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Exasol Data Warehouse vs OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) 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 (32nd)
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)
 

Mindshare comparison

Exasol Data Warehouse and OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) 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 0.5% compared to last year.
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica), on the other hand, focuses on Data Warehouse, holds 5.3% mindshare, down 8.6% since last year.
Relational Databases Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Exasol Data Warehouse1.4%
SQL Server11.8%
Oracle Database11.7%
Other75.1%
Relational Databases Tools
Data Warehouse Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica)5.3%
Snowflake10.1%
Teradata9.4%
Other75.2%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2132565 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Engineering Commercial Planning & Trading Data Platform at Zalando SE
Fast, reliable, and rock solid
The solution is intended as the backend for our reporting solution MicroStrategy. It's also used for ad-hoc analysis or to fuel other tools with data as it's the only place where some of the data points are available within an acceptable SLO We used it to decouple ETL and reporting databases. The…
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

"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."
"We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons."
"The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."
"It is easy to scale."
"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."
"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."
"Its speed is great."
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."
"The feature of the product that is most important is the speed. I needed a columnar database, and its speed is what it's built to do, and so that's what really does differentiate Vertica from its competitors."
"It has improved my organization's functionality and performance."
"Its analytics has enabled Pythian's clients to get the business insights as quick as they wanted. Its lower maintenance has also improved the ROI."
"DBAs don’t need to add a partition every month/quarter like with other DBs."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The product's initial setup phase is extremely simple."
"Vertica has a few features that I like. From an architecture standpoint, they have separated compute and storage. So you have low-cost object storage for primary storage and the ability to have several sub-clusters working off the same ObjectStore. So it provides workload isolation."
"The fast columnar store database structure allows our query times to be at least 10x faster than on any other database."
 

Cons

"It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often."
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."
"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."
"It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime."
"You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems."
"Lacks a cloud-based platform."
"It should provide a GUI interface for data management and tuning."
"It needs integration with multiple clouds."
"Fact-to-fact joins on multi-billion record tables perform poorly."
"Metadata for database files scale okay, but metadata related to tables/columns/sequences must be stored on all nodes."
"We are looking for a cheaper deployment for the solution. Although we did a lot of benchmarks, like Redshift. We tried Redshift, it didn't work. It didn't work out for us as well."
"Some of our small to medium-sized customers would like to see containerization and flexibility from the deployment standpoint."
"Vertica offers a platform-as-a-service version, but their software-as-a-service solution is only available on AWS. They need to get a SaaS version on Azure and GCP as fast as possible."
"Vertica's native cloud support could be improved, and its installation could be made easier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is mid-ranged."
"It's free up to three nodes and 1TB, and then get in contact with their sales guys."
"The pricing and licensing depend on the size of your environment and the zone where you want to implement."
"Vertica is an expensive tool."
"The first TB is free and you can use all the Vertica features. After 1TB you have to pay for licensing. The product is worth it, but be aware of this condition, and plan. The compression ratio is explained in the documentation."
"It's an expensive product"
"The price is reasonable. We use a pay per license model. Firstly, you need to buy a license. After that, you mainly pay the annual support fee of around 20% or 25%. I think their prices are quite reasonable."
"Vertica has a perpetual license, but they are currently trying to convert all those licenses to subscription-based licenses on a yearly basis."
"The solution is free and we pay for the storage."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Insurance Company
7%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
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 Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise38
 

Questions from the Community

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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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