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We performed a comparison between IBM Netezza Performance Server and ScyllaDB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two NoSQL Databases solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. ScyllaDB Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"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.""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 most valuable feature would be the fact that it has been running for awhile in an appliance format.""IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution.""The performance is most important to me, and it helps our ability to make business decisions quickly.""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.""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.""Distribution concurrency control."

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"The performance aspects of Scylla are good, as always... A good point about Scylla is that it can be used extensively.""It is lightweight, and it requires less infrastructure."

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Cons
"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.""Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server.""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.""We are not able to scale. The only way to scale is to get another appliance, but we have a customers who would need us to hydrate the data between the two appliances, and Netezza does not do that.""The only issue is that it's not expandable."

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"Data export, along with how we can purchase the data periodically, needs to be improved so that the storage is within control. Then, we could optimize it even better.""The documentation of Scylla is an area with shortcomings and needs to be improved."

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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 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 solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support."
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  • "I believe that there is a yearly licensing cost and that it's expensive."
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    Top Answer:IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution.
    Top Answer:The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support.
    Top Answer:Oracle Exadata's security features, like TDE encryption, are missing in IBM Netezza Performance Server.
    Top Answer:The performance aspects of Scylla are good, as always... A good point about Scylla is that it can be used extensively.
    Top Answer:I believe that there is a yearly licensing cost and that it's expensive.
    Top Answer:It has just been a month or so for me with Scylla. The documentation of Scylla is an area with shortcomings and needs to be improved. Improvement of documentation is needed considering that I work… more »
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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.

    ScyllaDB is an open-source, distributed NoSQL wide-column datastore (a highly scalable NoSQL database), known for its compatibility with Apache Cassandra, and for supporting the same protocols as Cassandra (CQL and Thrift) and the same file formats (SSTable). ScyllaDB is designed for high throughput and low latency, making it suitable for data-intensive applications. Its architecture allows it to deliver remarkable performance on a massive scale, utilizing modern multi-core servers to their fullest potential​

    ScyllaDB utilizes a similar architecture, data format, and query language as Apache Cassandra, providing compatibility while dramatically improving speed and scalability.

    The key advantages of ScyllaDB include its rewritten C++ implementation that eliminates Cassandra's expensive Java garbage collection pauses, built-in caching for fast access to frequently used data, and shard-aware drivers for direct routing of requests. This enables it to fully leverage modern multi-core servers for massive parallelism. The community is active and the latest major release, ScyllaDB Enterprise 2023.1.0 LTS, incorporates over 5,000 code commits focused on enhancing capabilities.

    ScyllaDB supports wide-column data modeling for fast read performance at scale. It includes integrated monitoring and management tools to track database health and performance. For organizations looking to boost speed and reduce costs for NoSQL workloads, ScyllaDB offers a drop-in replacement for Cassandra that delivers lower latency, higher throughput, and increased scalability with fewer nodes. Its seamless migration path makes switching from Cassandra seamless, requiring minimal code changes.

    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
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    Financial Services Firm37%
    Retailer16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Insurance Company11%
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    Educational Organization66%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Insurance Company3%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Educational Organization7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise70%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise59%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. ScyllaDB
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. ScyllaDB and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    IBM Netezza Performance Server is ranked 10th in Data Warehouse with 33 reviews while ScyllaDB is ranked 6th in NoSQL Databases with 2 reviews. IBM Netezza Performance Server is rated 8.0, while ScyllaDB is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM Netezza Performance Server writes "A cost-effective data warehousing tool, but security features like TDE encryption are missing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ScyllaDB writes "A solution that offers good performance and flexibility to its users". IBM Netezza Performance Server is most compared with Oracle Exadata, Oracle Database, Snowflake, Teradata and SQL Server, whereas ScyllaDB is most compared with MongoDB, Cassandra, Couchbase, Apache HBase and Aerospike Database 7. See our IBM Netezza Performance Server vs. ScyllaDB report.

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