IBM Netezza Performance Server vs Infobright DB comparison

IBM and Ignite Technologies are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. IBM is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.0, while Ignite Technologies is ranked #27. IBM holds a 4.3% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to Ignite Technologies’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Ignite Technologies users who would recommend it.

IBM Netezza Performance Server

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Infobright DB and IBM Netezza Performance Server are competing data management solutions in high-performance analytics, each with distinct features. IBM Netezza Performance Server has the upper hand due to its scalability and advanced analytics capabilities.

Features: Infobright DB is known for its columnar database architecture, efficient data storage, and minimal need for secondary indexing, catering to straightforward analytics. IBM Netezza Performance Server provides hybrid functionalities, advanced support for AI-driven analytics, and robust scalability, beneficial for enterprises with diverse data needs.

Room for Improvement: Infobright DB could enhance its support for complex data types and integration with broader AI analytics tools. It also faces challenges in handling massive data sets compared to other solutions. IBM Netezza Performance Server could improve its entry-level cost structure and simplify deployment for smaller setups. It may also benefit from streamlined customer support channels for smaller enterprises.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Infobright DB offers quick installations with minimal resources and accessible customer support, ideal for businesses with limited infrastructure. IBM Netezza Performance Server supports large-scale deployments with dedicated enterprise-grade support, suitable for organizations requiring extensive integration.

Pricing and ROI: Infobright DB delivers a competitive pricing model with affordable entry costs, beneficial for smaller organizations with limited budgets. IBM Netezza Performance Server, while having higher initial setup costs, offers ROI through powerful processing and scalability, attracting larger enterprises making long-term infrastructure investments.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Netezza Performance Server

Ranking in Data Warehouse

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Infobright DB

Ranking in Data Warehouse

27th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (37th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of IBM Netezza Performance Server is 4.3%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infobright DB is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Steve Dodge

Senior System Architect - Resiliency Engineering at AT&T

If you need a real big data solution, look for a distributed solution that actually has a proven track record.

This version of Infobright has zero support for distributed scalability. The internal smart grid employed for each table has a major flaw in that the data size cannot be expunged until 2GB of data is reached at the column-level. This is a major flaw, making usage in a big-data scenario impossible. This means that you can delete as many records from a database table as you want. However, unless the 2GB aggregate size threshold was reached for some of the columns in the table, no reduction in disk space usage will occur. Only the data from the columns that reached 2GB will actually decrease. Other columns below 2GB in size do not leave the disk. I spent countless hours trying to find some workaround for this. I have nightmares of my e-mail inbox full of unsolvable questions about data size reduction from our field engineers.

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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

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

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

"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."

"Parallel data processing is a significant feature for me."

"The underlying hardware that IBM provides with this appliance is made for a specific purpose, to serve performance on a large amount of data, and to do analytics as well. It is faster, when you compare it to any other product."

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

"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."

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"It has very amazing smart grid query feature for very fast aggregate queries across millions of rows"

Cons

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

"Concurrency limit needs to be increased somewhat."

"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."

"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."

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

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

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

"The only issue is that it's not expandable."

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"Only the data from the columns that reached 2GB will actually decrease. Other columns below 2GB in size do not leave the disk."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"Our pricing was based on server instances and it was actually very cheap compared to Oracle. I guess you get what you pay for."

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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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Also Known As

Netezza Performance Server, Netezza

Infobright

Overview

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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Infobright's high performance analytic database is designed for analyzing large volumes of machine-generated data

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Seattle Childrens Hospital, Carphone Warehouse, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Battelle, Start Today Co. Ltd., Kelley Blue Book, Trident Marketing, Elisa Corporation, Catalina Marketing, iBasis, Barnes & Noble, Qualcomm, MediaMath, Acxiom, iBasis, Foxwoods

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