We performed a comparison between Citus Data and SQL Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's very straightforward to implement the solution. It took us two days to set up everything."
"Its distributed processing capabilities are a standout feature. It requires minimal changes to get up and running if you already have a system on PostgreSQL. Citus can run in its natural state."
"You can use Citus Data to write complex scripts. I like its version upgrades and disaster recovery as well."
"The most valuable feature is easy installation. It was very easy to install."
"Stability is one of the most valuable features."
"I would say that it is a stable product."
"It is easy to use and easy to perform a backup."
"One of the most valuable features of SQL Server is that it's easy to use."
"The most valuable features of SQL Server are the speed, great support, and it is from a known vendor."
"The ease of administration, in general, is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"I like that it's a cloud solution, is simple to set up, and is simple to use."
"Citus Data needs to improve its stability. Do not consider this product if you have the budget. It is still developing and has a lot of issues."
"There are many areas of improvement , especially in terms of DDL query routing. Even though it's masterless, DDL queries need to be sent to the coordinator node. Also, setting up a multi-node environment could be more straightforward."
"More features in monitoring and the reporting could make it better."
"SQL Server could integrate better with other platforms."
"Microsoft support is an issue unto itself."
"They have too many licensing options. They may want to simplify its licensing and bring it down to two, three, or four categories from ten to fifteen categories. Having so many different licensing options makes it difficult to decide which one to choose from. They can club things together. This is an area where they can make things easier for customers."
"They can build more performance-tuning tools in it. They can also make the stuff a little more user-friendly and provide the ability to schedule jobs. They can perhaps also streamline it a little bit so that it is not so resource-intensive, which would be helpful. SQL Server has a tendency to consume all the memory you allow it to. If you are not careful, you can basically break your server. I would like to see it having a smaller footprint in terms of system resource consumption. They might want to consider re-evaluating their pricing. It is expensive."
"The treatment of database storage could be improved."
"Debugging from the debugger tool functionality should be enhanced."
"Something that could be improved is the cost because it's very high. That's the only thing I'm concerned about but the technology is good."
"The licensing is pretty expensive."
Citus Data is ranked 18th in Relational Databases Tools with 3 reviews while SQL Server is ranked 1st in Relational Databases Tools with 245 reviews. Citus Data is rated 8.0, while SQL Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Citus Data writes "Efficiently handles high-traffic scenarios and compatible with PostgreSQL extensions, offering flexibility in database management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SQL Server writes "A stable, scalable, and easy-to-deploy solution that pretty much covers everything". Citus Data is most compared with CockroachDB, YugabyteDB, Amazon Aurora, MySQL and SingleStore, whereas SQL Server is most compared with MariaDB, SAP HANA, Oracle Database, IBM Db2 Database and LocalDB. See our Citus Data vs. SQL Server report.
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