Exasol Data Warehouse vs IBM Netezza Performance Server comparison

The compared Exasol and IBM solutions aren't in the same category. Exasol is ranked #24 in SQL , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 0.9% mindshare in the category. IBM is ranked #12 in Data Warehouse , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 4.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Exasol users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Exasol Data Warehouse

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100% willing to recommend

IBM Netezza Performance Server

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93% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Exasol Data Warehouse

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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IBM Netezza Performance Server

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Warehouse (12th)

Mindshare comparison

Exasol Data Warehouse and IBM Netezza Performance Server aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Exasol Data Warehouse is designed for Relational Databases Tools and holds a mindshare of 0.9%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
IBM Netezza Performance Server, on the other hand, focuses on Data Warehouse, holds 4.6% mindshare, up 3.7% since last year.

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Shubham-Agarwal

Manager - Projects at Cognizant

Fast query processing and easy-to-store all the data

There are very few companies that are using Exasol, but the majority of companies are using SQL Server, Cloud or IBM Db2 Database, or any other databases. Therefore, the resources are limited, which is my only concern. So if I face any issues, limited resources are available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol. From that perspective, it can be a bit of a struggle for me to find a solution. In the next release, I would like to see better compatibility issues. Currently, Exasol has limited compatibility with other software like Python and R. For example, If I talk about SQL Server, we can connect it to big data or Python, which is also compatible with different servers.

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Shiv Subramaniam Koduvayur

Project Manager at MAF Retail

Parallel data processing streamlines operations while cost and cloud integration challenge adoption

The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment. For the cost to be reduced, it should match competitors. Many features need to be incorporated on the cloud.

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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

"Its speed is great."

"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."

"It is easy to scale."

"The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."

"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."

"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."

"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."

"We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons."

"The most valuable feature would be the fact that it has been running for awhile in an appliance format."

"Distribution concurrency control."

"The most valuable features of the IBM Netezza Performance Server are the NPS server because of the reduced maintenance and overall good performance."

"We are able to execute very complex queries. Over 90 percent of our query executions are one second or less. We do millions of queries everyday."

"The data governance prospect... from what I've seen, that is a really powerful tool as well, to help with data lineage and keeping track of that."

"The benefit is really because of the additional speed that we have and, truth be told, the more updated ETL processes and the revamped scheduler in general."

"The performance is most important to me, and it helps our ability to make business decisions quickly."

"IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution."

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Cons

"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."

"You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems."

"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."

"It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often."

"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."

"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."

"Lacks a cloud-based platform."

"It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime."

"Our main problem with it is concurrency. When there are too many users running Netezza at the same time, this is when we have the most complaints."

"Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server."

"In terms of features that I would like to see, one is the ability to actually scale out an architecture. Right now, if you buy one, it's fixed. There is no scale-up availability at all."

"The product cost is high compared to others in the market, and this cost has become unbearable for me."

"IBM Netezza Performance Server could improve its interface, support for big data, and APA-based connectivity should be available."

"LIke Teradata, we can’t add a node/SPU to the existing appliance."

"The scalability is not as expected. The capacity in the black box is not enough."

"We are not able to scale. The only way to scale is to get another appliance, but we have a customers who would need us to hydrate the data between the two appliances, and Netezza does not do that."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is mid-ranged."

"The pricing is very expensive. It has a lot CPUs with a lot of components in it. It also has built-in redundancy for resiliency reasons."

"Netezza is a costly solution. It does serve a specific purpose but it's costlier than what's available in the market, if you go to the cloud."

"The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support."

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Comparison Review

it_user232068

Senior Data Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Aug 5, 2015

Netezza vs. Teradata

Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Retailer

19%

Computer Software Company

10%

Logistics Company

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

47%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Exasol?

The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed.

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What needs improvement with Exasol?

You have to use upper-column names in Exasol, which is strange. You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems.

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What is your primary use case for Exasol?

We implemented our data problem issues from Tableau. We inserted the data into the Exasol database in order to run 10 to 20 reports from Tableau. This was just a small but problematic report for us.

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What do you like most about IBM Netezza Performance Server?

IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Netezza Performance Server?

The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support.

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What needs improvement with IBM Netezza Performance Server?

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Overview

Exasol is a high-performance data warehouse solution that accelerates BI and reporting features. Its speed, stability, and self-tuning queries make it valuable, and it doesn't require a database administrator. It's a backend database for Tableau dashboards, resulting in faster report loading times and increased efficiency in querying data.

Exasol's high performance allows users to connect insights and fire queries instead of looking at cached dashboards. It has impressive aggregation capabilities that help calculate metrics on the fly based on user-selected filters.

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IBM Netezza appliances are now part of IBM PureSystems - expert integrated systems with built in expertise, integration by design and a simplified user experience. Part of the PureData family, the Netezza appliance is now known as the PureData System for Analytics. It has the same key design tenets of simplicity, speed, scalability and analytics power that was fundamental to Netezza appliances.

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Sample Customers

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