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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
15th
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
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 3.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Coherence3.5%
CA Database Management for DB2 for zOS1.5%
Other95.0%
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

"We had no issues with stability; everything was working perfectly with DB2 v10 and v11 after the upgrade."
"Improved monitoring and performance management."
"​It helps us to reduce hardware costs and to optimize processing times.​"
"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."
"We switched to the IBM tools for a short time and switched back, due to contract pricing."
"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."
"PDA and PPA make our daily housekeeping easier and prevents us from unnecessary reorganizations."
"Work for an overall solution. Competing product suites seem to serve the same functions, but it is the overall integration of all the products that meets our needs and makes this suite so beneficial to our business."
"Space consumption is much less."
"I have used Oracle Coherence for more than 10 years, from version 3.5 through 12.1.2.1."
"The product is great, simple, and easy to use and integrate."
"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."
"Since we implemented Coherence, this data is in memory all the time; so the results are found in milliseconds instead of five seconds."
"The biggest improvement is in speed - everything is faster from record retrieval to workflow processing."
"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."
 

Cons

"These tools have had their share of bugs."
"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."
"Minor stability issues."
"The initial set up of parameters is quite exhaustive and some parameters cross products."
"I look forward to the application of these tools to all platforms in use, such as z/OS, Unix, and Windows."
"Only one issue was not resolved but this was because the customer did not agree to send data which the vendor asked for as it was user-sensitive data but without this, a full investigation was not possible."
"The initial setup is complex."
"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, that would be really helpful."
"Complexity being a huge contributor to risk/cost for projects, I am more likely to use other products as a result."
"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."
"Due to the licensing prices, we are looking for other solutions as an alternative to Coherence."
"It is very easy to set up a basic topology, but hard to configure and tune to make it really work."
"Oracle Coherence has considerable operational risks."
"It has become very heavy along with the price for Oracle's integrated product as a fusion middleware."
"Reloading really takes a lot of time."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

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
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Blue Hill Data Services
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