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Infobright DB vs SQL Server comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Infobright DB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
38th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (24th)
SQL Server
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
269
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Infobright DB is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SQL Server is 16.6%, down from 22.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Q&A Highlights

it_user104457 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 14, 2014
 

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.
Kapil Dev Khatri - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps monitor queries and identify which indexes need to be created in the databases
SQL Server is very simple due to its GUI, which is available for users. It allows for modifications and has execution plans available, along with options such as activity monitoring. This helps monitor queries and identify which indexes need to be created in the databases, tables, or columns to improve performance.

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 the latest technology and pretty powerful in terms of the high availability of the virtual server."
"Comparing with other database management systems that I tried in other companies, SQL Server is quite easy to install, configure, and maintain."
"We have found the solution to be scalable."
"The most valuable feature would most likely be querying. We query a lot, we use a lot of stored procedures. As for other features, such as replication and all other more fancy features we don't use them the most. I do not know, but perhaps the DBAs would be the best people who know of the features that they use, but as far as how I use it, it's just for querying and running stored procedures. We use the bare minimum features."
"Very good security features."
"SQL Server scales well."
"There was an online system in which we had about 2500 requests to the DB per second. Every request had a completion window of one second to process and retrieve data. After switching to SQL Server, and AlwaysOn, and Snapshot, and tinkering, and configuring and tinkering, the handling capacity we measured increased to about 5000 requests per second, while the time decreased to 0.5 seconds per request."
"Features like autoscaling, business continuity, and security are beneficial. The tool's compatibility with almost all of the enterprise-class applications is also beneficial for users."
 

Cons

"Only the data from the columns that reached 2GB will actually decrease. Other columns below 2GB in size do not leave the disk."
"Performance could be improved. There could be more support to PHP-based websites and to providing direct plugins for connections, and the related services or application services could be improved."
"The Management Studio is a pretty heavy piece of software, and it's sometimes slow. I would recommend making an express version of the Management Studio, which is lighter and has fewer features but is a little faster."
"Scalability is an area that needs improvement, and the deployment is difficult, which why I'm looking for an appliance to deploy it in a much more scalable way."
"I would like to see the database become fully automated."
"The performance degrades when the data is huge."
"They need to improve their support. It should be faster."
"I am fine with the pricing, but pricing is an area that can always be improved."
"Running multiple instances on the same box would be beneficial."
 

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."
"It's cheaper than Oracle."
"For our purpose, we are not required to have a license for what we are using it for."
"For licensing, we pay yearly. The licensing is very expensive, and it should be cheaper."
"The price of the solution could be reduced, it is expensive."
"It requires the purchase of a license."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"The cost associated with SQL Servers is on the higher side."
"​We are a Microsoft shop, so we use Active Directory. That integrates well with this product, but we did look at Oracle. We also looked at IBM. This was the best price point for us for what we were getting.​"
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Answers from the Community

it_user104457 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 14, 2014
Apr 14, 2014
Would be happy to discuss and help. I am only aware of InfoBright from what has been written publicly, however, MS SQL (and associated tools) I've used rather extensively.
2 out of 8 answers
it_user73359 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 10, 2014
Hi Pankaj, do I know you and from where?
it_user95526 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 10, 2014
Sorry but my skills are in the SAP space ..SQL server 2005 seems a very old version to compare to anything? Regards, Roger Loe Technology Principal Consultant SAP South Africa, 4 Waterford Place | Century City | Cape Town 7441 | South Africa
 

Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

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Also Known As

Infobright
Microsoft SQL Server, MSSQL, MS SQL
 

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Sample Customers

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