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Cassandra vs OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cassandra
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (7th), Vector Databases (14th)
OpenText Analytics Database...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (10th), Cloud Data Warehouse (12th)
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user1272297 - PeerSpot reviewer
Special Adviser Strategy at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 19, 2020
 

Featured Reviews

Monirul Islam Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head, Data Integration & Management at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
Has maintained secure document storage and efficient data distribution with peer-to-peer architecture
The functions or features in Cassandra that I have found most valuable are that it is a distributed system similar to Mongo. It's good enough for comparison with another SQL database, so it's smooth and organized for distributed database system. The peer-to-peer architecture in Cassandra is helpful for network decentralization, and I have already introduced that feature. Cassandra features in peer-to-peer as well as another monitoring, so basically, it's good enough for our service. The tunable consistency level in Cassandra is good, and we are using that feature already. In terms of built-in caching and lightweight transactions in Cassandra, the transaction level is good, and it's optimized, so there are no more issues in that database. Based on my experience, Cassandra is good for document management system, as well as distributed database system, and the automatic recovery process is there. Additionally, the database monitoring system or auditing system is well-comparable with other database systems, so we are actually happy to be using this Cassandra database.
T Venkatesh - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at ICICIBANK Ltd
Processes query faster through multiple systems simultaneously, but it could support different data types
We use the solution for various tasks, including preparing data marts and generating offers. It helps extract data based on rules from the policy team and provides insights to enhance business operations. We also analyze transactions to target customers and improve business performance The…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Cassandra has some features that are more useful for specific use cases where you have time series where you have huge amounts of writes. That should be quick, but not specifically the reads. We needed to have quicker reads and writes and this is why we are using Cassandra right now."
"I'd rate the solution ten out of ten."
"I am getting much better performance than relational databases."
"The most valuable features of Cassandra are its scaling capabilities and its non-SQL nature capabilities."
"I am satisfied with the performance."
"The technical evaluation is very good."
"Can achieve continuous data without a single downtime because of node to node ring architecture."
"The most valuable features of Cassandra are the NoSQL database, high performance, and zero-copy streaming."
"The extensibility and efficiency provided by their C++ SDK."
"Vertica is a columnar database where the query performance is extremely fast and it can be used for real-time integrations for API and other applications. The solution requires zero maintenance which is helpful."
"The performance is very good and the aggregate records are fast."
"The feature I like best is performance. We use Red Tool and Red Job for the data warehouse and reporting. It's perfect. Performance is good, and it can return ad hoc queries very quickly. Of course, it's a cluster, so it's easy to scale."
"Partition and join back to node are easy and simple for DBAs."
"I enjoy the cybersecurity and backup features."
"Vertica uses advanced Azure technologies to compress raw data using indexing, allowing a large amount of data to be stored with minimal physical space. Advanced algorithms are employed in data compression."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
 

Cons

"Batching bulk data can cause performance issues."
"Some issues arise from our vendors like Apache slowness and distribution or load balancing from HAProxy, which should better handle consumption for high-level concurrency."
"Depending upon our schema, we can't make ORDER BY or GROUP BY clauses in the product."
"We found some issues with the batch inserts when the data volume is large."
"It can be difficult to analyze what's going on inside of the database relative to other databases. It can also be difficult to troubleshoot sometimes."
"Interface is not user friendly."
"The secondary index in Cassandra was a bit problematic and could be improved."
"There could be more integration, and it could be more user-friendly."
"Pricing could be more competitive."
"They could improve the integration and some of the features in the cloud version."
"Vertica can improve automation and documentation. Additionally, the solution can be simplified."
"The biggest problem is the cost of cloud deployment."
"I would personally like to see extended developer tooling suited to Vertica – think published PowerDesigner SQL dialect support."
"The integration with AI has room for improvement."
"Monitoring tools need to be lightweight. They should not take up heavy resources of the main server."
"It would be great if this were a managed service in AWS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cassandra is a free open source solution, but there is a commercial version available called DataStax Enterprise."
"We pay for a license."
"I don't have the specific numbers on pricing, but it was fairly priced."
"There are licensing fees that must be paid, but I'm not sure if they are paid monthly or yearly."
"I use the tool's open-source version."
"We are using the open-source version of Cassandra, the solution is free."
"Vertica has a perpetual license, but they are currently trying to convert all those licenses to subscription-based licenses on a yearly basis."
"The price of Vertica is less expensive than some competitors, such as Teradata."
"The pricing and licensing depend on the size of your environment and the zone where you want to implement."
"From a cost perspective, the software is less than most of its competitors."
"It's difficult today to compete with open-source solutions. In these areas, there is a lot of competition and the price of this solution is a bit pricy."
"It's free up to three nodes and 1TB, and then get in contact with their sales guys."
"I am aware that we have licensed it, but I have no knowledge of its cost."
"The solution is relatively cost-effective."
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Answers from the Community

it_user1272297 - PeerSpot reviewer
Special Adviser Strategy at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
I haven't used SQream personally. However, if you are only considering GPU based rdbms's please check the following https://hackernoon.com/which-gpu-database-is-right-for-me-6ceef6a17505
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Russell Rothstein - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at PeerSpot
Jan 27, 2020
Morten, the most popular comparisons of SQream can be found here: https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/sqream-db-alternatives-and-competitors The top ones include Cassandra, MemSQL, MongoDB, and Vertica.
reviewer1219965 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Jan 27, 2020
I haven't used SQream personally. However, if you are only considering GPU based rdbms's please check the following https://hackernoon.com/which-gpu-database-is-right-for-me-6ceef6a17505
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Retailer
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise38
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cassandra?
The use of Cassandra in real-time data analytics has been pivotal for our e-commerce platform. As our platform operates 24/7, providing services to sellers and customers alike, the need for real-ti...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cassandra?
The pricing for Cassandra is a little bit high, so it would be better for our community services if they consider community pricing for any non-profit organization like an NGO or other things. It w...
What needs improvement with Cassandra?
Regarding areas of improvement for Cassandra, currently, we are not facing significant issues. Some issues arise from our vendors like Apache slowness and distribution or load balancing from HAProx...
What do you like most about Vertica?
Vertica is easy to use and provides really high performance, stability, and scalability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Vertica?
The solution is relatively cost-effective. Pricing and licensing are reasonable compared to other solutions.
What needs improvement with Vertica?
The product could improve by adding support for a wider variety of data types and enhancing features to better compete with other databases.
 

Also Known As

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Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
 

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