Small Business

  *By [Shalaka Joshi](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/shalaka-joshi)*

   Products classified in the overall Object-Oriented Databases category are similar in many regards and help companies of all sizes solve their business problems. However, small business features, pricing, setup, and installation differ from businesses of other sizes, which is why we match buyers to the right Small Business Object-Oriented Databases to fit their needs. Compare product ratings based on reviews from enterprise users or connect with one of G2's buying advisors to find the right solutions within the Small Business Object-Oriented Databases category.

In addition to qualifying for inclusion in the Object-Oriented Databases category, to qualify for inclusion in the Small Business Object-Oriented Databases category, a product must have at least 10 reviews left by a reviewer from a small business.




  
## How Many Object-Oriented Databases Products Does G2 Track?
**Total Products under this Category:** 28

### Category Stats (May 2026)
- **Average Rating**: 4.19/5
- **New Reviews This Quarter**: 1
- **Buyer Segments**: Small-Business 50% │ Mid-Market 25% │ Enterprise 25%

*Last updated: May 18, 2026*

  
## How Does G2 Rank Object-Oriented Databases Products?

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  ## What Are the Top-Rated Object-Oriented Databases Products in 2026?
### 1. [Google Cloud Storage for Firebase](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-storage-for-firebase/reviews)
  Cloud Storage for Firebase is a robust and cost-effective object storage service designed to store and serve user-generated content such as images, audio files, and videos. Built on Google's scalable infrastructure, it enables developers to seamlessly transition from prototype to production, handling applications of any size with ease. The service integrates with Firebase Authentication, providing intuitive access control and ensuring secure file operations. Additionally, it offers automatic scaling through Cloud Functions, eliminating the need for manual server management and allowing developers to focus on building feature-rich applications. Key Features and Functionality: - Scalable Infrastructure: Leverages Google's infrastructure to support applications as they grow, ensuring consistent performance even during high traffic periods. - Automatic Scaling with Cloud Functions: Automatically adjusts computing resources to match app usage patterns, removing the need for manual server management. - Strong User-Based Security: Integrates with Firebase Authentication to provide simple and intuitive access control based on user identity and file properties. - Robust File Operations: Ensures reliable uploads and downloads, even in varying network conditions, by resuming operations from where they left off. Primary Value and User Solutions: Cloud Storage for Firebase addresses the challenges of storing and serving user-generated content by offering a scalable, secure, and easy-to-integrate solution. It simplifies backend infrastructure management, allowing developers to focus on creating engaging user experiences without worrying about server provisioning or maintenance. The integration with Firebase Authentication enhances security, ensuring that only authorized users can access specific content. By providing automatic scaling and robust file operations, it ensures that applications remain responsive and reliable, regardless of user demand or network quality.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 22
**How Do G2 Users Rate Google Cloud Storage for Firebase?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 9.3/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 9.5/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Quality of Support:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 9.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Google Cloud Storage for Firebase?**

- **Seller:** [Google](https://www.g2.com/sellers/google)
- **Year Founded:** 1998
- **HQ Location:** Mountain View, CA
- **Twitter:** @google (31,911,199 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1441/ (336,169 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** NASDAQ:GOOG

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 68% Small-Business, 27% Mid-Market


### 2. [InterSystems IRIS](https://www.g2.com/products/intersystems-iris/reviews)
  InterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application development platform, and interoperability engine, and an open analytics platform. It is the next generation of our proven data management software.It includes the capabilities of InterSystems Cache and Ensemble, plus a wealth of exciting new capabilities to make it easy to build and deploy cloud based, analytics-intensive enterprise applications with even greater performance and scalability. InterSystems IRIS provides a set of APIs to operate with transactional persistent data simultaneously: key-value, relational, object, document, multidimensional. Data can be managed by SQL, Java, node.js, .NET, C++, Python, and native server-side ObjectScript language. InterSystems IRIS includes an Interoperability engine and modules to build AI solutions. InterSystems IRIS provides features for horizontal scalability (sharding, ECP) and provides High Availability features, Business intelligence, transaction support, and backup.


  **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 59
**How Do G2 Users Rate InterSystems IRIS?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.8/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Quality of Support:** 8.7/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind InterSystems IRIS?**

- **Seller:** [InterSystems](https://www.g2.com/sellers/intersystems)
- **Year Founded:** 1978
- **HQ Location:** Cambridge, MA
- **Twitter:** @InterSystems (61,446 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/6959 (2,080 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Top Industries:** Computer Software, Hospital & Health Care
  - **Company Size:** 50% Small-Business, 28% Mid-Market


#### What Are InterSystems IRIS's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Features (9 reviews)
- Ease of Use (8 reviews)
- Performance (8 reviews)
- Customer Support (6 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (6 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Difficult Learning (6 reviews)
- Expensive (5 reviews)
- Insufficient Documentation (5 reviews)
- Learning Curve (5 reviews)
- Poor Documentation (5 reviews)

### 3. [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews)
  Built to run the world’s mission-critical workloads. Designed by the world’s leading database experts, IBM Db2 empowers developers, enterprise architects, and data engineers to run low-latency transactions and real-time analytics equipped for the most demanding workloads. From microservices to AI workloads, Db2 is the tested, resilient, and hybrid database providing the extreme availability, built-in refined security, effortless scalability, and intelligent automation for systems that run the world.


  **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 598
**How Do G2 Users Rate IBM Db2?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 8.0/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Quality of Support:** 8.1/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 7.7/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind IBM Db2?**

- **Seller:** [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm)
- **Year Founded:** 1911
- **HQ Location:** Armonk, NY
- **Twitter:** @IBM (709,223 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/1009/ (324,553 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** SWX:IBM

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Who Uses This:** Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Banking
  - **Company Size:** 66% Enterprise, 21% Mid-Market


#### What Are IBM Db2's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Performance (14 reviews)
- Reliability (13 reviews)
- Scalability (11 reviews)
- Security (11 reviews)
- Ease of Use (10 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complex Setup (4 reviews)
- Expensive (4 reviews)
- Learning Curve (4 reviews)
- Complexity (3 reviews)
- Difficult Setup (3 reviews)

### 4. [InterSystems Caché](https://www.g2.com/products/intersystems-cache/reviews)
  InterSystems Caché® is a high-performance database that powers transaction processing applications around the world. It is used for everything from mapping a billion stars in the Milky Way, to processing a billion equity trades in a day, to managing smart energy grids. Caché is a multi-model (object, relational, key-value) DBMS and application server developed by InterSystems. InterSystems Caché provides several APIs to operate with same data simultaneously: key-value, relational, object, document, multidimensional. Data can be managed via SQL, Java, node.js, .NET, C++, Python. DBMS Caché has proven embedded technologies for horizontal scaling (ECP, SLM), High Availability (Mirroring), transaction support and backup. It includes embedded Caché ObjectScript language which is back compatible to mumps and which helps to run applications' business logic close to the data and achieve maximum performance for complex logic operations with data. Caché also provides application server which hosts web apps (CSP), REST, SOAP, web sockets and other types of TCP access for Caché data.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 26
**How Do G2 Users Rate InterSystems Caché?**

- **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
- **Ease of Use:** 7.4/10 (Category avg: 8.4/10)
- **Quality of Support:** 8.5/10 (Category avg: 8.2/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 7.9/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind InterSystems Caché?**

- **Seller:** [InterSystems](https://www.g2.com/sellers/intersystems)
- **Year Founded:** 1978
- **HQ Location:** Cambridge, MA
- **Twitter:** @InterSystems (61,446 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/6959 (2,080 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Top Industries:** Hospital & Health Care, Computer Software
  - **Company Size:** 61% Small-Business, 24% Mid-Market



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