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Ingres TCO Calculator

	Ingres	Microsoft	IBM	Oracle	Sybase
Product	Ingres DBMS Enterprise Edition	Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise	IBM DB2 v9 Enterprise	Oracle 10g Enterprise	Sybase ASE 15 Enterprise
Pricing Model	Per CPU	Per CPU	Per Core*	Per Core*	Per Core
License Cost per Unit	$0	$24,999	$38,600	$47,500	$24,995
Annual Support	$8,795	$5,000	$7,720	$10,450	$5,499
Costs
Software License	$0	$599,976	$1,852,800	$2,280,000	$2,399,520
Support Costs	$633,240	$360,000	$741,120	$1,504,800	$1,583,712
TCO (3 years)	$633,240	$959,976	$2,593,920	$3,784,800	$3,983,232
Savings
Ingres Savings ($)		$326,736	$1,960,680	$3,151,560	$3,349,992
Ingres Savings (%)		34.0%	75.6%	83.3%	84.1%
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System Configuration			Support Term
Servers			Term (years)		1 2 3 4 5
CPUs		1 2 4 8 16 32	Cores Per CPU:		1 2 4 8 16 32

1. Oracle pricing was retrieved from the Oracle website on December 8, 2008. Pricing assumes x86 or x64 Intel/AMD processors on Linux/Windows.
2. Microsft SQL Server pricing was retrieved from the Microsoft website on December 8, 2008. Support pricing assumes 20% of up-front software license.
3. Sybase pricing was retrieved from the Sybase eStore on December 9, 2008. Pricing assumes Linux or Windows on x86/x64 processors.
4. IBM pricing was retrieved from the IBM Passport Advantage. 1st year support is included in license cost. Additional years support assumes 20% of up-front software license.
5. Ingres prices are accurate as of April 25, 2010.
6. Oracle and IBM feature multi-core discounts in their pricing model. This is included in this calculator assuming x86 or x64 processors, AMD or Intel, on Linux or Windows operating systems.
7. Ingres assumes no liability for the accuracy of competitor pricing data. For the most current price lists, please visit the respective vendors' sites.