Adabas vs. IBM IMS

Adabas

5 Reviews and Ratings

IBM IMS

5 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adabas	Score 6.0 out of 10	N/A	Adabas is a database management system (DBMS) platform from Software AG.	N/A
IBM IMS	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	IBM IMS, for Information Management System, is a database and transaction server.	N/A

Pricing

Adabas

IBM IMS

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Adabas	IBM IMS
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Adabas	IBM IMS
Top Pros	Pro File structure Pro Related data Pro Single source	Pro Volume of data Pro Good performance
Top Cons	Minus Newer features Minus Language used Minus Performance issues	No answers on this topic

Best Alternatives
	Adabas	IBM IMS
Small Businesses	IBM Cloudant Score 8.4 out of 10	IBM Cloudant Score 8.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	IBM Cloudant Score 8.4 out of 10	IBM Cloudant Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises	IBM Cloudant Score 8.4 out of 10	IBM Cloudant Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Adabas	IBM IMS
Likelihood to Recommend	6.0 (1 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Adabas	IBM IMS
Likelihood to Recommend	Software AG It's well suited for applications running on z/OS I wouldn't consider it for applications on other operating systems Incentivized Gadi Ben-Avi z/OS system Programmer Read full review	IBM We have built a database of a network of bank branches with all the needs of security and recovery/restart. It requires knowledge of obsolete maintenance languages and perhaps it is too rigid in the schemes. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Software AG It's efficient uses relativly few resources Incentivized Gadi Ben-Avi z/OS system Programmer Read full review	IBM Security Reliability Big volume of data and good performance Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Software AG Using newer features of z/OS pricing Incentivized Gadi Ben-Avi z/OS system Programmer Read full review	IBM Certainly, not being a DB relational penalizes its use It should be more flexible Open up to more recent languages Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Software AG Converting to another DBMS is a huge project. Incentivized Gadi Ben-Avi z/OS system Programmer Read full review	IBM No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Software AG Adabas uses resources better than DB2, but it doesn't use newer features of the hardware or operating system. Incentivized Gadi Ben-Avi z/OS system Programmer Read full review	IBM Essentially, for a question of reliability and scalability, the performance has always been of an enterprise level. The utilities are efficient and effective. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Software AG Every time we want to upgrade our computer, the pricing for adabas is a big concern Incentivized Gadi Ben-Avi z/OS system Programmer Read full review	IBM The investment made about 20 years ago that has been fully repaid Reliability and security of investments Unfortunately, it is quite outdated and therefore maintenance costs are higher because the skills are not always available. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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