SQL Server 2005 EE vs IBM DB2 EE vs Oracle 10G EE, wich one the is the best?

[teixeira]

Hi all

 

As most of you may know, there are 3 big database engines that are rival to each other, Msft realeased SQL SERVER 2005 Express Ed. and IBM realeased DB2 Express Edition and finally Oracle realeased Oracle 10G Express Edition. They're express "free" editions and i can use them as we wish, each one with its own characteristics.

I would ask to any DataBase Expert Forum user if someone has already use all of them and in which point they differ from other, i would like to have a background about the best, the most powerfull, the most reliable database engine to use in this offer of express tools from Msft, Oracle and IBM.

 

Thanks, any idea exprience you wanna share will be great

 

Teixeira

[tfowler]

Not that I have a lot of experience with anything other than Microsoft SQL Server, but you missed one...MySQL (http://dev.mysql.com/). I've played with it a little and it seems like another viable option.

 

Todd

[teixeira]

Hi,

 

In fact MySQL is really powerfull i've some application running MySQL, but MySQL left to be free since its 5.0 Version... i think i'm correct about this.

And for small databases SQL Server, IBM, Oracle seems to me to have more support and are free on their express editions.

Another one powefull database engine is PostGesSQL with 15years of development, its open source and it seems it rocks, but i'm just refering about these specific 3 database engines.

 

Thanks for post your opinion,

 

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