Db2 database product editions and Db2 offerings
You can choose from a number of Db2 product editions that are designed to scale to your ongoing business needs. For more information about entitlement, rights, and obligations, see the license agreement for your product or offering.
Details of the features that are included in each Db2 database product edition are covered in Functionality in Db2 product editions and Db2 offerings.
Common code base
In Db2, all editions have the same code base. The only technical differences among editions are resource limitations. In this way, applications that are written for any Db2 edition can easily be moved to any other Db2 edition on any operating system platform that is supported by Db2. This flexibility allows users to learn on one edition and be immediately productive on any other Db2 edition.
New editions | Previous editions |
Db2 Community Edition | Express-C Edition, Developer Community Edition |
Db2 Standard Edition | Advanced Workgroup Server Edition, Workgroup Server Edition, Direct Standard Edition |
Db2 Advanced Edition | Advanced Enterprise Server Edition, Enterprise Server Edition, Developer Edition, Direct Advanced Edition |
- Db2 Advanced Edition
- Db2 Advanced Edition provides a comprehensive database solution for the enterprise with a licensing metric to facilitate hybrid cloud deployment. This solution offers data warehousing, transactional, and analytics capabilities in one package.
- Db2 Standard Edition
- Db2 Standard
Edition is a high-performance database for small or midsize businesses, with licensing options for
hybrid cloud deployments. Db2 Standard Edition is
similar to Db2
Advanced Edition. However, it is restricted in the size of the deployment. Db2 Standard Edition
provides flexible deployment options for either on-premises or on cloud.
Db2 Standard Edition
offers these benefits:
- Improves application performance and analytics for faster decisions.
- Delivers high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Provides a secure, flexible environment.
- Interfaces with various data more efficiently.
- Improves productivity and reduces administration efforts.
- Db2 Community Edition
- Db2 Community Edition provides all the core capabilities of Db2 at no cost.
- Db2 deployment options
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Db2 has the following deployment options:
- Db2 On-premise bare metal or VM offering on Windows, Linux and AIX Community, Standard and advanced are available.
- Db2 Cloud-Native containerized deployment on Red Hat® OpenShift®.
- Db2 on IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D) Cloud-Native containerized deployment with access to AI Base Services available with CP4D.
Table 2. Processor and memory limits per Db2 server or pureScale cluster Db2 edition Processor cores Allowed instance memory Advanced Unlimited Unlimited Standard Up to 16 128 GB Community Up to 4 16 GB Table 3. Db2 deployment options Deployment options Description Editions available Charge metrics Licensing models Db2 On-premises bare metal or VM offerings on Linux, UNIX, Windows, AIX Db2 Community Edition, Db2 Standard Edition, and Db2 Advanced Edition. Virtual Processor Core (VPC) metric for production environments, Authorized User (AU) metric for nonproduction environments. Perpetual and monthly licenses Db2 Containerized Deployment Red Hat OpenShift Db2 Community Edition, Db2 Standard Edition, and Db2 Advanced Edition. Virtual Processor Core (VPC) metric for production environments, Authorized User (AU) metric for nonproduction environments. Perpetual and monthly licenses Db2 Cartridge in IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D)* Containerized deployments in Cloud Pak for Data Db2 Standard Edition and Db2 Advanced Edition. Virtual Processor Core (VPC) metric. Perpetual and committed term licenses Note: * Db2 Cartridge gives customers a dual entitlement to Db2 on-premises offering along with ability to containerize Db2 on Red Hat OpenShift or CP4D. - Db2 on Red Hat OpenShift
- All Db2 editions (Community, Standard, and Advanced) can be deployed on Red Hat OpenShift.
- Db2 on IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D)
- Both Db2 Advanced Edition and Db2 Standard Edition are available as a Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data.