IBM Netezza Performance Server vs SAP SQL Anywhere comparison

The compared IBM and SAP solutions aren't in the same category. IBM is ranked #12 in Data Warehouse , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 4.7% mindshare in the category. SAP is ranked #18 in SQL , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of SAP users who would recommend it.

IBM Netezza Performance Server

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93% willing to recommend

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83% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Netezza Performance Server

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Warehouse (12th)

SAP SQL Anywhere

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

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Relational Databases Tools (18th)

Mindshare comparison

IBM Netezza Performance Server and SAP SQL Anywhere aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Netezza Performance Server is designed for Data Warehouse and holds a mindshare of 4.7%, up 3.7% compared to last year.
SAP SQL Anywhere, on the other hand, focuses on Relational Databases Tools, holds 0.9% mindshare, up 0.7% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

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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Crewmem67

IT Consultant at College Notre Dame de Nazareth

Reliable and able to expand but needs to be more secure

It is not as good as a SQL Server. I prefer to work with the SQL Server for Microsoft or Oracle. These are better as there are some comments on SQL Anywhere that makes me feel that I'm blocked. We'd like to have them update to a new version. They should update more often. I find I can't move to a new version without running tests as there are chances of bugs that can get into my system. The initial setup is not simple or straightforward, and it took a while to deploy. It is not as secure as it could be. This is an aspect they need to improve. There needs to be more encryption.

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

"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."

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

"Distribution concurrency control."

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

"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."

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

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"SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful."

"We've found the solution very reliable overall. It's very fast."

"The most valuable features of SAP SQL Anywhere are the ease of use and the user interface is intuitive."

"It works well in general."

"The auto-backup replication is a perfect feature. That is the feature I liked the most."

Cons

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Concurrency limit needs to be increased somewhat."

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

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

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"A problem we are experiencing now is when doing a backup in SQL 2012 and 14."

"We have had some stability issues with SAP SQL Anywhere, but I am not sure if it is an application or network issue. We sometimes have a large amount of data being queried and it cannot handle it."

"The interface is not easy in comparison to the SQL Server. It could be more user-friendly."

"It is not as secure as it could be."

"SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"SQL Anywhere cost us about $400."

"SAP SQL Anywhere is affordable."

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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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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

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Construction Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about SAP SQL Anywhere?

SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP SQL Anywhere?

SAP SQL Anywhere is affordable.

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What needs improvement with SAP SQL Anywhere?

SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA.

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Also Known As

Netezza Performance Server, Netezza

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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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SAP SQL Anywhere enables companies to develop custom mobile and IoT application and rapidly design and deploy embedded database applications. The RDBMS solutions can provide secure, reliable data management and synchronization for thousands of mobile devices, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and remote environments. They let business users work uninterrupted, even without a network connection.

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