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IBM Integrated Analytics System vs Snowflake comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Integrated Analytics Sy...
Ranking in Data Warehouse
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Snowflake
Ranking in Data Warehouse
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (1st), AI Synthetic Data (1st), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (6th), AI Software Development (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of IBM Integrated Analytics System is 2.0%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snowflake is 8.8%, down from 11.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Snowflake8.8%
IBM Integrated Analytics System2.0%
Other89.2%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

it_user258975 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Management Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
They deliver a canned, scalable solution, but I would like to see the TSA scripts available publicly.
With a solid DB2 foundation, it performs incredibly and I recently implemented the new BLU Acceleration, and was dumbfounded that hour-long queries took minutes, in the correct scenario, of course. From a consultant point of view, I can step in and immediately know the system. I do not…
SunilPatil1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Asset Builder at Genpact - Headstrong
Have prioritized security while managing multi-agent data migration and cloud adoption
We utilize Time Travel with Snowflake because this is a very useful feature. Everyone finds it crucial because in conventional data platforms, it's very difficult to handle these kinds of things. This feature is essential, though I don't have the use cases currently; it is just there for implementation. Regarding Snowflake's automated scaling and suspension features, this auto-scaling is very significant. We had a comparison with Databricks and Snowflake a few months back, and this auto-scaling takes an edge within Snowflake; that's what our observation reflects.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With a solid DB2 foundation, it performs incredibly and I recently implemented the new BLU Acceleration, and was dumbfounded that hour-long queries took minutes, in the correct scenario, of course."
"It's ultra-fast at handling queries, which is what we find very convenient."
"We find the data sharing and data marketplace aspects of Snowflake absolutely amazing."
"The cloning functionality has been the most valuable. I have been able to completely copy databases. The data sharing concept is also useful. As compared to, for example, SAP, Snowflake is a lot more open, and it allows a lot more connectivity for other providers than an SAP ecosystem."
"Snowflake is a data lake on the cloud where all processing happens in memory, resulting in very fast query responses."
"The ETL and data ingestion capabilities are better in this solution as compared to SQL Server. SQL Server doesn't do much data ingestion, but Snowflake can do it quite conveniently."
"Stability-wise, this product is good."
"I think this solution provides the best potential of any data warehousing product where they choose to use Snowflake instead of Oracle or DBII."
"In addition to the database, Snowflake also provides ingestion capabilities."
 

Cons

"The HA - it's a good solution, but I feel IBM should provide the necessary scripts so you can destroy the TSA domain and rebuild it easily."
"There are some stored procedures that we've had trouble with. The solution also needs to fine-tune the connectors to be able to connect into the system source."
"The documentation might not be very straightforward; these are all the negative parts that we can see."
"Snowflake wasn't cheaper than BigQuery, and its affordability was the main issue."
"Currently there isn't end-to-end or B2B sharing of data."
"This solution could be improved by offering machine learning apps."
"Snowflake has support for stored procedures, but it is not that powerful."
"They don't have any SLAs in place. It would be better if they did."
"Pricing is quite high for Snowflake Data Cloud, which is an area that could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of Snowflake is quite reasonable."
"There is a separation of storage and compute, so you only pay for what you use."
"We used Snowflake to see if it is cheaper than using BigQuery. It was just to maintain the cost or the KPI regarding the cost of connectivity by users. Snowflake wasn't cheaper than BigQuery, and its affordability was the main issue."
"Comparing Snowflake to on-prem options such as Oracle or SAP, it seemed more cost-effective."
"Oracle is less expensive than Snowflake."
"Part of the problem with the pricing is that it is very difficult for businesses to get an idea of how expensive it might be until they actually start using Snowflake."
"The price of Snowflake is very reasonable."
"There is a licensing for this solution and we purchased an enterprise license. Overall the solution is cost-effective."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise61
 

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Also Known As

Smart Analytics System, IBM Smart Analytics System
Snowflake Computing, Snowflake Data Cloud
 

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