# InfluxDB, The PI System vs IBM Db2 Comparison

| | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 101 | 21 | 682 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (59.2% of reviews) | Mid-Market (42.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (66.0% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $0.00 | No pricing available | Free Trial 1 License | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### InfluxDB

**Not enough data**

### The PI System


Cons:
- Complex Usability (1 reviews)
- UX Design (1 reviews)

### IBM Db2

Pros:
- Performance (6 reviews)
- Reliability (6 reviews)

Cons:
- Feature Limitations (3 reviews)
- Complexity (2 reviews)

---
## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (82 reviews) | 9.2 (17 reviews) | 8.5 (488 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (83 reviews) | 8.5 (17 reviews) | 8.0 (497 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (50 reviews) | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 7.7 (263 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (48 reviews) | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 7.7 (242 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (74 reviews) | 8.2 (16 reviews) | 8.1 (461 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.1 (37 reviews) | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 8.3 (234 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (84 reviews) | 7.3 (17 reviews) | 6.8 (456 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### InfluxDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: $0.00

Description: Rate-limited plan for quickly and easily getting started with InfluxDB.

Key Features:
- Writes: 5MB/5 minutes
- Queries: 300MB/5 minutes
- Dashboards: 5

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### The PI System

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### IBM Db2

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Db2 On Cloud - Lite 

Price: Free Trial 1 License

Description: A completely free edition of DB2 on Cloud.

Key Features:
- Enjoy high performance and elastic scaling with Db2’s fully managed database and warehouse solutions in the cloud. Try for free.

[Browse all 6 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

---
## Features Comparison By Category

### Meter Data Management Systems

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **The PI System** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM Db2** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Quality - Meter Data Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Aggregation - Meter Data Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance - Meter Data Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Assets Management

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Asset Quality Assurance - Meter Data Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Smart Meter Deployment - Meter Data Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Energy Resource Management - Meter Data Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Manufacturing Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **The PI System** | 8.6/10 | 6 |
| **IBM Db2** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Aggregation** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Models** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Propagation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Collection** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cleansing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Analytics

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **KPIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real Time** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI -  Manufacturing Intelligence

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Warehouse

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **The PI System** | 8.9/10 | 5 |
| **IBM Db2** | 8.2/10 | 63 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Integration** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.6 (52 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Compression** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 8.1 (48 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Quality** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.6 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Built-In Data Analytics** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.2 (48 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **In-Database Machine Learning** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 7.5 (34 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Lake Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 7.6 (34 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Integration

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI/ ML Integration** | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 7.8 (43 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **BI Tool Integration** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.1 (45 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data lake Integration** | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 8.1 (42 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Deployment

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **On-Premise** | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 8.4 (50 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Cloud** | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 7.8 (41 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.6 (51 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Security

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Governance** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.7 (46 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 9.0 (35 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **The PI System** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM Db2** | 8.5/10 | 370 |

#### Management 

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Schema** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (60 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (62 reviews) | 
| **ACID - Complaint** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (52 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (55 reviews) | 

#### Support 

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Text Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (57 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (60 reviews) | 
| **Languages** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (60 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (61 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (60 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (60 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (58 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (56 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (62 reviews) | 
| **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (58 reviews) | 
| **Workload Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (56 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (57 reviews) | 
| **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (57 reviews) | 

#### Database Features

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (306 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (309 reviews) | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (309 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (304 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (302 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (303 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (308 reviews) | 

### Data Warehouse Automation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **The PI System** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM Db2** | 8.0/10 | 11 |

#### Automation

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Workflow Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Multi-platform support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Data Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Data Simplicity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Documentation management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 
| **Platform support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Template functionality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Error Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **Service Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | 
| **Workflow management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Data Warehouse Automation

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Application Development Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | 7.9/10 | 14 |
| **The PI System** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM Db2** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | 8.2 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **File Management** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | 6.9 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | 7.6 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | 8.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Help Guides** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Patching &amp; Updates** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Real-time Analytic Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **The PI System** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM Db2** | N/A | N/A |

#### Query latency

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Lower query latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous queries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data latency

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Lower data latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data pipeline performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Connectors

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Faster ingestion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Scale

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Linearly scalable database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Architecture

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lockless architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **The PI System** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM Db2** | 8.7/10 | 78 |

#### Configuration

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (65 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (60 reviews) | 
| **Database Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (66 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (61 reviews) | 
| **Network Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (62 reviews) | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (60 reviews) | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (60 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (59 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (63 reviews) | 
| **Backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (62 reviews) | 
| **Archiving** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (63 reviews) | 
| **Indexing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (63 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (41 reviews) | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (42 reviews) | 
| **Data Anonymization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (41 reviews) | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (45 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (44 reviews) | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **The PI System** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM Db2** | 8.7/10 | 366 |

#### Database Features

| Feature | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (306 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (309 reviews) | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (309 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (304 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (302 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (303 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (308 reviews) | 

---
## Categories

**Unique to InfluxDB (4):** [Real-time Analytic Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/real-time-analytic-database), [Time Series Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-databases), [Time Series Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-intelligence), [Application Development Platforms ](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms)

**Unique to The PI System (6):** [Manufacturing Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/manufacturing-intelligence), [Time Series Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-databases), [Meter Data Management Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/meter-data-management-systems), [Stream Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/stream-analytics), [Data Warehouse Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse), [Time Series Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-intelligence)

**Unique to IBM Db2 (6):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases), [Data Warehouse Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse), [Object-Oriented Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/object-oriented-databases), [XML Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/xml-databases), [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [Data Warehouse Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse-automation)


---
## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | InfluxDB | The PI System | IBM Db2 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 59.2% | 21.1% | 13.6% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 21.4% | 42.1% | 20.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 19.4% | 36.8% | 66.0% | 

### By Industry

#### InfluxDB

- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.7%
- **Computer Software:** 18.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.2%
- **Financial Services:** 5.2%
- **Automotive:** 4.1%
- **Hospital &amp; Health Care:** 4.1%
- **Industrial Automation:** 4.1%
- **Computer &amp; Network Security:** 3.1%
- **Research:** 2.1%
- **Broadcast Media:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 27.8%

#### The PI System

- **Utilities:** 21.1%
- **Manufacturing:** 15.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.8%
- **Oil &amp; Energy:** 10.5%
- **Mining &amp; Metals:** 10.5%
- **Computer Software:** 10.5%
- **Food &amp; Beverages:** 5.3%
- **Consumer Goods:** 5.3%
- **Building Materials:** 5.3%

#### IBM Db2

- **Information Technology and Services:** 21.6%
- **Banking:** 11.7%
- **Computer Software:** 10.1%
- **Financial Services:** 7.2%
- **Insurance:** 5.9%
- **Retail:** 4.7%
- **Hospital &amp; Health Care:** 3.7%
- **Government Administration:** 3.5%
- **Automotive:** 2.2%
- **Transportation/Trucking/Railroad:** 1.8%
- **Other:** 27.6%

---
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---
## Top Discussions

### InfluxDB

- Title: [Is InfluxDB free to use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-influxdb-free-to-use) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. We can use the docker image of Influx DB and use it directly on any machine from local server to production server."
- Title: [What is InfluxDB used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-influxdb-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is a time-series database, with high performance and short learning curve."
- Title: [currenlty there is no plugin for getting Hbase metrics using TICK stack, kindly have a look on it so that influx can be more useful.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/25392-currenlty-there-is-no-plugin-for-getting-hbase-metrics-using-tick-stack-kindly-have-a-look-on-it-so-that-influx-can-be-more-useful) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "You may be able to use the Jolokia2 plugin with Telegraf to do this: 

https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/jolokia2

There..."
- Title: [Why the CPU usage gets 100% for long time untill I reboot the node?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-the-cpu-usage-gets-100-for-long-time-untill-i-reboot-the-node) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Without the logs, it&#39;s difficult to tell what may be causing this. Have you reached out to our support team for help..."

### The PI System

No discussions available for this product.

### IBM Db2

- Title: [Where can I find answers to other questions I may have?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/faqs-6eb88878-1fbd-4fb6-aea7-4134624eebc7) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Please visit: https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/436870/common-questions-about-the-db2-on-cloud-free-plan/"
- Title: [What is IBM Db2 used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ibm-db2-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is a name of the database which is used in IBM I system."
- Title: [What does Ibm Dashdb do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-ibm-dashdb-do) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "IBM dashDB is a fully managed in-memory cloud data warehousing service for developers, database administrators, business analysts, data scientists and more."
- Title: [What is IBM doing to facilitate connections with Db2 and cloud platforms of their own?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ibm-doing-to-facilitate-connections-with-db2-and-cloud-platforms-of-their-own) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "IBM is changing the SQL model internal to the DB2 platform, allowing all databases that utilize query tools like Python, SQL, etc. to utilize ALL commands..."
- Title: [Which tool do you use for deep monitoring of IBM DB2 databases (instances) ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-tool-do-you-use-for-deep-monitoring-of-ibm-db2-databases-instances) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Maxim, we have a dedicated management console that comes free with Db2. It was called Data Server Manager in the past, now we call it the Unified Management..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/influxdata-influxdb-vs-the-pi-system-vs-ibm-db2)

