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OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) vs Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Analytics Database...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (10th)
Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) is 5.7%, up from 5.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is 5.7%, up from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse5.7%
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica)5.7%
Other88.6%
Cloud Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

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…
reviewer1297710 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Analytics and data security needs are met but optimization requires improvement
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs. We continue to use it with satisfaction. Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup was straightforward."
"It maximize cloud economics for mission-critical big data analytical initiatives."
"The solution has great capabilities. The tool that instructs the internal database forward is easy to use and is very powerful."
"Initiate on one node, and the RPM propagates automatically to all other nodes. ​"
"The most valuable feature is Vertica's performance and the ease of using the database."
"Its projections and encoding are excellent tools for tuning large volumes."
"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 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."
"The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs."
"I really like the auto-tuning, auto-scaling, and the automatic load balancing and query tuning in the system."
"The product has self-repair features."
"The solution is self-securing. All data is encrypted and security updates and patches are applied automatically both periodically and off-cycle."
"The analytics have been very good. We've found them to be quite useful."
"The solution integrates well with Power BI."
"I loved the simplicity of loading the data and simply relying on the self-tuning capabilities of ADW."
"One advantage is that if you already have an Oracle Database, it easily integrates with that."
 

Cons

"There are a lot of limitations within this product and it makes things extremely hard for developers. It lacks Stored Procedure, packages, and triggers like other RDBMs."
"Vertica can improve automation and documentation. Additionally, the solution can be simplified."
"I have found that coding support could be simplified."
"They could improve the integration and some of the features in the cloud version."
"Vertica seems to scale well, except for one use case where you are on a multi-node cluster. For example, if you had a nine-node cluster, one node goes down, then the eight nodes don't scale, because the absence of the node is very apparent, which is a problem. If you have nine nodes or multiple nodes, the whole idea is that if one of those nodes goes down, then you should not see an impact on the system if you have enough capacity. Even though we have enough capacity, you can still see the impact of the one node going down."
"Very bad support, I would rate it two out of 10."
"Limitations in group by projections is where I would like to see an improvement."
"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."
"The installation process is complex. Oracle can make the installation process better."
"The setup is complex."
"Sometimes the solution works differently between the cloud and on-premises. It needs to be more consistent and predictable."
"One of the major problem is creating custom tablespace. The ADB serverless option doesn't support custom tablespace creation, which could cause issues during on-premise database migration that requires specifically named tablespace. There should be an option to create customized tablespace."
"I would like to see Application Express and Oracle R Enterprise fully supported, and I would like to see Oracle Data Mining supported as a front end."
"Optimization should be better."
"They should make the solution more user-friendly."
"Ease of connectivity could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Vertica is less expensive than some competitors, such as Teradata."
"The price could be cheaper and it is best to negotiate the price."
"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."
"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 pricing depends on the license model because there are several. It depends on the client, but it's cheaper than other solutions. I think it's cheap for all the functionality and robustness. It's not very expensive to deploy."
"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 pricing could improve, it is a little expensive."
"Cloud solutions are cheaper, but in the long run, they may not be much cheaper. They certainly have a lower initial cost. The licensing is yearly, and it is based on the size of the hardware and the number of users."
"You pay as you go, and you don't pay for services that you don't use."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
"The solution is expensive."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing an eight."
"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."
"We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support."
"The licensing cost of the product can vary since you can integrate it very easily with other products or other cloud products...You pay as you use it, so it is not yearly or monthly payments to be made toward Oracle."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Media Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise38
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support.
What needs improvement with Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not supported, which is not ideal.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company.
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
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Sample Customers

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