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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 most valuable feature is Vertica's performance and the ease of using the database."
"Vertica's most outstanding features are the compression rates achieved and the speed of access of high volume data."
"We are also opening new areas of business and potential new revenue streams using Vertica's analytic functions, most notably geospatial, where we are able to run billions of comparisons of lat/long point locations against polygon and point/radius locations in seconds. ​"
"The solution has great capabilities. The tool that instructs the internal database forward is easy to use and is very powerful."
"DBAs don’t need to add a partition every month/quarter like with other DBs."
"Vertica is a columnar database, this support our developments in analytics, advanced analytics, and ETL process with large sets of data."
"The feature I like best is performance. We use Red Tool and Red Job for the data warehouse and reporting. It's perfect. Performance is good, and it can return ad hoc queries very quickly. Of course, it's a cluster, so it's easy to scale."
"The performance is very good and the aggregate records are fast."
"The solution is used for analytics and it works for our data security needs."
"The solution integrates well with Power BI."
"The solution has a self-backup, so you don't need a DBA (database administrator) to do a backup."
"The analytics have been very good. We've found them to be quite useful."
"It provides Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) capabilities by default to address data security issues."
"The product is easy to use."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is used globally to deliver extreme performance on large Financial data sets."
"The solution is self-securing. All data is encrypted and security updates and patches are applied automatically both periodically and off-cycle."
 

Cons

"Some of our small to medium-sized customers would like to see containerization and flexibility from the deployment standpoint."
"Support is an area where it could get better."
"Monitoring tools need to be lightweight. They should not take up heavy resources of the main server."
"Fact-to-fact joins on multi-billion record tables perform poorly."
"I would personally like to see extended developer tooling suited to Vertica – think published PowerDesigner SQL dialect support."
"Vertica can improve automation and documentation. Additionally, the solution can be simplified."
"When it is about to reach the maximum storage capacity, it becomes slow."
"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."
"I would like to see an on-premise solution in the future."
"Optimization should be better."
"The installation process is complex. Oracle can make the installation process better."
"Ease of connectivity could be improved."
"An improvement for us would be the inclusion of support for an internal IP, so we could use it directly with the VCN in Oracle Cloud."
"The setup is complex."
"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."
"We are not satisfied with the technical support. Their understanding is lacking."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing and licensing depend on the size of your environment and the zone where you want to implement."
"It is fast to purchase through the AWS Marketplace."
"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."
"From a cost perspective, the software is less than most of its competitors."
"Vertica has a perpetual license, but they are currently trying to convert all those licenses to subscription-based licenses on a yearly basis."
"The price of Vertica is less expensive than some competitors, such as Teradata."
"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."
"The solution is free and we pay for the storage."
"The price depends on the configuration we choose."
"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."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse's pricing is fair and reasonable compared to the other cloud vendors."
"We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support."
"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."
"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."
"The cost is perfect with Oracle Universal credit."
"You pay as you go, and you don't pay for services that you don't use."
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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
11%
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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