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Exasol vs Vertica comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Exasol
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (13th)
Vertica
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (4th), Cloud Data Warehouse (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Exasol and Vertica aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Exasol is designed for Relational Databases Tools and holds a mindshare of 0.4%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
Vertica, on the other hand, focuses on Data Warehouse, holds 9.3% mindshare, up 9.1% since last year.
Relational Databases Tools
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

Shubham-Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
T Venkatesh - PeerSpot reviewer
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."
"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."
"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."
"It is easy to scale."
"Its speed is great."
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."
"The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."
"We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons."
"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."
"The solution is quick, has good compression data, and is not expensive."
"I like the projection feature, which increases query performance."
"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."
"Vertica is a great product because customers can compress and code data. The infrastructure that data warehouse solutions need is a commodity server so that customers don't have to invest in infrastructure."
"It maximize cloud economics for mission-critical big data analytical initiatives."
"Any novice user can tune vertical queries with minimal training (or no training at all)."
"The product's initial setup phase is extremely simple."
 

Cons

"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"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 would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often."
"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."
"It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime."
"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."
"The documentation of Vertica is an area with shortcomings where improvements are required."
"In a future release, we would like to have artificial intelligence capabilities like neural networks. Customers are demanding this type of analytics."
"It's hard to make it slow for a small data volume. For large volumes, it's hard to make it work. It's also hard to make it faster, and to make it scale."
"Performance of management of metadata layer (database catalog) needs improvement. We still have to have smaller customers on PostgreSQL; Vertica cannot manage thousands of schemata."
"Very bad support, I would rate it two out of 10."
"They could improve on customer service."
"They could improve the integration and some of the features in the cloud version."
"The integration of this solution with ODI could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is mid-ranged."
"The price could be cheaper and it is best to negotiate the price."
"I am aware that we have licensed it, but I have no knowledge of its cost."
"Vertica has a perpetual license, but they are currently trying to convert all those licenses to subscription-based licenses on a yearly basis."
"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."
"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"
"Vertica is an expensive tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Retailer
17%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Logistics Company
10%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Exasol?
The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed.
What needs improvement with Exasol?
You have to use upper-column names in Exasol, which is strange. You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems.
What is your primary use case for Exasol?
We implemented our data problem issues from Tableau. We inserted the data into the Exasol database in order to run 10 to 20 reports from Tableau. This was just a small but problematic report for us.
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.
 

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