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Infobright DB vs SAP IQ comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Infobright DB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
39th
Ranking in Data Warehouse
26th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP IQ
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
27th
Ranking in Data Warehouse
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Infobright DB is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP IQ is 0.8%, up from 0.3% 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.
Tejas Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
Columnar database, so pulling records is easy but there isn't enough documentation for installation
I've seen very few SAP IQ systems in recent years. So people are moving away from SAP IQ In the last three years, I've rarely encountered customers using it. Fewer systems with SAP IQ usage among our customers. Most of them have moved on to HANA. There are parallel products, and there are also viable alternatives from AWS, so many have migrated to those.

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"
"It is very robust for ad hoc DW queries and its columnar compression is unique and valuable."
"All data is compressed and indexed, allowing for fast execution of transactions."
"Columnar storage allows high compression, high load rates and high query performance."
"The column-based technologies (basically all the database for ITP) are used for SAP IQ. It is used as a column-based solution."
"IQ is a very high-performance and high-transaction database."
"The primary benefit of SAP IQ is its ability to limit the expansion of the costly SAP HANA database, which has limited storage capacity. This necessitates a form of data management that involves moving data from SAP HANA to SAP NLS, which is essentially archiving. This allows us to retain access to the data via a link whenever it is required."
"The product is easy to learn."
"The initial setup is easy."
 

Cons

"Only the data from the columns that reached 2GB will actually decrease. Other columns below 2GB in size do not leave the disk."
"The solution works best when combined with other SAP solutions. If the environment has other systems other options might be better."
"The primary negative aspect is the cost, which can be a challenge due to the economic conditions in Peru."
"The room for improvement would be the marketing of the product, because this product is much better than advertised."
"The only negative aspect of IQ is the cost, which can be challenging for companies in Peru."
"I think the universe should be part of the Sybase IQ tool set."
"There is very little documentation available."
"Concurrency and functional error messaging."
"The organization who owns the product does not support it well and appears not to be doing significant development for the future."
 

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."
"Evaluate all options; check to see if you need expensive add-ons."
"Negotiation is very important."
"The only costs after standard licensing fees are for add-ons and upgrades."
"Negotiate based on the features required."
"It's not that costly. So, the pricing is cheap."
"The cost of implementation is about $3,000."
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Financial Services Firm
42%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP IQ?
IQ implementation costs about three thousand dollars. It's less expensive compared to alternatives like Teradata Base in terms of transactional efficiency.
What needs improvement with SAP IQ?
The primary negative aspect is the cost, which can be a challenge due to the economic conditions in Peru.
What is your primary use case for SAP IQ?
I worked on implementing new databases, migration data in production, and developer environments with SAP IQ.
 

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Also Known As

Infobright
Sybase IQ
 

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Sample Customers

REZ-1, SonicWALL, IntegriChain, Fuseforward International Inc., Polystar, Live Rail, Mavenir Systems, JDSU Partners, Bango
ASR Group, Citrix, State of Indiana, PocketCard Co. Ltd.
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