IBM Informix
The facts below are what the maker publishes about IBM Informix, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From IBM Informix's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Informix Developer Edition | Free | Individual application development, testing and prototyping |
| Informix Innovator-C Edition | Free | Development, testing and small production · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM |
The facts
Each one read from IBM Informix's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administration
- Informix includes built-in autonomics and is described by IBM as requiring no administration in Developer Edition.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Analytics and AI
- The Informix connector in watsonx.data lets users access and query Informix data alongside other sources without ETL.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Developer Edition includes enterprise replication and unlimited high-availability clusters.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Connectivity
- Informix Client SDK provides ODBC, JDBC, .NET, ESQL/C, C++ object interface and OLE DB APIs; IBM documentation also lists JSON queries, MongoDB community drivers and a REST API.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Database workloads
- Informix supports relational and object-oriented data modeling, SQL, NoSQL/JSON and time-series data.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Informix downloads require an IBM Web Identity account and an active support subscription; IBM lists Fix Central and Passport Advantage as download sources.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Edition limits
- Express Edition is limited to four cores and 8 GB RAM; Innovator-C is limited to two cores and 8 GB RAM.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Embedding
- IBM says Informix can run on devices as small as a 100 MB Raspberry Pi as well as enterprise-class servers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Other integrations
- IBM documentation lists Informix JDBC Driver, OpenAdmin Tool, DataBlade tools, IBM Data Studio, Cognos and SPSS components among related products.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Production use
- IBM describes Workgroup Edition as a production server for midsize companies or departments, and Innovator-C as suitable for small production use.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Informix supports data encryption, secured connections, user privilege and access controls, and security auditing.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- IBM Extended Support can provide up to four additional years of support after a version reaches end of support, with defect fixes during the first year.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- IBM's current system requirements list UNIX, Linux and Windows systems and state that Mac OS is no longer supported.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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