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OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) pros and cons

Vendor: OpenText
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) significantly enhances organizational decision-making through its key insights and reporting efficiency.
It reduces storage costs and improves reporting performance by nearly 90%, making it a valuable asset for fintech companies.
Its columnar database structure allows queries to run at least 10x faster than other databases, aiding in real-time integrations and API performance.
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) compresses data efficiently, reducing storage by around 70% and optimizing cloud economics with features like Eon Mode.
The architecture efficiently handles large data aggregations, isolating workloads and offering high-speed performance without the need for special hardware.

CONS

OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) lacks features like hard delete, stored procedures, packages, and triggers, commonly found in other RDBMs.
They have very bad support according to user reviews, with ratings as low as two out of 10.
The management of the metadata layer and installation process could benefit from improvements.
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) struggles with performance, particularly when reaching maximum storage capacity and with large data volumes.
The cloud deployment of OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) is costly, and the integration of the software with multiple clouds requires enhancement.
 

OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) Pros review quotes

JN
consultant at tcs
Feb 19, 2026
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) has improved our reporting performance by nearly 90 percent, reduced ETL processing time by more than half, and saved around 70 percent in storage through compression.
PS
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 13, 2026
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) has positively impacted our organization by helping us reduce storage costs and improve reporting efficiency in our fintech company.
VD
Data Engineering Associate Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Feb 17, 2026
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) has impacted our organization positively because earlier we used to use Teradata, and it was very slow, creating issues with processing as well, and OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) has helped us a lot in terms of processing capabilities and the speed of querying.
Learn what your peers think about OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
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T Venkatesh - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at ICICIBANK Ltd
Aug 15, 2024
The initial setup was straightforward.
reviewer2323428 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Apr 11, 2024
The solution was executed quite quickly due to its columnar storage underground, which is the most valuable feature of our company
Sima Alexandru - PeerSpot reviewer
Support Specialis at Orion Innovation Romania
Nov 8, 2023
The product's initial setup phase is extremely simple.
ERICK RAMIREZ - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead Solutions Architect at IMEXPERTS DO BRASIL
Jun 3, 2024
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.
Marko Stajcer - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery director at Poslovna Inteligencija
Apr 24, 2024
Vertica is easy to use and provides really high performance, stability, and scalability.
reviewer2132406 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pathways Operations Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Mar 20, 2023
I appreciate the flexibility offered by Vertica's projections. It allows for modifying the primary projection without altering the tables, which helps to optimize queries without the need to modify the underlying data.
SE
Project Manager at Bank of Africa
Mar 14, 2023
The solution is quick, has good compression data, and is not expensive.
 

OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) Cons review quotes

JN
consultant at tcs
Feb 19, 2026
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) was originally designed as an on-premises analytic database and later moved to cloud.
PS
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 13, 2026
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) does not support hard delete, and they perform soft delete, which is the case with all columnar databases.
VD
Data Engineering Associate Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Feb 17, 2026
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) does not have a cloud-based UI that Snowflake has, which features a very good comprehensive GUI for querying and analyzing data.
Learn what your peers think about OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,244 professionals have used our research since 2012.
T Venkatesh - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at ICICIBANK Ltd
Aug 15, 2024
The product could improve by adding support for a wider variety of data types and enhancing features to better compete with other databases.
reviewer2323428 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Apr 11, 2024
In our company, we have faced difficulties in scaling the solution for certain use cases.
Sima Alexandru - PeerSpot reviewer
Support Specialis at Orion Innovation Romania
Nov 8, 2023
The documentation of Vertica is an area with shortcomings where improvements are required.
ERICK RAMIREZ - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead Solutions Architect at IMEXPERTS DO BRASIL
Jun 3, 2024
Pricing could be more competitive.
Marko Stajcer - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery director at Poslovna Inteligencija
Apr 24, 2024
Vertica's native cloud support could be improved, and its installation could be made easier.
reviewer2132406 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pathways Operations Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Mar 20, 2023
In my opinion, Vertica's documentation could be improved. Currently, there is not enough documentation available to gain a comprehensive understanding of the platform.
SE
Project Manager at Bank of Africa
Mar 14, 2023
The integration with AI has room for improvement.