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Exasol Data Warehouse vs IBM Netezza Performance Server comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Exasol Data Warehouse
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (33rd)
IBM Netezza Performance Server
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (12th), Hadoop (6th)
 

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 1.5%, up 0.7% compared to last year.
IBM Netezza Performance Server, on the other hand, focuses on Data Warehouse, holds 4.3% mindshare, up 4.1% since last year.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Exasol Data Warehouse1.5%
SQL Server10.6%
Oracle Database10.5%
Other77.4%
Relational Databases Tools
Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Netezza Performance Server4.3%
Snowflake9.3%
Teradata8.7%
Other77.7%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

Shubham-Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Shiv Subramaniam Koduvayur - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This solution is extremely fast and very stable; you set it up and put your data on it and as long as it's structured, it self-tunes queries and doesn't require a database administrator."
"The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed."
"We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons."
"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."
"Its speed is great."
"It is easy to scale."
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."
"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."
"The most valuable features of the IBM Netezza Performance Server are the NPS server because of the reduced maintenance and overall good performance."
"Bottom line, Netezza costs less to own and operate, and is easier to manage."
"There is minimal on-going maintenance."
"It can run heavy CPU queries really fast, and this is valuable."
"Simplified development process with less administration."
"It has the capacity to handle terabytes of data with query response times that are very low."
"For me, as an end-user, everything that I do on the solution is simple, clear, and understandable."
"The most valuable feature would be the fact that it has been running for awhile in an appliance format."
 

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."
"It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime."
"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"Lacks a cloud-based platform."
"It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often."
"There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol."
"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."
"IBM Netezza Performance Server could improve its interface, support for big data, and APA-based connectivity should be available."
"The only reason I wouldn't give it a 10 is because, early on, there were a couple of maintenance things that we had to do."
"Netezza has a single active host node that can become a performance bottleneck."
"Functions are difficult to deploy."
"The query optimization is crap, and the machine could use more alerting around bad design and bad queries."
"I am using SAS and it's a dis-appointment due to limited in-DB processing, including data connection pool, that was never resolved by both SAS and IBM Netezza."
"Technical support has been awful. I found them unwilling to help, and with direct VPN connection to systems, unwilling to actually connect and look at information, which is part of our contract."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's cost is mid-ranged."
"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."
"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."
"Expensive to maintain compared to other solutions."
"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."
"The annual licensing fees are twenty-two percent of the product cost."
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Comparison Review

it_user232068 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise33
 

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What needs improvement with IBM Netezza Performance Server?
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 availab...
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The solution has generally received positive feedback from me and is recommended for continued use by end users. However, the product cost is high compared to others in the market, and this cost ha...
 

Also Known As

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Netezza Performance Server, Netezza, Netezza Analytics
 

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