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Consume IBM® Db2® Standard Edition licenses at an hourly rate on Amazon RDS for Db2 in a fully managed database service. Deploy Db2 instances up to 16 virtual processor cores (VPC) and 128 GB of memory.
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The IBM Db2 Standard Edition Hourly License Subscription provides instant access to IBM® Db2® Standard Edition VPC licenses to use with Amazon RDS for Db2 (https://aws.amazon.com/rds/db2/ ), providing customers easy to manage Db2 databases optimized for total cost of ownership. Customers benefit from Amazon RDS for Db2 by getting access to secure and highly available deployments, spending less time on tedious administrative tasks, and integrating natively with AWS and IBM tools. With the Db2 Standard Edition Hourly License Subscription, which seamlessly operates on RDS for Db2, you can take advantage of on-demand licenses to simplify scaling and avoid over-provisioning. Db2 Standard Edition supports instances up to 16 virtual processor cores (VPC) and 128 GB of memory. For larger instances use the Db2 Advanced Edition: https://ibm.biz/Db2AEAWSMkt
IBM® Db2® is a cloud-native database built on decades of expertise in bringing data governance and security, low-latency transactions, and continuous availability to mission critical data, analytics, and AI-driven applications. With support for mixed transactional and analytical workloads, it provides a single place for DBAs, enterprise architects, and developers to keep apps running, store and query anything, and simplify development. No matter the volume or complexity of transactions, make your applications secure, highly performant, and resilient with IBM Db2. To learn more, go to: https://www.ibm.com/products/db2-database
Amazon RDS for Db2 automates time-consuming, repetitive administrative tasks, such as provisioning, backup/restore, and software patching, freeing DBAs to focus on higher value work like application modernization and query optimization. The deployment of the Db2 database engine is hyper-secure to help ensure businesses keep their most sensitive data with them and support compliance programs, such as HIPAA, FedRAMP, and more. Automated Amazon RDS Multi-AZ (Availability Zone) replication ensures that operations are always on, minimizing the impact of disruptions. The offering integrates with key AWS services like AWS Key Management Service, AWS Identity and Access Management, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Database Migration Service, Amazon S3, and others, along with IBM data and AI SaaS running on AWS, such as IBM® Db2® Warehouse and IBM® watsonx.data™ data store, providing businesses with a full stack of data, analytics, and AI capabilities.
For customized Db2 pricing contact your IBM Sales Representative or sign up for a demo here: https://ibm.biz/Db2RDSDemo
Highlights
- Managed service with built in isolation and security that allows you to spend more time building, less time managing.
- Automated backups, snapshots, and failover to support durability of business-critical workloads along with high availability and automated Multi-AZ data replication.
- Get started on Amazon RDS for Db2 instantly with on-demand licenses and avoid the cost of over-provisioning with variable consumption.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/unit |
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Db2 Standard Edition Hourly License Subscription | Db2 Standard Edition at a VPC-Hour rate (note 1 VPC = 2 vCPUs when default threads = 2) | $1.04 |
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Database Engine Capabilities
Cloud-native database supporting mixed transactional and analytical workloads with high performance and resilience
Resource Scaling
Supports database instances up to 16 virtual processor cores and 128 GB of memory
Security Architecture
Hyper-secure database deployment with support for compliance programs like HIPAA and FedRAMP
Availability Configuration
Automated Multi-AZ replication for continuous database operations and minimizing disruption
Service Integration
Native integration with AWS services including Key Management Service, Identity and Access Management, CloudWatch, and Database Migration Service
Multi-Cloud Data Platform
Connected multi-cloud data platform supporting enterprise analytics with comprehensive integration capabilities
Advanced Analytics Library
Includes VantageCloud Analytics Library with 4D analytics, nPath, sessionization, attribution, and scoring capabilities
Native Object Store Integration
Native Object Store (NOS) Read/Write functionality with direct integration and querying of Amazon S3 data sources
Language and Tool Compatibility
Full integration with SQL, Python, R programming languages and multiple data source ecosystems
Performance Optimization
System concurrency management with support for production operational analytics, test and development, quality assurance, and disaster recovery scenarios
Database Compatibility
Native Oracle compatibility with seamless legacy application connection and query execution
High Availability Architecture
Distributed database deployment across multiple regions with up to 99.995% availability
Performance Optimization
Enhanced database performance with 5X speed improvement compared to open-source PostgreSQL
Cloud Migration Support
Flexible deployment options with license portability between on-premises and cloud infrastructure
Enterprise Database Management
Fully managed PostgreSQL database service with advanced configuration and observability capabilities
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Information Technology and Services
Good experience with DB2 with IBM Spectrum Control
Reviewed on Jun 26, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It´s easy to use, the DB2 is easy to upgrade and manage, all instructions are well documented on the IBM knowledge portal and also the support of the software is awesome, they solve your problems when you have them.
What do you dislike about the product?
I had an issue after a reboot, where the domain of the server changed and the DB2 wasn´t functioning correctly, so we had to change the domain and the device was up and running, we didn´t why that happened.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It help us with the software IBM Spectrum Control, it´s a good way to manage the software data for monitoring devices.
reviewer2708292
Support improves setup and maintenance while pricing influences decision
Reviewed on May 23, 2025
Review from a verified AWS customer
What is our primary use case?
We work at the banks. The bank has many IBM products. IBM Db2 Database is just one of them. It is mostly mainframes, but there are still some relational databases, such as IBM Db2 Warehouse , that we are interested in purchasing for financial companies.
Because we are a big client, we have a good price with IBM Db2 Database .
Based on my use case and understanding, performance-wise, Oracle is probably better because they may have better technology. However, for us it is acceptable since we do not use it extensively, so there is no real difference for us.
What is most valuable?
We mostly use the core Oracle database.
IBM Db2 Database is perfect and leading in this area.
Regarding how IBM Db2 Database can improve, I do not have anything in mind as our use cases are not complicated. There is PostgreSQL and SQL Server available. IBM Db2 Database, because of enterprise performance and support, is why banks still maintain their relationship with it. I am uncertain whether other companies do the same, but banks do.
What needs improvement?
IBM is implementing some release improvements. It might be slightly slower than other database vendors, but it works well since banks typically do not move quickly with leading-edge technology.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have no complaints, and I would rate it between eight and nine.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There is not much maintenance required.
How are customer service and support?
Since the bank is a big client of IBM, we normally receive very good support and substantial discounts on the price.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have some Oracle products. Oracle performs well but is becoming very expensive. The major concern is the cost, and there are other products that are much cheaper replacements with minimal performance degradation. That is why many companies are moving away from Oracle, at least for relational database use cases.
What other advice do I have?
If you have a similar use case and the same deal with IBM as our company, it is definitely a good option and choice. The company I work with has more than 50,000 people and more than 500 support staff. We are not locked into one database vendor. We typically work with multiple database vendors simultaneously, selecting the top choice based on the deals we make and other considerations.
We do not use IBM Db2 Database related to AI at this moment because our AI project PLC is still very small scale. We may consider it in the future if we have enough scale.
Overall rating for IBM Db2 Database is 8.5 out of 10.
Raul G.
DB2 management
Reviewed on Mar 27, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Many utilities that facilitate use, in addition to improving the performance of some tasks.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some tasks like traces are a bit complicated beyond the need for IBM for reading and understanding.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Optimization of business processes.
Astra S.
Db2: High Availability and OLTP Powerhouse
Reviewed on Mar 07, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Db2 is excellent for high availability and disaster recovery strategies particularly with HADR and Q replication for near real-time failover. The row-level locking mechanism optimizes OLTP workloads, ensuring efficient concurrency control without excessive blocking.
What do you dislike about the product?
Db2’s cloud-native integration lags behind modern cloud-first databases like Aurora or Spanner. Although IBM provides Db2 on Cloud, its Kubernetes operator lacks the automation maturity seen in competitors like CockroachDB or YugabyteDB.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The native columnar storage for analytical workloads allows for hybrid OLTP and OLAP processing, reducing the need for separate analytics databases.
Shariq Ahmed
Data access is simplified with key identification but outdated interface needs revamping
Reviewed on Feb 01, 2025
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
The data resides in Db2, and the application is linked to Db2. My job is to pull the data through the Talend tool from Db2 and load it into Snowflake . At the Snowflake level, I handle the data for reporting purposes.
What is most valuable?
Db2 is an on-premises solution. I only use SQL over there. It's very easy to figure out how the data is present. I can check what the keys in the table are. I can easily export that to further work on it in Snowflake. For data modeling and other tasks, I have to pull the information from Db2.
What needs improvement?
The user interface is old and needs to be improved. It doesn't match the responsive and suggestion-rich UI of cloud solutions. New functions don't come to mind.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Db2 for around one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In terms of stability, I would rate it as seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is not always good in on-premises solutions. I would rate it five out of ten. The difficulty in scaling on-premises solutions is one reason we moved to the cloud.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used Postman previously, which I worked on when I was involved in mobile development. Now, at IBM, I have switched to the data engineering stack.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is not difficult; it's simple.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate Db2 as six out of ten. I can recommend it if someone wants to go to IBM stack. If someone is willing to adopt IBM's stack, then definitely they will be using IBM Db2.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises