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VMware Tanzu Data Solutions 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

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)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Data Warehouse
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (7th), Relational Databases Tools (10th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Vertica is 8.5%, up from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 4.3%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

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…
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges
We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 enjoy the cybersecurity and backup features."
"Vertica's most outstanding features are the compression rates achieved and the speed of access of high volume data."
"Vertica enabled us to close large deals. Customers with large data sets had to be migrated from PostgreSQL to Vertica due to performance."
"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."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Partition and join back to node are easy and simple for DBAs."
"It has improved my organization's functionality and performance."
"The security is great."
"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."
"The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views."
"The solution has really cool features to use. Its management console is excellent. You can utilize plugins to view the performance of the whole service on one network."
"It can be configured to be a very fast message broker. I like the stability, the built-in admin tools and plugin architecture."
"The solution improved our site reliability."
"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."
"We have been able to set up a messaging system that facilitates data integration between the software modules that we sell."
 

Cons

"When it is about to reach the maximum storage capacity, it becomes slow."
"The geospatial functionality could be designed better."
"One feature, which has really benefited us, is the scalability offered by Vertica as it has enabled Pythian's clients to manage data with agility."
"Limitations in group by projections is where I would like to see an improvement."
"The documentation of Vertica is an area with shortcomings where improvements are required."
"I would personally like to see extended developer tooling suited to Vertica – think published PowerDesigner SQL dialect support."
"It would be great if this were a managed service in AWS."
"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."
"The debugging capabilities and testing flexibilities need to be improved."
"The next release should include some of the flexibility and features that Kafka offers."
"The support feature could benefit from some improvement in terms of accessibility and responsiveness."
"RabbitMQ is clearly better supported on Linux than it is on Windows. There are idiosyncrasies in the Windows version that are not there on Linux."
"I was struggling with installing a few things. It would be good if was somewhat similar to RedHat. There should be more documentation regarding installation troubleshooting."
"Maintenance is time-consuming."
"It will be very useful if we could communicate with other database types from Greenplum (using a database link)."
"They need to enhance integration with other Big Data products... to integrate with Big Data platforms, and to open a bi-directional connection between Greenplum and Big Data."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing could improve, it is a little expensive."
"It's an expensive product"
"From a cost perspective, the software is less than most of its competitors."
"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."
"It is fast to purchase through the AWS Marketplace."
"It's free up to three nodes and 1TB, and then get in contact with their sales guys."
"I am aware that we have licensed it, but I have no knowledge of its cost."
"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 price is pretty good."
"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."
"Tanzu Greenplum's pricing is really competitive and gives excellent value for money."
"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."
"This is an open source solution."
"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."
"We are using the open-source version of this solution."
"Since the tool is an open-source product, there is no need to pay anything."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
4%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?
IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?
It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

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Sample Customers

Cerner, Game Show Network Game, Guess by Marciano, Supercell, Etsy, Nascar, Empirix, adMarketplace, and Cardlytics.
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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