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IBM Netezza Performance Server vs MarkLogic comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
7.1
IBM Netezza Performance Server improves data query speed and efficiency, enhancing business performance and cost savings through compression.
Sentiment score
6.4
Organizations gained efficiency and cost savings with MarkLogic, improving feature delivery, data retrieval, and reducing maintenance complexities.
For example, by using MarkLogic to handle semi-structured data directly, I have reduced ETL prep and transformation time by roughly 30 to 40 percent, freeing up engineers to focus on more value-added tasks instead of manual data cleaning.
Senior Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
This led to roughly a thirty to forty percent reduction in backend development effort.
SDE 2 at Virtusa
In metrics, I think they save three or four hours now daily because we have really enabled them to have the data in real time instead of waiting for another day.
Manager at TCS
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
IBM Netezza Performance Server praised for knowledgeable support; mixed feedback on resolution speed post-acquisition, yet communication remains consistent.
Sentiment score
6.2
MarkLogic customer service is praised for responsiveness, expertise, and effective issue resolution with well-structured support models.
Technical support is very costly for me, accounting for twenty-five to thirty percent of the product cost.
Project Manager at MAF Retail
I would rate customer support 10 out of 10.
Manager at TCS
I would rate MarkLogic's customer support an eight due to its responsiveness, especially for higher priority issues.
SDE 2 at Virtusa
Once the system was set up, it was quite stable, and most issues could be handled internally.
Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.1
IBM Netezza struggles with scalability, requiring extra hardware for expansion, prompting users to consider cloud alternatives for growth.
Sentiment score
6.1
MarkLogic offers efficient horizontal scalability, supporting seamless resource expansion and handling large datasets with consistent, enterprise-level performance.
It is provided as a pre-configured box, and scaling is not an option.
Project Manager at MAF Retail
Overall, it scales well, but getting the best performance depends on how well you design and configure it.
Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
In production, when you get to know that your data is increasing and you need to add one more node, that is not easy and not straightforward.
Staff Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The system handles this increase in XML workloads well, and flexible indexing helps maintain query performance even as datasets expand.
Senior Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
IBM Netezza Performance Server is stable, offering high uptime and reliable performance, with occasional issues due to maintenance or compatibility.
Sentiment score
7.7
MarkLogic is reliable for enterprise apps, offering high availability, ACID transactions, and strong performance despite occasional stability issues.
The built-in replication and failover features also help maintain uptime, ensuring the system stays operational even during maintenance or updates.
Senior Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
We used to have production issues, mainly due to MarkLogic failures.
Staff Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

IBM Netezza struggles with scalability, user interface, query performance, big data support, and high costs, needing better tools and integration.
MarkLogic needs UI enhancements, better integration, and developer tools to address learning curve, documentation, and pricing challenges.
The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment.
Project Manager at MAF Retail
You do not need to worry about maintaining your own servers or provisioning your own servers. You simply log in and tell MarkLogic you want a certain number of clusters or nodes in a cluster and what cloud provider you want to use, then click okay, and they will build it for you.
Staff Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Tooling and ecosystem support do not feel as rich as mainstream databases such as Hive or SQL servers in terms of connectors and integration or community resources.
Senior Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
A better UI with more features on it, something user-friendly, would be beneficial.
Performance Test Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

IBM Netezza offers high performance and low maintenance but is considered costly, especially for mid-sized organizations, with significant licensing fees.
MarkLogic's high pricing suits enterprises, offering robust support and reputation, ideal for medium and large businesses.
The initial setup cost is moderate to high, mainly due to infrastructure provisioning, licensing costs, and initial configuration and onboarding efforts.
SDE 2 at Virtusa
MarkLogic is quite costly, and they are looking to move away in the longer run for that reason.
Staff Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I believe the pricing and licensing are definitely on the higher side compared to open-source alternatives.
Senior Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

IBM Netezza Performance Server delivers fast analytics, ease of use, robust support, and efficient data warehousing with minimal maintenance.
MarkLogic offers powerful search, indexing, and flexible data management, enhancing performance and efficiency while reducing development and integration time.
It operates as a high-speed data warehouse, which is essential for handling big data.
Project Manager at MAF Retail
It has a very rich search and cts APIs to build search engines on large datasets.
Staff Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I personally appreciate the built-in search feature because it indexes all data immediately upon ingestion for rapid searching, so we can perform full-text, phrase, or geospatial searches.
Non IT Recruiter at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Its flexible schema and indexing capabilities allow me to index anything, including nested elements, which speeds up queries and reduces the need for custom code.
Senior Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

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)
MarkLogic
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
reviewer2812596 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Handling hierarchical insurance data has improved ETL workflows and still needs better integration
There are several things I have observed regarding MarkLogic's improvement areas. One challenge I notice is the learning curve and setup; it can be complex for someone new, especially when integrating with other systems or setting up indexing strategies for large datasets. I occasionally spend extra time fine-tuning indexes or query performance for really large documents. Another observation concerns tooling and ecosystem support, as it does not feel as rich as mainstream databases such as Hive or SQL servers in terms of connectors and integration or community resources. Sometimes I need to build custom scripts to bridge these gaps. Finally, monitoring and debugging distributed queries can be tricky; while it has built-in tools, deeper performance profiling or tracing is not always intuitive. Overall, these are not deal-breakers, but improvements in onboarding, ecosystem connectors, and monitoring would enhance the experience.
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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
Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
23%
Transportation Company
13%
Program Development Consultancy
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM Netezza Performance Server?
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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MarkLogic?
As far as I know, I am not directly associated with pricing, setup cost, and licensing, but MarkLogic is a bit more expensive than other technologies available. However, the support is really good,...
What needs improvement with MarkLogic?
MarkLogic can be improved by introducing a lot of languages to querying. Although I think it is self-sufficient if you know JavaScript and XQuery, for new people who want to onboard into MarkLogic,...
What is your primary use case for MarkLogic?
MarkLogic serves as our enterprise-level database with multiple applications. We have numerous source systems that dump data into MarkLogic. DHF flows manage transformation, harmonization, mapping,...
 

Also Known As

Netezza Performance Server, Netezza, Netezza Analytics
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Sample Customers

Seattle Childrens 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
ALM, American Psychological Association, American Society of Agronomy, Cond_ Nast, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Institute of Engineering and Technology, JWG Group, Lagardre Active, RSuite CMS, Wiley
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