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Oracle Database Appliance vs Vertica comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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

Oracle Database Appliance
Ranking in Data Warehouse
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Vertica
Ranking in Data Warehouse
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Oracle Database Appliance is 5.5%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vertica is 8.8%, up from 8.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Charu Mazumdar - PeerSpot reviewer
Simplifies database management tasks and provides high availability and disaster recovery
Oracle Database Appliance has simplified our database management tasks. Our clients are using the solution for high availability and disaster recovery. Our overall experience with the solution was good, especially the DR. Oracle Database Appliance's integrated storage solutions have enhanced our data management. Oracle Database Appliance's integration with other solutions was straightforward. We faced compatibility issues while moving from another device to this one, and the integration was not seamless. I would recommend the solution to other users. Overall, I rate the solution an 8 out of 10.
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

"The initial setup was straightforward and quick - I was able to configure everything within an hour."
"The product is very light."
"We primarily use it for OLTP, which has improved our costs."
"The main feature is the management and manageability of the tool. We can create a VM on a laptop within a couple of clicks."
"NVM Express (NVMe) solid-state drives: This technology brings outstanding I/O performance for midsize databases. We have tested it by doing POCs on customer sites and the results were quite satisfying."
"The database is solid."
"Easy management (it saves a lot of installation and patching time)."
"The solution's function we use to benefit the customers is database verification."
"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."
"I like the projection feature, which increases query performance."
"The fast columnar store database structure allows our query times to be at least 10x faster than on any other database."
"Its analytics has enabled Pythian's clients to get the business insights as quick as they wanted. Its lower maintenance has also improved the ROI."
"Vertica is a columnar database, this support our developments in analytics, advanced analytics, and ETL process with large sets of data."
"The solution is quick, has good compression data, and is not expensive."
"The hardware usage and speed has been the most valuable feature of this solution. It is very fast and has saved us a lot of money."
"For me, It's performance, scalability, low cost, and it's integrated into enterprise and big data environments."
 

Cons

"Technical support is not so great. It could be much better. The maintenance, for an enterprise system, isn't so great. It's also extremely expensive."
"The solution's initial setup is not easy."
"Since we don't have the room to scale up, I rate this solution a six out of ten for scalability."
"Oracle Database Appliance patching comes out two to three months after the regular patching cycle."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. It has some problems. Databases are huge. This leads to needing more and more RAM and capacity resources, making it hard to scale. Because of this, we use Exadata. That's definitely a point for improvement."
"Virtualization features could also be improved. A web-based GUI would be a good start."
"The tool's setup can be easier."
"Vertica can improve automation and documentation. Additionally, the solution can be simplified."
"In a future release, we would like to have artificial intelligence capabilities like neural networks. Customers are demanding this type of analytics."
"It should provide a GUI interface for data management and tuning."
"Promotion/marketing must be improved, even though it is a very useful product at very good price, it is not as "popular" as it should be."
"They could improve on customer service."
"It would be great if this were a managed service in AWS."
"We faced some challenges when trying to use the temporary tables feature."
"Vertica offers a platform-as-a-service version, but their software-as-a-service solution is only available on AWS. They need to get a SaaS version on Azure and GCP as fast as possible."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a four on a scale of one (high price) to ten (low cost)."
"Leverage the Pay-As-You-Grow licensing, and consider using the ODA X6-2 S/M/L models also for SE2/SE."
"Compared to Oracle Exadata, Oracle Database Appliance is affordable."
"The solution may be expensive, but when we consider the problems it solves, the stability it provides, and the fact that we don't have to buy separate parts and assemble them into a system, it becomes more affordable."
"The solution's pricing is very high."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing seven and a half or eight out of ten."
"The price should be lower."
"The price of the solution should be less expensive. However, they will increase the price more."
"The solution is relatively cost-effective."
"Vertica is an expensive tool."
"The pricing could improve, it is a little expensive."
"It is fast to purchase through the AWS Marketplace."
"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."
"From a cost perspective, the software is less than most of its competitors."
"The solution is free and we pay for the storage."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Real Estate/Law Firm
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Database Appliance?
Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Appliance?
I have heard from colleagues that Oracle is very costly compared to open databases like PostgreSQL. I cannot personally comment on it.
What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?
The scalability part is missing. It isn't as popular as AWS, GCP, or Azure as it lacks scalability and cloud-native services like containerization. The Oracle cloud hasn't reached the level of offe...
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.
 

Also Known As

X5-2
Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
 

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Sample Customers

LifeLock, Incarlopsa, Al Yusur Industrial Contracting
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