# Amazon Aurora vs IBM Informix Comparison

| | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 457 | 111 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | Enterprise (43.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | See IBM website or contact IBM PVU, VPC,User licensing | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Amazon Aurora

Pros:
- Scalability (14 reviews)
- Availability (12 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (20 reviews)
- AWS Dependency (7 reviews)

### IBM Informix

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (409 reviews) | 9.2 (79 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (411 reviews) | 9.1 (79 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (259 reviews) | 8.9 (57 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (180 reviews) | 9.3 (56 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (395 reviews) | 8.5 (76 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (177 reviews) | 7.8 (56 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.5 (395 reviews) | 6.0 (78 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Amazon Aurora

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### IBM Informix

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Informix Enterprise Edition / Informix Advanced Enterprise Edition

Price: See IBM website or contact IBM PVU, VPC,User licensing

Description: Various flexible licensing options available, including user, processor/virtual core.




Try Informix for free:
https://ibm.biz/Bdzp7v


[Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-informix/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Replication

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM Informix** | 8.5/10 | 7 |

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Solution Integration** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Infrastructure Compatibility** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 

#### Solution Provision

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **System Failover** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
| **Pay by Usage** | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Service Provision** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | 8.8/10 | 313 |
| **IBM Informix** | 8.8/10 | 81 |

#### Management 

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Schema** | 8.7 (209 reviews) | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | 8.6 (210 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **ACID - Complaint** | 8.8 (208 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.9 (212 reviews) | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 

#### Support 

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Text Search** | 8.3 (207 reviews) | 7.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | 8.6 (214 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 
| **Languages** | 8.4 (206 reviews) | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.6 (204 reviews) | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | 8.7 (203 reviews) | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | 8.7 (206 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | 8.9 (207 reviews) | 8.2 (11 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | 8.8 (204 reviews) | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | 8.9 (209 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Data Concurrency** | 8.7 (205 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Workload Management** | 8.8 (203 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Indexing** | 8.6 (202 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Query Optimizer** | 8.5 (202 reviews) | 9.0 (10 reviews) | 

#### Database Features

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | 9.1 (296 reviews) | 9.1 (66 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | 9.2 (295 reviews) | 9.5 (67 reviews) | 
| **Stability** | 9.0 (291 reviews) | 9.3 (66 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | 9.2 (288 reviews) | 9.2 (65 reviews) | 
| **Security** | 9.0 (287 reviews) | 8.8 (62 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | 8.5 (283 reviews) | 9.1 (65 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | 8.6 (291 reviews) | 9.0 (66 reviews) | 

### Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM Informix** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Remote Backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage Formats** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scheduled Backups** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **On-Demand Restoration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts/Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security and Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Deduplication ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Aurora** | 8.7/10 | 220 |
| **IBM Informix** | N/A | N/A |

#### Configuration

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | 8.9 (205 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Orchestration** | 8.6 (191 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Database Monitoring** | 8.6 (203 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 8.3 (182 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Network Security** | 8.8 (198 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | 8.7 (197 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | 8.6 (181 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auditing** | 8.5 (181 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 9.1 (197 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Backup** | 9.1 (195 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Archiving** | 8.8 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Indexing** | 8.7 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | 8.7 (133 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 8.6 (133 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Anonymization** | 8.5 (126 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | 8.9 (135 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | 8.5 (125 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases)

**Unique to Amazon Aurora (1):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas)

**Unique to IBM Informix (1):** [Data Replication Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-replication)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon Aurora | IBM Informix | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 38.3% | 23.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 33.3% | 32.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 28.4% | 43.5% | 

### By Industry

#### Amazon Aurora

- **Information Technology and Services:** 22.9%
- **Computer Software:** 21.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 4.9%
- **Financial Services:** 4.2%
- **Education Management:** 3.7%
- **Retail:** 3.5%
- **Banking:** 3.0%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3%
- **Consulting:** 2.1%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 30.1%

#### IBM Informix

- **Information Technology and Services:** 16.3%
- **Computer Software:** 13.0%
- **Government Administration:** 9.8%
- **Retail:** 5.4%
- **Insurance:** 5.4%
- **Financial Services:** 4.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.3%
- **Education Management:** 3.3%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 3.3%
- **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 32.6%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Amazon Aurora

- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1012 reviews)
- [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews)
- [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Spanner](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-spanner/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (36 reviews)
- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (899 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1680 reviews)

### Alternatives to IBM Informix

- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews)
- [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1680 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1012 reviews)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (683 reviews)
- [Veeam Data Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/veeam-data-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (721 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (908 reviews)
- [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews)
- [SQLite](https://www.g2.com/products/sqlite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (261 reviews)
- [Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Amazon Aurora

- Title: [What is Amazon Aurora used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-aurora-used-for) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine designed for the cloud, compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL. It's used for providing high..."
- Title: [What is Amazon Aurora vs RDS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-aurora-vs-rds) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "AWS (Amazon Web Services) offers both Amazon Aurora and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) as database services, however, they have slightly different..."

### IBM Informix

- Title: [Version 11.70 - Where should look if I am having problems with triggers via a stored procedure?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/version-11-70-where-should-look-if-i-am-having-problems-with-triggers-via-a-stored-procedure) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Rhonda,


First of all you should clearly and at least look at upgrading to version 14.10 xC2, because 11.70 maintenance will stop by March 30th..."
- Title: [Standard 4GL is still a great product, Why don't add new features?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/standard-4gl-is-still-a-great-product-why-don-t-add-new-features) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "IBM made a decision long ago to stop adding features to 4GL. You can get modern versions of 4GL from 4Js (Genero) and Querix (Lycia). Both are proper..."
- Title: [How do I program 4GL and Create Mobile Apps.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-program-4gl-and-create-mobile-apps) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Hwee,

Form the feedback I received from several people, the best tools to develop mobile apps are the tools initially designed for that: they need to..."

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