--- title: MaxDB Reviews meta\_title: 'MaxDB Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 14 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how MaxDB works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 14 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Database Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/database-software --- # MaxDB Reviews & Product Details MaxDB is a relational database system with which you can create, use and manage MaxDB database instances. MaxDB can handle a wide range of different types of information, which makes it a suitable database for diverse application scenarios. * * * Seller [SAP](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sap) Discussions [MaxDB Community](https://www.g2.com/products/maxdb/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Oracle Database](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Oracle Database") Oracle Database 4.3/5(1,020) ](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) [ ![MariaDB](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "MariaDB") MariaDB 4.4/5(226) ](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) [ ![PostgreSQL](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "PostgreSQL") PostgreSQL 4.4/5(684) ](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/maxdb/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 14 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in E-Learning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in E-Learning") UE Verified User in E-Learning Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/18/2024 "Everything you want, nothing you don't!" 5/5 What do you like best about MaxDB? Reliable, straightforward, easy-to-use. I have noticed nothing in the way of performance issues I've experienced with similar products in the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about MaxDB? Nothing I can think of. It does what I need it to do and does it well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is MaxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Large volumes of aggregate data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Sunil L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sunil L.") SL Sunil L. Sr. Consultant SAP BASIS Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/24/2021 "Very useful" 4.5/5 What do you like best about MaxDB? This has very good features for reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about MaxDB? Maintenance is a problem, many times issue with support from aap. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is MaxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? We are using max DB with aap and support for upgrades are very rare from it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Pharmaceuticals](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Pharmaceuticals") AP Verified User in Pharmaceuticals Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/1/2021 "MaxDB is one of the powerful database to store and manage data" 4.5/5 What do you like best about MaxDB? MaxDB is easy to use and operate. There are very less performance related issues with the MaxDB. The offical documents and guides for MaxDb provide crisp clear information regarding installation, day to day operations and troubleshooting required for issues related to MaxDb. MaxDb is available for free with no costing which helps to reduce the overall infrastructure cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about MaxDB? MaxDb is not used much traditionally on critical SAP systems which should be one of the priority to imporve and optimize MaxDb database to manage very large and critical SAP Workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering MaxDB: If anyone is looking for archiving the data and for efficient management of archiving data then maxDB is the best database to choose and use for archiving the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is MaxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Currently using MaxDb for content server management and archving. MaxDb has helped in efficiency managing archving data and improve SAP system performance which has helped the clients to save costs and reduce the archving data related issues by a huge margin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Madhu M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Madhu M.") MM Madhu M. Assistant Manager - SAP Basis & Hana Consultant Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/2/2021 "Managing MaxDB is not so complex compared to other DB. Also backup and restore is straight forward" 5/5 What do you like best about MaxDB? GUI interface of Data growth and log growth helps consultant to take proper action during maintanence. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about MaxDB? I didn't find any dislike. We will get all the information in the Database page to visualise of status of database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is MaxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? We using MaxDB for storing all our customers related documents in the content sever. From Last 5yrs never faced any challenge while back or maintenance time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") CF Verified User in Financial Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/4/2021 "MaxDB is user friendly database, easy to use and maintain" 4.5/5 What do you like best about MaxDB? We are maintaining a database with GUI screen. Not much command/script to use. faster maintenance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about MaxDB? Table size is less, which turns to monitor time increase. Using DB in big size is also a challenge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering MaxDB: In general organizations uses MaxDB for less application may be due to awareness and uses. Also there are may other databases in packege are offered. MaxDB is a competitive DB that needs to be explored. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is MaxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? In SAP application we used MaxDB for JAVA application given table space maintenance easy and taking very less time to increase the tablespaces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Alan Nirmal Savio - PMP S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alan Nirmal Savio - PMP S.") AS Alan Nirmal Savio - PMP S. Project Manager / Program Manager Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/11/2021 "Alan Review on MaxDB" 4.5/5 What do you like best about MaxDB? The user friendly GUI is what I like the best. It also helps with trouble shooting and checking the logs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about MaxDB? The response time taken between different tabs especially when you are looking for the logs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is MaxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? MaxDB is being used by number of customers and its primary database for my customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Umarfarooque M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Umarfarooque M.") UM Umarfarooque M. SAP Basis Consultant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/2/2021 "Extremely satisfied with MsxDB when work for Content Server." 5/5 What do you like best about MaxDB? Database Studio help to administer DB for backup and restore and dbmcli to connect DB with simple command. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about MaxDB? Sometime it is difficult to connect with studio for other Server connection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is MaxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Best DB for sap dms repository to store non structure data and documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Chemicals](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Chemicals") AC Verified User in Chemicals Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/5/2021 "MaxDB" 5/5 What do you like best about MaxDB? Database performance and installation requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about MaxDB? To need access and license to download from SAP marketplace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is MaxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? We are using MaxDB as the underline DB to host various SAP solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Utilities](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Utilities") CU Verified User in Utilities Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/9/2021 "A relational database for quick query and faster output" 4.5/5 What do you like best about MaxDB? Faster query processing and simple and logical relationship. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about MaxDB? Misses few compatibility feature then HANA Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is MaxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Reporting and dashnlboards are now faster and storage usage are minimal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about MaxDB? 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