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IBM DB2 vs MySQL Community Edition

A side-by-side look at IBM DB2 and MySQL Community Edition. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

IBM DB2

IBM DB2

Business & Commerce

IBM DB2 is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by IBM. It supports advanced database features like row-level locking, stored procedures, triggers, XML data type storage, and native JSON data type support. DB2 runs on multiple platforms like Linux, UNIX, and Windows.

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MySQL Community Edition

MySQL Community Edition

Development

MySQL Community Edition is a free, open source relational database management system. It is a popular option for web applications and is supported by a large community of developers.

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