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Databricks vs OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Databricks reduces costs and boosts efficiency, yet some users struggle to realize financial gains despite improved productivity.
Sentiment score
6.2
Organizations achieved financial and operational gains with Vertica, reducing costs and processing time while enhancing analytics and performance.
This reduction in both time and money resulted in real-time impact and significant cost savings.
Consultant at Nice Software Solutions
For a lot of different tasks, including machine learning, it is a nice solution.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
When it comes to big data processing, I prefer Databricks over other solutions.
Head CEO at bizmetric
I saved a lot of money because the storage was on a cheaper alternative and was not directly on OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica), but on S3.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
The time we used to take with our earlier databases has reduced to one-tenth of what was there earlier, which is a positive outcome that can be converted to financial metrics in terms of return on investment.
Data Engineering Associate Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Databricks support is professional and responsive, with users appreciating efficient issue resolution and effective assistance despite occasional delays.
Sentiment score
7.1
OpenText Analytics Database's customer service is generally valued for expertise but has occasional response time and escalation issues.
Whenever we reach out, they respond promptly.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
As of now, we are raising issues and they are providing solutions without any problems.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
I rate the technical support as fine because they have levels of technical support available, especially partners who get really good support from Databricks on new features.
Data Engineer at CRAFT Tech
Throughout this process, customer support was outstanding, and we had a person actively supporting us from the OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) team for our use case.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Overall, our experience with OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) customer support has been good and reliable.
consultant at tcs
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Databricks is praised for scalable, cost-effective cloud compatibility, efficient data handling, and seamless integration with Azure and AWS.
Sentiment score
7.2
OpenText Vertica offers scalable, efficient data handling with robust performance, though pricing and node addition may challenge some users.
The sky's the limit with Databricks.
Governance And Engagement Lead
The patches have sometimes caused issues leading to our jobs being paused for about six hours.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
Databricks is an easily scalable platform.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
We have experienced easy horizontal scaling, consistent query performance as data grew, and the ability to handle large analytic workloads.
consultant at tcs
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) has very good scalability.
Data Engineering Associate Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) can scale to a great extent.
Analytics Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Databricks is generally stable and reliable, with occasional glitches, handling large data sets effectively according to users.
Sentiment score
7.2
OpenText Analytics Database offers high stability and performance, with successful migrations and minimal clustering issues ensuring user satisfaction.
They release patches that sometimes break our code.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
Although it is too early to definitively state the platform's stability, we have not encountered any issues so far.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
Databricks is definitely a very stable product and reliable.
Data Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) is very stable.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Databricks requires better visualization, integration, pricing, user experience, scalability, and documentation to enhance functionality and user adaptation.
OpenText Analytics Database needs improvements in community, cloud features, SQL, integration, cost efficiency, machine learning, and developer tools.
Adjusting features like worker nodes and node utilization during cluster creation could mitigate these failures.
Data Engineer at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We prefer using a small to mid-sized cluster for many jobs to keep costs low, but this sometimes doesn't support our operations properly.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
We use MLflow for managing MLOps, however, further improvement would be beneficial, especially for large language models and related tools.
Solution Architect at Mercedes-Benz AG
Smarter automatic projection management is needed with more intelligence, auto projection creation, automatic optimization, and reduced manual testing with better workload management.
consultant at tcs
Projections could be made more dynamic, and if they could find a faster way to update, insert, and delete data, that would also be helpful.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) does not have a cloud-based UI that Snowflake has, which features a very good comprehensive GUI for querying and analyzing data.
Data Engineering Associate Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Databricks offers competitive, flexible pay-per-use pricing, but costs vary by usage, often higher than open-source alternatives.
OpenText Analytics Database offers flexible pricing, often cost-effective for its advanced features, despite being pricey vs. open-source solutions.
It is not a cheap solution.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
I believe that in terms of credits for Databricks, we're spending between £15,000 and £20,000 a month.
Governance And Engagement Lead
The pricing for OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) is somewhat on the higher side for the license.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Databricks offers scalable analytics with powerful machine learning, seamless cloud integration, and efficient data governance for rapid data processing.
OpenText Analytics Database excels in fast query responses, scalability, and real-time insights, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency.
Databricks' capability to process data in parallel enhances data processing speed.
Data Engineer at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The platform allows us to leverage cloud advantages effectively, enhancing our AI and ML projects.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
The Unity Catalog is for data governance, and the Delta Lake is to build the lakehouse.
Data Engineer at CRAFT Tech
I can use it in Eon Mode in which I can store the data in cheaper storage such as Amazon S3 and have different compute nodes.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Projection and columnar storage are the most valuable features because they dramatically improve query performance and reduce the need for index management.
consultant at tcs
The best features that OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) offers are mainly the parallel processing, ETL capabilities, and the multi-cloud features which are very handy to use.
Data Engineering Associate Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Databricks
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (5th), Streaming Analytics (1st)
OpenText Analytics Database...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Databricks is 10.4%, up from 7.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) is 5.5%, up from 5.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Databricks10.4%
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica)5.5%
Other84.1%
Cloud Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

SimonRobinson - PeerSpot reviewer
Governance And Engagement Lead
Improved data governance has enabled sensitive data tracking but cost management still needs work
I believe we could improve Databricks integration with cloud service providers. The impact of our current integration has not been particularly good, and it's becoming very expensive for us. The inefficiencies in our implementation, such as not shutting down warehouses when they're not in use or reserving the right number of credits, have led to increased costs. We made several beginner mistakes, such as not taking advantage of incremental loading and running overly complicated queries all the time. We should be using ETL tools to help us instead of doing it directly in Databricks. We need more experienced professionals to manage Databricks effectively, as it's not as forgiving as other platforms such as Snowflake. I think introducing customer repositories would facilitate easier implementation with Databricks.
JN
consultant at tcs
Data warehousing has transformed reporting performance and now delivers near real-time insights
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) is a very powerful analytic database, but like any platform, there are areas where it can improve to make daily work even smoother. Better cloud-native experience is one area for improvement. OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) was originally designed as an on-premises analytic database and later moved to cloud. Improvement opportunities include more seamless cloud-native features such as auto-scaling, serverless options, and easier cluster management. Competitors such as Snowflake and BigQuery provide more fully managed experiences. Easier UI is another area for improvement. Most administration is currently done by SQL and command line tools. An improvement opportunity would be a more modern web UI for monitoring, workload management, and troubleshooting. Faster ecosystem and community growth is needed. In short, OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) could improve in areas such as cloud-native capability, modern UI for administration, stronger real-time streaming integration, and growing its ecosystem and community. These enhancements would make it easier to manage and adopt compared to newer cloud-first analytic platforms. From a day-to-day operational perspective, there are a few areas where OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) could improve to make our work smoother. Smarter automatic projection management is needed with more intelligence, auto projection creation, automatic optimization, and reduced manual testing with better workload management. Right now, monitoring queries often requires system tables and manual analysis. Troubleshooting slow queries takes time. A modern real-time dashboard showing query bottlenecks and resource users would enable quick detection. The impact could be faster issue resolution and less time spent debugging performance. Storage native interaction with modern data tools is also important. In short, from a day-to-day perspective, improvements in automatic projection optimization, better workload monitoring dashboard, easier schema evolution, and stronger modern tool integration would significantly reduce manual tuning effort and improve developer productivity. While OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) is very powerful, these enhancements would make it more efficient for the analytics team.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Marketing Services Firm
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise56
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise42
 

Questions from the Community

Which do you prefer - Databricks or Azure Machine Learning Studio?
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How would you compare Databricks vs Amazon SageMaker?
We researched AWS SageMaker, but in the end, we chose Databricks. Databricks is a Unified Analytics Platform designed to accelerate innovation projects. It is based on Spark so it is very fast. It...
Which would you choose - Databricks or Azure Stream Analytics?
Databricks is an easy-to-set-up and versatile tool for data management, analysis, and business analytics. For analytics teams that have to interpret data to further the business goals of their orga...
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?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is limited because the organization handled the licensing and pricing as well as the cost setup.
What needs improvement with Vertica?
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) can be improved by adding some more features in analytics. OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) does not have a cloud-based UI that Snowflake has, which featu...
 

Also Known As

Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Elsevier, MyFitnessPal, Sharethrough, Automatic Labs, Celtra, Radius Intelligence, Yesware
Cerner, Game Show Network Game, Guess by Marciano, Supercell, Etsy, Nascar, Empirix, adMarketplace, and Cardlytics.
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