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Firebolt vs Vertica comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Firebolt
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Vertica
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Firebolt is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vertica is 6.2%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Iqbal Hossain Raju - PeerSpot reviewer
Can quickly query it to generate quick results
We have used Snowflake before. We support both. Firebolt has better performance, executing queries much quicker than Snowflake. However, Snowflake has more functionality. Depending on the client's needs, we can recommend the best option. Firebolt is a relatively new technology. Snowflake has many functionalities. Firebolt does not support unloading data to S3. There is no built-in way to do this in Firebolt. Alternatively, the data can be retrieved using API calls and loaded to S3 manually. Data can be unloaded to S3 directly using Snowflake. Firebolt significantly improves our performance over Snowflake because it takes less time to execute queries. This is especially important for our company because we use some KPIs that require fast loading times.
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

"Firebolt is fast for analytical purposes. For example, we have analytical data in our data warehouse, and Firebolt can quickly query it to generate quick results."
"Allows us to take volumes and process them at a very high speed."
"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."
"I like the projection feature, which increases query performance."
"The Vertica architecture means it can process/ingest data in parallel to reporting and analyzing because of its in-memory Write-Optimized Storage sitting alongside the analytics optimized Read-Optimized Storage."
"Vertica enabled us to close large deals. Customers with large data sets had to be migrated from PostgreSQL to Vertica due to performance."
"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."
"Integrated R and geospatial functions are helping us improve efficiency and explore new revenue streams. ​"
"It's the fastest database I have ever tested. That's the most important feature of Vertica."
 

Cons

"Firebolt's engine takes a long time to start because it needs to make engine calls."
"Limitations in group by projections is where I would like to see an improvement."
"Vertica's native cloud support could be improved, and its installation could be made easier."
"I believe the installation process could be streamlined."
"In my opinion, Vertica's documentation could be improved. Currently, there is not enough documentation available to gain a comprehensive understanding of the platform."
"The integration of this solution with ODI could be improved."
"Fact-to-fact joins on multi-billion record tables perform poorly."
"They could improve on customer service."
"I have found that coding support could be simplified."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It's free up to three nodes and 1TB, and then get in contact with their sales guys."
"I think it's starting to get a little expensive. Open source products are starting to get more robust, so I think that's something that they need to start looking at in terms of licensing."
"The solution is relatively cost-effective."
"Vertica is an expensive tool."
"Start with license per 1TB. Starting from hundreds of TB there is unlimited licensing to be considered. Move historical data to HDFS/S3 which are significantly cheaper or even free."
"It's difficult today to compete with open-source solutions. In these areas, there is a lot of competition and the price of this solution is a bit pricy."
"Work with a vendor, if possible, and take advantage of more aggressive discounts at mid-fiscal year (April) and fiscal year-end (October).​"
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Firebolt?
Firebolt is fast for analytical purposes. For example, we have analytical data in our data warehouse, and Firebolt can quickly query it to generate quick results.
What needs improvement with Firebolt?
Firebolt's engine takes a long time to start because it needs to make engine calls. Currently, the data size of Firebolt is small. It can be increased.
What advice do you have for others considering Firebolt?
One way to retrieve data from firewalls is to add query parameters to the connection string. For example, you can use the REST API to retrieve the security query. Some firewalls have been deployed ...
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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Also Known As

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Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
 

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Sample Customers

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Cerner, Game Show Network Game, Guess by Marciano, Supercell, Etsy, Nascar, Empirix, adMarketplace, and Cardlytics.
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