InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS is a cloud-first data platform for building and deploying applications that connect data and application silos. One DBMS engine combines SQL and NoSQL database management with transactions and concurrent analytics. Its capabilities include semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation, generative AI, machine learning, business rules, BI and NLP. For interoperability, it provides API management, low-code business-process orchestration, workflow and adapters for SQL, SOAP, REST, HTTP, FTP, SAP, TCP, LDAP and email. Built-in APIs support Java, .NET, JavaScript and Python, with JSON and XML among its data formats. Deployment options include public and private clouds, on-premises, hybrid, bare metal and virtual machines. Security features include authentication, role- and data-level authorization, encryption and tamper-proof auditing; availability and disaster-recovery options include clustering and database mirroring. Community Edition is free for evaluation and testing, but its built-in license expires one year after that product version's release. Paid pricing is available on request. InterSystems says its products receive multilingual, engineering-level 24/7 support.
Who it is for
InterSystems IRIS is positioned for data-intensive, mission-critical applications that need database, analytics and interoperability capabilities. It may suit organizations connecting data across cloud, on-premises or hybrid environments.
What is good
- SQL and NoSQL, transactions and analytics share one engine.
- Supports semantic search, generative AI, ML, BI and NLP.
- Deployment options include public cloud and on-premises.
- Security includes encryption and row- or column-level authorization.
- Engineering-level multilingual support is available 24/7.
What to know first
- Paid pricing is available on request.
- Community Edition is intended for evaluation and testing.
- Community Edition license expires one year after its version's release.
- AWS infrastructure costs may apply to the free edition.
Verdict
InterSystems IRIS combines database, analytics, integration and deployment capabilities for complex application environments. Community Edition is an evaluation option with a time-limited license; paid pricing requires a request.
InterSystems IRIS plans and pricing
All plansCompared on database software
- Free plan
- No
