Compare Google Cloud SQL and IBM Informix 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
See IBM website or contact IBM PVU, VPC,User licensing
Google Cloud SQL
Star Rating
(365)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansIBM Informix
Star Rating
(110)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
See IBM website or contact IBM PVU, VPC,User licensing
Browse all 5 pricing plansGoogle Cloud SQL vs IBM Informix
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google Cloud SQL easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with IBM Informix.
- Reviewers felt that IBM Informix meets the needs of their business better than Google Cloud SQL.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Cloud SQL is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Cloud SQL over IBM Informix.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Cloud SQL
Committed Use Discounts
Pay As You Go
Per Month
You can lower the cost by purchasing 1-year or 3-year commitment plans. Visit cloud.google.com/sql/pricing to check pricing for your region.
- CPU and memory
- Other features are available only through on-demand model
IBM Informix
Informix Enterprise Edition / Informix Advanced Enterprise Edition
See IBM website or contact IBM
PVU, VPC,User licensing
Various flexible licensing options available, including user, processor/virtual core.
Try Informix for free:
https://ibm.biz/Bdzp7v
Free Trial
Google Cloud SQL
Free Trial is available
IBM Informix
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
254
9.2
78
Ease of Use
9.2
262
9.1
78
Ease of Setup
9.1
115
8.9
56
Ease of Admin
9.0
98
9.3
56
Quality of Support
8.8
246
8.5
75
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
96
7.8
56
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
251
5.9
77
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Solution Provision
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.8
94
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
9.2
100
Not enough data
8.9
98
Not enough data
9.1
98
Not enough data
Maintenance
9.0
99
Not enough data
9.1
104
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
Security
9.2
98
Not enough data
9.2
99
Not enough data
Management
9.1
106
9.0
10
9.3
106
9.0
10
9.2
101
8.9
9
9.3
101
9.3
10
Support
8.9
106
8.0
9
9.1
107
8.7
10
8.9
102
8.7
10
8.9
103
8.7
10
Security
9.1
101
8.5
10
9.1
104
9.0
10
9.2
104
8.3
10
9.2
108
8.7
10
Performance
9.1
110
8.7
9
9.0
103
8.5
9
9.0
104
8.3
10
8.8
101
9.1
9
9.0
101
9.3
9
Database Features
9.2
130
9.1
65
9.2
132
9.5
66
9.1
130
9.3
65
9.0
130
9.2
64
9.3
124
8.9
61
8.9
124
9.1
64
9.2
125
9.0
65
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
9.2
92
Not enough data
8.7
85
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
8.9
80
Not enough data
9.4
87
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
8.8
82
Not enough data
Availability
9.2
93
Not enough data
9.2
91
Not enough data
8.9
86
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
Security
8.7
74
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
8.9
75
Not enough data
Data Management
9.2
82
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Cloud SQL and IBM Informix are categorized as Relational Databases
Unique Categories
Google Cloud SQL is categorized as Database Management Systems (DBMS) and Database as a Service (DBaaS)
IBM Informix is categorized as Data Replication
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Cloud SQL
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Informix
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
23.6%
Computer Software
17.8%
Staffing and Recruiting
6.4%
Banking
5.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.1%
Other
42.3%
Information Technology and Services
16.5%
Computer Software
13.2%
Government Administration
9.9%
Retail
5.5%
Financial Services
4.4%
Other
50.5%
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