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BigQuery vs IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

BigQuery
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
18th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of BigQuery is 6.9%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud is 2.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
BigQuery6.9%
IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud2.2%
Other90.9%
Cloud Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2807520 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Data processing has become faster and large analytical queries run reliably at multi‑region scale
The features I have found most valuable in BigQuery include the query cache, which is good and scales well. We have not seen problems with scaling. It handles huge amounts of data quite well, and the multi-regions feature works well. To measure the effectiveness of BigQuery, I think it is quite good. The metrics I use to evaluate BigQuery's effectiveness include that scaling is quite good and handling of big amounts of data. We do not see any glitches, and we do not see major timeouts. Google platform in general has been quite stable, and we do not see that many outages at resource level or at overall zonal level.
FM
Database Engineer at Meezan Bank
Enhancing analytics with seamless data dumping and reliable support
Our primary use case is data storage and analytics The organization has decided to purchase a full stack solution from IBM due to positive responses, which helped them upgrade from the previous version. The data dumping into the raw zone and the feature of BigQuery is quite attractive. There…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"As a cloud solution, it's easy to set up."
"It's a stable, reliable solution."
"To be frank, the performance, reliability, and everything else have improved, even the downtime."
"It stands out in efficiently handling internal actions without the need for manual intervention in tasks like building cubes and defining final dimensions."
"There are some performance features like partitioning, which you can do based on an integer, and it improves the performance a lot."
"The most valuable features of BigQuery is that it supports standard SQL and provides good performance."
"The integrated data storage features are good."
"The scalability is excellent, as it can handle large datasets and scale up pretty easily as the data volume grows while remaining very reliable with no bugs, glitches, crashes, or freezes."
"It is stable when there is support from IBM."
"Ease of migration from Netezza DB; IBM ported over all Netezza's functionality and made the warehouse DB/dashDB the best of breed of the two."
"It will be MPP, so performance should improve."
"I like that the dashDB solution is built on DB2 technology, which means that you can use all the features of a DB2 database while outsourcing all the hardware and software maintenance."
"Since my company is an IBM partner, it has enabled us to offer cloud data warehouse solutions on a 100% IBM stack."
"The way that it scales will help a lot of customers that are stuck with Netezza boxes that can't grow any larger.​"
"DashDB is a good product to work with and the extra cost you spend on performance, technical support and tools to work with is worth it."
"The performance is okay as long as the volume of queries is not too high."
 

Cons

"When I execute a query, the dashboard doesn't always present the output seamlessly. Troubleshooting requires opening each pipeline individually, which is time-consuming."
"The primary hurdle in this migration lies in the initial phase of moving substantial volumes of data to cloud-based platforms."
"We would like to be able to calibrate the solution to run on top of a raw file."
"The price could be better. Compared to competing solutions, BigQuery is expensive. It's only suitable for enterprise customers, not small and medium-sized businesses, as they cannot afford this kind of solution. In the next release, it would be better if they improved their AI bot. Although machine learning and artificial intelligence are doing wonders, there is still a lot of room to enhance them."
"An area for improvement in BigQuery is its UI because it's not working very well. Pricing for the solution is also very high."
"I noticed recently it's more expensive now."
"The processing capability can be an area of improvement."
"The product could benefit from improvements in user-friendliness, particularly in terms of the user interface."
"Right now, we are implementing on ESX VMware 6.0. Support for this platform is poor. Also, one of the backup/recovery options is broken and IBM is not addressing the issue."
"Db2 is not a solution that I recommend. We have a lot of experience and we are not satisfied with the product or the support that we received."
"Tech support for dashDB is awful. We usually have tickets open for three to four weeks."
"I would like to see improvements in backup and authentication. It needs the ability to increase the number of retained backups to more than 2 days."
"The support channels need to improve."
"I would rate the level of dashDB support 3.5/5. While they are very knowledgeable in many areas, you can still struggle to get the correct resolution."
"Containers get corrupted very easily. Restoring them using GPFS can result in a lot of issues."
"There are some limitations in adding data files to table spaces, and improvements are needed for regional support."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"One terabyte of data costs $20 to $22 per month for storage on BigQuery and $25 on Snowflake. Snowflake is costlier for one terabyte, but BigQuery charges based on how much data is inserted into the tables. BigQuery charges you based on the amount of data that you handle and not the time in which you handle it. This is why the pricing models are different and it becomes a key consideration in the decision of which platform to use."
"The product’s pricing could be more flexible for end users."
"The solution's pricing is cheaper compared to other solutions."
"The product operates on a pay-for-use model. Costs include storage and query execution, which can accumulate based on data volume and complexity."
"BigQuery is inexpensive."
"The solution is pretty affordable and quite cheap in comparison to PDP or Cloudera."
"The pricing appears to be competitive for the intended usage scenarios we have in mind."
"I have tried my own setup using my Gmail ID, and I think it had a $300 limit for free for a new user. That's what Google is offering, and we can register and create a project."
"If your going to go with warehouse DB/dashDB, use the cloud or Sailfish version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Media Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise21
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BigQuery?
I believe the cost of BigQuery is competitive versus the alternatives in the market, but it can become expensive if the tool is not used properly. It is on a per-consumption basis, the billing, so ...
What needs improvement with BigQuery?
The queries that BigQuery provides are not optimized at a greater level. For simple tasks it is good, but if I want to write complex analyzing queries, it doesn't give the queries up to the mark, s...
What is your primary use case for BigQuery?
My main use case for BigQuery is the analysis of our data, creating dashboards from large datasets, and querying the databases that we have, including both structured and unstructured data imported...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?
Organizations of all sizes, especially those who are in need of powerful and elastic cloud data warehouse solutions that can help administrators maximize the efficiency of their data-based operatio...
What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?
There are some limitations in adding data files to table spaces, and improvements are needed for regional support.
What is your primary use case for IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud?
Our primary use case is data storage and analytics.
 

Also Known As

BQ
IBM dashDB
 

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