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Exasol Data Warehouse vs Microsoft Azure HorizonDB comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Exasol Data Warehouse
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
36th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure HorizonDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
30th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (20th)
 

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.
Alex Park - PeerSpot reviewer
AVP - Business Analysis - FX Options at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Data platform has transformed analytics and now provides seamless storage and insight on user behavior
Microsoft Azure HorizonDB scales perfectly. It automatically scales whenever there is a load on the application. I have configured the deployment files on my projects, and the database is able to handle automatic scaling by itself, so I do not have to put much attention on that aspect. It scales down automatically as well. I monitored the scaling and scaling out one or two times during the initial stage when I was first including this database in my project. After the first and second times, I checked only the logs for automatic scaling and scaling out. I have not encountered any issue on the scaling side, and it provides consistent performance for both scaling and scaling out.

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 solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries."
"Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect."
"We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons."
"Its speed is great."
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system."
"It is easy to scale."
"The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."
"Using Microsoft Azure HorizonDB provides better scalability and performance in terms of database administration."
"I appreciate the features that Microsoft Azure HorizonDB provides, particularly the seamless transformation of the database, data collection, and database access along with the analytics features."
"Microsoft Azure HorizonDB has positively impacted my organization by reducing latency issues, improving performance, and providing a good recovery time."
"Since we are in the proof of concept phase, we have noticed some early improvements and potential benefits that stand out so far in terms of speed, reliability, and ease of management."
 

Cons

"They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking."
"The price is quite expensive relative to other similar solutions, it could be more accessible in that sense."
"Lacks a cloud-based platform."
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing."
"It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often."
"You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems."
"The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with."
"It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime."
"Regarding needed improvements, I feel that we need more documentation on Microsoft Azure HorizonDB."
"One area I can identify for improvement is query performance during peak traffic situations."
"So far, I have not seen any return on investment from Microsoft Azure HorizonDB in terms of cost."
"I want to say that the costing of Microsoft Azure HorizonDB is too high and should be less."
 

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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
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Small Business3
Large Enterprise5
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB is that the pricing is good.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure HorizonDB?
Improvements for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB mean that we still have not gotten actual usage of real issues. We just started the proof of concept phase, so we might discover what the exact real issue...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB?
My main use case for Microsoft Azure HorizonDB is that we were experiencing performance issues in Azure PostgreSQL flexible server, so we wanted to eliminate those issues and started using Microsof...
 

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