InterSystems IRIS Reviews & Product Details

What I really like about InterSystems IRIS is how fast and reliable it is. It can handle huge amounts of data and transactions without slowing down. I also love that it’s flexible; you can use SQL, NoSQL, object storage, or even work directly with its unique “globals” all in the same system. The built-in tools for connecting different systems (like HL7 and FHIR in healthcare) are a big win, and having analytics built right in means you can get insights from your data without a lot of extra work. As a developer, I appreciate that I can use different programming languages, ObjectScript, Python, or Java or even mix them depending on what the job needs. And above all, it’s dependable, which is essential for systems that can’t afford downtime.

It is very simple to use and administratively friendly.

The customer support is great often responded within a day.

Based on my frequency of use, it is very reliable and developer-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main challenge with IRIS is that it takes some time to learn, especially if you’ve never worked with ObjectScript or globals before. Some of the older tools for managing and developing on it feel a bit outdated compared to newer software environments. The licensing can be a bit complicated and may be pricey for smaller projects or startups. The community is helpful but smaller than big open-source platforms, so finding certain answers can take longer. And while the documentation covers a lot, some advanced features could use simpler, real-world examples to make them easier to pick up.

The ease of implementation and Documentation for certain integration scenarios can be complex for beginners Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The flexibility of access via multi modal data access, globals, object, SQL, JSON, XML, REST, vectors and other approaches mean you can use the system to back end many different projects. Equally you can use all the different routes and technologies to access one back end so there is no need to duplicate data elsewhere, or store data in multiple formats for quick or easy retrieval.

Uptime and reliability are top notch, real time system mirroring and HA functionality is bomb proof. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Iris documentation for admin / developers isn't the best. They are working on it, but there is still a large learning curve to getting into development. It's worth it as it's a very powerful solution, but still.

It's not a well known solution so IT decision makers need a lot of persuading to take it on board, despite its huge presence in healthcare / finance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The database performs exceptionally well when it comes to recording processes. We integrate it with other companies to supply data warehouses, and the speed remains impressive, even when handling millions of records. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface for building BPL is rather lacking, and adding specific tools could significantly enhance productivity when developing solutions with BPL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like the various functions when doing the SELECT, I think it's great how the SELECTS work in the cache, so that when you make a query, the next query is much faster. I also like having an interface for creating namespaces and dealing with various things in IRIS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like that knowledge about IRIS is so little disseminated; there is a lack of community, so there are problems for which we can easily find answers on the internet, and the IRIS documentation is quite poor compared to other technologies like Laravel, for example, which provides various examples and ways to use it. The IntelliSense also doesn't work very well because it doesn't give suggestions on what to use and explanatory suggestions on how to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like InterSystems IRIS because it's speedy and easy to program. The freedom with M, a scripting language, lets you do everything with this database. I also think it's the leading IT platform for health. The initial setup was easy as 1 2 3. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

License costs are very high. If you want to use it on a website because you love the database - but have to pay for it - while other databases are free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The performance and resource efficiency are excellent, and the built-in programming language and features are extremely powerful. Intersystems also provides excellent support and helpful assistance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Licensing costs do need to be taken into account, but when you consider all the extras included compared with a traditional data-only database, this isn’t necessarily a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

in my opinion is kind of a beast, its fast a hell compared to other alternatives and it's come to be more dominant when you are going into scaled things up like crunching huge piles of data or running transactions and doing some real-time analytics, its keep going and had good stability features

the additional components like FHIR and HL7 make it really useful for some of missions and play nice Togher without make you go crazy, it's really flexible system and you can choice to store data in all sorts of ways, from SQL to document without being coupled to only one way, the interface is pretty clean and have brilliant documentation, it's easy to use and easy to implement, and for the developers is a really good "framework" like to manage and scale data in daily basis, the integration of IRIS with another frameworks or languages is great, in the latest versions they add the python support and its open the opportunities to even make and run AI models on IRIS platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

first things first, the main languages, is not comfortable like a traditionally languages, like Object Script is not something you found as Java or Python in the developers community, but its nice language, had a lot of "cool" ways to do stuff, the documentation is huge and good source for data but it's really easy to get lost in it, IRIS is NOT cheap at all, its serous platform with a price tag to match, and the hardware you need to manage to perform it like it's should is not an affordable one Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like about IRIS is its high performance and ease of infrastructure scalability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Low popularity and implementation/licensing costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is both comprehensive and quick to use. In addition, Intersystems support is outstanding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user experience could be improved, as I find the administration portal somewhat challenging to navigate and understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The flexibility of the connectivity adapters of InterSystems IRIS is remarkable. The platform ensures robust integration with multiple standards, ranging from essential healthcare protocols, such as HL7 over TCP/IP, to established web service standards like SOAP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although it has a very cool messaging system where it is possible to have a complete view of the entire integration flow, I believe that the resending of messages can be improved, thus facilitating the tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.