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ClickHouse vs Vespa comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ClickHouse
Ranking in Open Source Databases
6th
Ranking in Vector Databases
11th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Vespa
Ranking in Open Source Databases
19th
Ranking in Vector Databases
17th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of ClickHouse is 5.3%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vespa is 1.0%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ClickHouse5.3%
Vespa1.0%
Other93.7%
Open Source Databases
 

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Aswini Atibudhi - PeerSpot reviewer
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The basic challenge for ClickHouse is the documentation, which isn't ideal, but it's mature and stable with more columnar storage, compression, and parallel processing, making it the best for OLAP. In terms of improvements, it's not designed for very frequent small writes, making it less scalable in write-intensive workloads, and it's not flourishing in transactional use cases or when ingesting streaming data, such as batching or buffering, which is something ClickHouse will improve.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Educational Organization
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise5
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ClickHouse?
ClickHouse is open source without direct fees, unlike other databases that have hidden fees or restrict hosting to their platforms. The open-source nature of ClickHouse allows for complete flexibil...
What needs improvement with ClickHouse?
The basic challenge for ClickHouse is the documentation, which isn't ideal, but it's mature and stable with more columnar storage, compression, and parallel processing, making it the best for OLAP....
What is your primary use case for ClickHouse?
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