Apache Spark vs Netezza Analytics comparison

Apache and IBM are both solutions in the Hadoop category. Apache is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6, while IBM is ranked #10. Apache holds a 17.8% mindshare in H, compared to IBM’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Apache Spark

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90% willing to recommend

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76% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Apache Spark and Netezza Analytics based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Spark

Ranking in Hadoop

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Compute Service (4th), Java Frameworks (2nd)

Netezza Analytics

Ranking in Hadoop

10th

Average Rating

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Hadoop category, the mindshare of Apache Spark is 17.8%, down from 21.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Netezza Analytics is 1.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ilya Afanasyev

Senior Software Development Engineer at Yahoo!

Reliable, able to expand, and handle large amounts of data well

We use batch processing. It works well with our formats and file versions. There's a lot of functionality. In our pipeline each hour, we make a copy of data from MongoDB, of the changes from MongoDB to some specific file. Each time pipeline copied all of the data, it would do it each time without changes to all of the tables. Tables have a lot of data, and in the last MongoDB version, there is a possibility to read only changed data. This reduced the cost and configuration of the cluster, and we saved about $150,000. The solution is scalable. It's a stable product.

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Shiv Subramaniam Koduvayur

Project Manager at MAF Retail

A robust solution with good support, but a better GUI for database management is needed

The biggest lesson that I have learned from using this solution is that a lot of evaluation should be done before starting. Also, we needed to put a lot of effort into understanding the different functions that the product offers. This allows you to best leverage the capability of the product. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is its speed and efficiency. It's much faster than other tools and excels in parallel data processing. Unlike tools like Python or JavaScript, which may struggle with parallel processing, it allows us to handle large volumes of data with more power easily."

"I found the solution stable. We haven't had any problems with it."

"It is useful for handling large amounts of data. It is very useful for scientific purposes."

"I like that it can handle multiple tasks parallelly. I also like the automation feature. JavaScript also helps with the parallel streaming of the library."

"The distribution of tasks, like the seamless map-reduce functionality, is quite impressive."

"Apache Spark can do large volume interactive data analysis."

"We use it for ETL purposes as well as for implementing the full transformation pipelines."

"DataFrame: Spark SQL gives the leverage to create applications more easily and with less coding effort."

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"Speed contributes to large capacity."

"The need for administration involvement is quite limited on the solution."

"For me, as an end-user, everything that I do on the solution is simple, clear, and understandable."

"The performance of the solution is its most valuable feature. The solution is easy to administer as well. It's very user-friendly. On the technical side, the architecture is simple to understand and you don't need too many administrators to handle the solution."

"The most valuable feature is the performance."

"It is a back end for our SSIS, MicroStrategy,, Tableau. All of these are connecting to get the data. To do so we are also using our analytics which is built on the data."

"Data compression. It was relatively impressive. I think at some point we were getting 4:1 compression if not more."

Cons

"From my perspective, the only thing that needs improvement is the interface, as it was not easily understandable."

"The initial setup was not easy."

"When you are working with large, complex tasks, the garbage collection process is slow and affects performance."

"Apache Spark lacks geospatial data."

"It needs a new interface and a better way to get some data. In terms of writing our scripts, some processes could be faster."

"When you want to extract data from your HDFS and other sources then it is kind of tricky because you have to connect with those sources."

"Apache Spark's GUI and scalability could be improved."

"At the initial stage, the product provides no container logs to check the activity."

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"I'm not sure of IBM's roadmap currently, as the solution is coming up on its end of life."

"This product is being discontinued from IBM, and I would like to have some kind of upgrade available."

"Disaster recovery support. Because it was an appliance, and if you wanted to support disaster recovery, you needed to buy two."

"The Analytics feature should be simplified."

"The most valuable features of this solution are robustness and support."

"In-DB processing with SAS Analytics, since this is supposed to be an analytics server so the expectation is there."

"Administration of this product is too tough. It's very complex because of the tools which it's missing."

"The solution could implement more reporting tools and networking utilities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Considering the product version used in my company, I feel that the tool is not costly since the product is available for free."

"Apache Spark is not too cheap. You have to pay for hardware and Cloudera licenses. Of course, there is a solution with open source without Cloudera."

"I did not pay anything when using the tool on cloud services, but I had to pay on the compute side. The tool is not expensive compared with the benefits it offers. I rate the price as an eight out of ten."

"We are using the free version of the solution."

"Apache Spark is open-source. You have to pay only when you use any bundled product, such as Cloudera."

"Apache Spark is an open-source solution, and there is no cost involved in deploying the solution on-premises."

"Apache Spark is an expensive solution."

"Since we are using the Apache Spark version, not the data bricks version, it is an Apache license version, the support and resolution of the bug are actually late or delayed. The Apache license is free."

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"For me, mainly, it reduces my costs. It's not only the appliance cost. There are also support costs and a maintenance costs. It does reduce the costs very drastically."

"The annual licensing fees are twenty-two percent of the product cost."

"Expensive to maintain compared to other solutions."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache Spark?

We use Spark to process data from different data sources.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Spark?

Compared to other solutions like Doc DB, Spark is more costly due to the need for extensive infrastructure. It requires significant investment in infrastructure, which can be expensive. While cloud...

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What needs improvement with Apache Spark?

The Spark solution could improve in scheduling tasks and managing dependencies. Spark alone cannot handle sequential tasks, requiring environments like Airflow scheduler or scripts. For instance, o...

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Overview

Spark provides programmers with an application programming interface centered on a data structure called the resilient distributed dataset (RDD), a read-only multiset of data items distributed over a cluster of machines, that is maintained in a fault-tolerant way. It was developed in response to limitations in the MapReduce cluster computing paradigm, which forces a particular linear dataflowstructure on distributed programs: MapReduce programs read input data from disk, map a function across the data, reduce the results of the map, and store reduction results on disk. Spark's RDDs function as a working set for distributed programs that offers a (deliberately) restricted form of distributed shared memory

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IBM Netezza Analytics is an embedded, purpose-built, advanced analytics platform that empowers analytic enterprises to meet and exceed their business demands. As features, it can predict with more accuracy, deliver predictions faster and respond rapidly to changes.

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