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MySQL vs Vertica comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

MySQL
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
149
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (3rd), Relational Databases Tools (5th)
Vertica
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (8th), Cloud Data Warehouse (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

MySQL and Vertica aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. MySQL is designed for Open Source Databases and holds a mindshare of 10.4%, down 17.0% compared to last year.
Vertica, on the other hand, focuses on Data Warehouse, holds 7.9% mindshare, down 9.2% since last year.
Open Source Databases
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

Muzzamil  Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
Native encryption ensures secure data management with a simple deployment
The most valuable feature is the on-premises data encryption facilities. By default, we can provide encryption, and this feature in MySQL is why we prefer it over other databases. The native encryption in MySQL encourages us to use this database model more frequently compared to Oracle and other databases. With Oracle, we have to buy another solution for encryption and masking, but MySQL supports native encryption, which enhances our return on investment. It perfectly supports our ROI, and we have no issues with its functionality.
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

"One of the most valuable features is MySQL's ability to run our email system. We use a system called Colab."
"Setup is easy. MySQL of various flavours has community editions to easily test, deploy, and run.​"
"​The most valuable feature of MySQL is the informative error outputs of command line interface.​"
"The way that MySQL has improved my organization is that it comes free and also works fine on the technical side."
"The speed is very good."
"The initial setup was pretty straightforward. I would have worked with our IT team in terms of the initial setup."
"The solution is a small application and is very easy to deploy."
"Fully scalable and stable SQL-based RDBMS, with a straightforward and easy setup."
"Any novice user can tune vertical queries with minimal training (or no training at all)."
"Speed and resiliency are probably the best parts of this product."
"We are also opening new areas of business and potential new revenue streams using Vertica's analytic functions, most notably geospatial, where we are able to run billions of comparisons of lat/long point locations against polygon and point/radius locations in seconds. ​"
"The solution has great capabilities. The tool that instructs the internal database forward is easy to use and is very powerful."
"The feature of the product that is most important is the speed. I needed a columnar database, and its speed is what it's built to do, and so that's what really does differentiate Vertica from its competitors."
"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."
"Vertica is easy to use and provides really high performance, stability, and scalability."
 

Cons

"It does not stand out regarding scalability. When the company size increases, the user base having actual experience with (very) large MySQL solutions is reduced."
"Since we upgraded from 8.0.12 to 8.0.22, it has had some slowness-related issues. Some of the queries that were fast previously are quite slow now. I did some research, and I found many people complaining about it."
"If the customer is already using or has already used Oracle for a long time they will know the look and feel and the character of this database that can fit into their business."
"The replication needs improvement. It's becoming a native cloud product like Oracle DB or Cockroach DB."
"It is not as powerful as SQL Server. It can be more powerful. It is not scalable and has certain limitations, which is not the case with SQL Server."
"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. It does break down a little at times."
"When it comes to supporting big data, there is space to improve upon the database engines that are supported by MySQL."
"MySQL's performance needs to be improved for enterprise-level applications compared to Oracle and Postgres."
"If you do not utilize the tuning tools like projections, encoding, partitions, and statistics, then performance and scalability will suffer."
"When it is about to reach the maximum storage capacity, it becomes slow."
"Very bad support, I would rate it two out of 10."
"Vertica seems to scale well, except for one use case where you are on a multi-node cluster. For example, if you had a nine-node cluster, one node goes down, then the eight nodes don't scale, because the absence of the node is very apparent, which is a problem. If you have nine nodes or multiple nodes, the whole idea is that if one of those nodes goes down, then you should not see an impact on the system if you have enough capacity. Even though we have enough capacity, you can still see the impact of the one node going down."
"I believe the installation process could be streamlined."
"They could improve the integration and some of the features in the cloud version."
"Promotion/marketing must be improved, even though it is a very useful product at very good price, it is not as "popular" as it should be."
"Performance of management of metadata layer (database catalog) needs improvement. We still have to have smaller customers on PostgreSQL; Vertica cannot manage thousands of schemata."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not paying, but I am not sure about the exact licensing requirements."
"When you know the setup will continue to grow, make sure you have the paid support."
"We are using the free version of MySQL. We prefer paying for a yearly license."
"It's an open-source database management system that can be used free of charge."
"We've never bought a commercial license. We just use the open-source community edition."
"My company uses MySQL's corporate licenses."
"There is a licensing cost because we are going for a proprietary product. There are some other versions for which there is no licensing cost."
"We pay a yearly subscription fee."
"The solution is free and we pay for the storage."
"It's an expensive product"
"The pricing depends on the license model because there are several. It depends on the client, but it's cheaper than other solutions. I think it's cheap for all the functionality and robustness. It's not very expensive to deploy."
"The first TB is free and you can use all the Vertica features. After 1TB you have to pay for licensing. The product is worth it, but be aware of this condition, and plan. The compression ratio is explained in the documentation."
"Work with a vendor, if possible, and take advantage of more aggressive discounts at mid-fiscal year (April) and fiscal year-end (October).​"
"I am aware that we have licensed it, but I have no knowledge of its cost."
"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."
"It is fast to purchase through the AWS Marketplace."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Why are MySQL connections encrypted and what is the biggest benefit of this?
MySQL encrypts connections to protect your data and the biggest benefit from this is that nobody can corrupt it. If you move information over a network without encryption, you are endangering it, m...
Considering that there is a free version of MySQL, would you invest in one of the paid editions?
I may be considered a MySQL veteran since I have been using it since before Oracle bought it and created paid versions. So back in my day, it was all free, it was open-source and the best among sim...
What is one thing you would improve with MySQL?
One thing I would improve related to MySQL is not within the product itself, but with the guides to it. Before, when it was free, everyone was on their own, seeking tutorials and how-to videos onli...
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.
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Facebook, Tumblr, Scholastic, MTV Networks, Wikipedia, Verizon Wireless, Sage Group, Glassfish Open Message Queue, and RightNow Technologies.
Cerner, Game Show Network Game, Guess by Marciano, Supercell, Etsy, Nascar, Empirix, adMarketplace, and Cardlytics.
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