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Infobright DB vs OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 19, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Infobright DB
Ranking in Data Warehouse
24th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (38th)
OpenText Analytics Database...
Ranking in Data Warehouse
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Infobright DB is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) is 7.8%, down from 9.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

it_user708987 - PeerSpot reviewer
Excellent reporting server that is compatible with MySQL
We ran into some quirks that Infobright had. We interacted with Infobright's support and were able to resolve them. There still are issues with data replication - Infobright is currently for one server (unless you buy the Infobright appliance). This would mean that redundancy is something you need to implement yourself.
T Venkatesh - PeerSpot reviewer
Processes query faster through multiple systems simultaneously, but it could support different data types
We use the solution for various tasks, including preparing data marts and generating offers. It helps extract data based on rules from the policy team and provides insights to enhance business operations. We also analyze transactions to target customers and improve business performance The…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has very amazing smart grid query feature for very fast aggregate queries across millions of rows"
"Initiate on one node, and the RPM propagates automatically to all other nodes. ​"
"It's the fastest database I have ever tested. That's the most important feature of Vertica."
"The fast columnar store database structure allows our query times to be at least 10x faster than on any other database."
"I don't need any special hardware. I can use commodity hardware, which is nice to have in a commercial solution."
"Vertica gives knowledgeable users and DBAs excellent tools for tuning."
"The performance is very good and the aggregate records are fast."
"The Vertica architecture means it can process/ingest data in parallel to reporting and analyzing because of its in-memory Write-Optimized Storage sitting alongside the analytics optimized Read-Optimized Storage."
"DBAs don’t need to add a partition every month/quarter like with other DBs."
 

Cons

"Only the data from the columns that reached 2GB will actually decrease. Other columns below 2GB in size do not leave the disk."
"Fact-to-fact joins on multi-billion record tables perform poorly."
"If you do not utilize the tuning tools like projections, encoding, partitions, and statistics, then performance and scalability will suffer."
"Support is an area where it could get better."
"It would be great if this were a managed service in AWS."
"Suboptimal projection design causes queries to not scale linearly."
"Very bad support, I would rate it two out of 10."
"I have found that coding support could be simplified."
"One feature, which has really benefited us, is the scalability offered by Vertica as it has enabled Pythian's clients to manage data with agility."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our pricing was based on server instances and it was actually very cheap compared to Oracle. I guess you get what you pay for."
"The price of Vertica is less expensive than some competitors, such as Teradata."
"It is fast to purchase through the AWS Marketplace."
"The price could be cheaper and it is best to negotiate the price."
"I am aware that we have licensed it, but I have no knowledge of its cost."
"Vertica has a perpetual license, but they are currently trying to convert all those licenses to subscription-based licenses on a yearly basis."
"The pricing and licensing depend on the size of your environment and the zone where you want to implement."
"Start with license per 1TB. Starting from hundreds of TB there is unlimited licensing to be considered. Move historical data to HDFS/S3 which are significantly cheaper or even free."
"I think it's starting to get a little expensive. Open source products are starting to get more robust, so I think that's something that they need to start looking at in terms of licensing."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
4%
 

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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Vertica?
Vertica is easy to use and provides really high performance, stability, and scalability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Vertica?
The solution is relatively cost-effective. Pricing and licensing are reasonable compared to other solutions.
What needs improvement with Vertica?
The product could improve by adding support for a wider variety of data types and enhancing features to better compete with other databases.
 

Also Known As

Infobright
Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
 

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Sample Customers

REZ-1, SonicWALL, IntegriChain, Fuseforward International Inc., Polystar, Live Rail, Mavenir Systems, JDSU Partners, Bango
Cerner, Game Show Network Game, Guess by Marciano, Supercell, Etsy, Nascar, Empirix, adMarketplace, and Cardlytics.
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