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Exasol Data Warehouse vs IBM Netezza Performance Server comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Exasol Data Warehouse
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (34th)
IBM Netezza Performance Server
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (12th), Hadoop (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Exasol Data Warehouse and IBM Netezza Performance Server aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Exasol Data Warehouse is designed for Relational Databases Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.4%, up 1.0% compared to last year.
IBM Netezza Performance Server, on the other hand, focuses on Data Warehouse, holds 4.3% mindshare, down 4.4% since last year.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Exasol Data Warehouse1.4%
SQL Server10.4%
Oracle Database10.4%
Other77.8%
Relational Databases Tools
Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Netezza Performance Server4.3%
Snowflake9.4%
Teradata8.6%
Other77.7%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

Shubham-Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Projects at Cognizant
Fast query processing and easy-to-store all the data
There are very few companies that are using Exasol, but the majority of companies are using SQL Server, Cloud or IBM Db2 Database, or any other databases. Therefore, the resources are limited, which is my only concern. So if I face any issues, limited resources are available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol. From that perspective, it can be a bit of a struggle for me to find a solution. In the next release, I would like to see better compatibility issues. Currently, Exasol has limited compatibility with other software like Python and R. For example, If I talk about SQL Server, we can connect it to big data or Python, which is also compatible with different servers.
Shiv Subramaniam Koduvayur - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at MAF Retail
Parallel data processing streamlines operations while cost and cloud integration challenge adoption
The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment. For the cost to be reduced, it should match competitors. Many features need to be incorporated on the cloud.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its speed is great."
"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."
"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."
"The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."
"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."
"It is easy to scale."
"This solution is extremely fast and very stable; you set it up and put your data on it and as long as it's structured, it self-tunes queries and doesn't require a database administrator."
"ARULES() function is the fastest implementation of the associations algorithm (a priori or tree) I have worked with, and in comparison with the R associations package, it is +1000x faster."
"There is quick implementation and considerable outcomes which make the platform a valuable asset to the organization."
"It can run heavy CPU queries really fast, and this is valuable."
"Billions of data are processed within an optimal amount of time, and it supports almost real-time analytics."
"The performance is most important to me, and it helps our ability to make business decisions quickly."
"We can process through more data much faster than we could with prior technologies."
"The need for administration involvement is quite limited on the solution."
"Those reports were improved from a couple of hours to minutes."
 

Cons

"It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime."
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often."
"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."
"Lacks a cloud-based platform."
"The price is quite expensive relative to other similar solutions, it could be more accessible in that sense."
"You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems."
"Netezza does not scale like other databases, so it cannot run several queries at once."
"It is not designed to process a huge volume of data."
"Functions are difficult to deploy."
"If the demand for clock or disk space grow over the limit, it will be necessary to change the appliance, because it's not possible to upgrade any component of this machine."
"The scalability is not as expected. The capacity in this black box is not enough."
"Data lineage on column or even object level does not exist, therefore external applications have to be used"
"In Aginity there should be a way to format the SQL queries."
"The Analytics feature should be simplified."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is mid-ranged."
"The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support."
"Expensive to maintain compared to other solutions."
"Netezza is a costly solution. It does serve a specific purpose but it's costlier than what's available in the market, if you go to the cloud."
"The pricing is very expensive. It has a lot CPUs with a lot of components in it. It also has built-in redundancy for resiliency reasons."
"For me, mainly, it reduces my costs. It's not only the appliance cost. There are also support costs and a maintenance costs. It does reduce the costs very drastically."
"The annual licensing fees are twenty-two percent of the product cost."
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Comparison Review

it_user232068 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 5, 2015
Netezza vs. Teradata
Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise33
 

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What needs improvement with IBM Netezza Performance Server?
The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only availab...
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The solution has generally received positive feedback from me and is recommended for continued use by end users. However, the product cost is high compared to others in the market, and this cost ha...
 

Also Known As

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Netezza Performance Server, Netezza, Netezza Analytics
 

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