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title: "Hierarchical Database Vs. Relational"
description: "The IMS DB and DB2 both are databases. The IMS DB is hierarchial model and DB2 is RDBMS. Read more."
url: https://srinimf.com/2014/07/13/hierarchical-vs-rdbms/
date: 2014-07-13
modified: 2026-10-10
author: "Srini"
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categories: ["DB2", "IMS DB"]
tags: ["Hierarchical Vs. RDBMS", "IMS DB Tips and Tricks"]
type: post
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---

# Hierarchical Database Vs. Relational

Here’re the [differences between](https://srinimf.com/2014/03/06/sql-nosql-comparision/) hierarchical vs RDBMS.

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