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CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS vs Oracle Coherence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

CA Database Management for ...
Ranking in Database Development and Management
17th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is 1.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 3.2%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Coherence3.2%
CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS1.4%
Other95.4%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

JG
Technical Project Manager at Interra Information Technologies, Inc.
Report generation offers invaluable insights into database performance
I basically use the solution for database management and to view the performance of a particular database object, any specific program, batch program, or online programs. Using the CSSZ tool, I can effectively monitor performance. In case of an exception, I can inform the application team. At DB2…
SS
Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Facilitating real-time business insights with enhanced data querying
Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation. These features facilitate querying data with multiple keys rather than just a single key. Its real-time data processing capabilities provide insights for business decisions with up-to-date information.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The feature we find most useful is the consistent ability to create strategies across the products that allow for consistent foundations for the business processes and the ability to repetitively use them by different resources."
"We have more control over our DB2 systems and can do our everyday DBA work faster and easier."
"The ability to do the CA utilities faster than IBM using less resources, and the RC/Migrator product that allows us to make changes quickly and efficiently using either the IBM utilities or the CA utilities."
"​It helps us to reduce hardware costs and to optimize processing times.​"
"We had no issues with stability; everything was working perfectly with DB2 v10 and v11 after the upgrade."
"The solution operates on JetOS platform. It is a very good, perfect solution."
"If you want your DBA and programming staff to be efficient and effective, I recommend these tools."
"The reports generated and the old statistics shown are really helpful."
"A single logical cache scattered across various geographies ensured we had only one cache to look against (location transparency) at the same time, ensuring high availability."
"We are storing information from one of our applications; this allows us to answer requests in milliseconds, while the application would take seconds to answer requests from clients."
"This product helped our organization to focus on implementing business logic without worrying about scalability on user loads of huge data queries."
"In my experience, while working on customers’ solutions where performance is a key requirement, along with robustness and stability needs, I have always found Oracle Coherence as the best solution for integrating with different Oracle products and caching data for application-specific needs."
"Other technologies don’t allow the same level of scale and compute capability, while providing rigorous resilience and security underpinnings."
"Portable object format (POF serialization) allows objects to be serialized and deserialized between Java and .NET so the two platforms can exchange data seamlessly."
"Oracle Coherence improved site performance and the customer experience."
"The product is stable and solid."
 

Cons

"These tools have had their share of bugs."
"The initial setup parameters are quite exhaustive and some parameters cross with the products."
"The initial set up of parameters is quite exhaustive and some parameters cross products."
"The initial setup is complex."
"All the information we need, we could use to have it in a more usable format.​"
"They need to provide a way to create and maintain performance repositories. The online tool is not perfect, but it is giving me what I need."
"The product has been fairly stable for the last couple of years. It has a high learning curve for some of the traditional DBAs who don't want to venture from IBM."
"It's a good product. I would give it a nine out of 10, and the reason is, in general, it's a technical product so I think that it's a little cumbersome."
"It has become very heavy along with the price for Oracle's integrated product as a fusion middleware."
"Monitoring API needs to be improved and needs to be user friendly. Also, the error and exception handling is not that great as it can be difficult to debug issues."
"This platform has issues with stability and performance."
"Due to the licensing prices, we are looking for other solutions as an alternative to Coherence."
"Customer service: Five out of 10."
"We have encountered the occasional minor bug and very occasional more serious bug."
"In my experience, I did find it challenging to use this product when namespace prefixes on the resulting XML object was a requirement."
"It is very expensive. It might not work well for small business people."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS?
In the case of any particular SQL which is executing for a longer time and causing issues with any particular store or DB2 programs, if it could pinpoint the problems like any other tool should do,...
What is your primary use case for CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS?
I basically use the solution for database management and to view the performance of a particular database object, any specific program, batch program, or online programs. Using the CSSZ tool, I can...
What advice do you have for others considering CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS?
The solution operates on JetOS platform. It is a very good, perfect solution. I would rate it ten out of ten. Currently, I do not have any planning for investment at all.
What needs improvement with Oracle Coherence?
The WebLogic Management is quite cumbersome. The initial setup is complex and time-consuming.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Coherence?
I utilize Coherence for data solutions in the financial industry. Its primary use case includes plain lookup, indexing, filtering, and aggregation.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Coherence?
I recommend Coherence, as I don't have any product issues. The main concerns are high pricing and a complex initial setup. Overall, I would rate Coherence as an eight out of ten.
 

Also Known As

CA Database Management Solutions for DB2 for z/OS
Coherence
 

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Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services
Industrial Bank of Korea, Hotelbeds, Canon Inc., Verizon, Securitas Direct Espa_a, S.A.U., CetelemEspa_aGrupo BNP Paribas, Telus
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