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OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) vs SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 21, 2025

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

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 (11th)
SAP NetWeaver Business Ware...
Ranking in Data Warehouse
23rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) is 6.9%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica)6.9%
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse1.0%
Other92.1%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

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…
Gebrehiwot Tesfay Gebreslassie - PeerSpot reviewer
Data modeling is a valuable feature but there are some issues with scalability
We are an airline and use the system for data modeling and data warehousing, and we implement it for time performance and feedback analysis. I'm the business intelligence senior developer and we are customers of SAP.  The data modeling is very valuable for us. There are performance issues in…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Vertica gives knowledgeable users and DBAs excellent tools for tuning."
"The solution has great capabilities. The tool that instructs the internal database forward is easy to use and is very powerful."
"I don't need any special hardware. I can use commodity hardware, which is nice to have in a commercial solution."
"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. ​"
"I have found the solution to be scalable."
"It's the fastest database I have ever tested. That's the most important feature of Vertica."
"It maximizes cloud economics with Eon Mode by scaling cluster size to meet variable workload demands."
"I appreciate the flexibility offered by Vertica's projections. It allows for modifying the primary projection without altering the tables, which helps to optimize queries without the need to modify the underlying data."
"The security and audit procedures are the most valuable features."
"It provides us with proof of data, we can centralize all of the information, check it, and then provide the information to our users."
"Data modeling is a valuable feature."
"A robust and efficient product."
"It is a robust system."
"It's an excellent over-all tool for managers to analyze their business."
"Transformation is a valuable feature of SAP NetWeaver. I can transform the data as per my needs or my client's needs. For example, flat tables can be transformed with respect to our requirements to combine multiple modules into one single table, and we can derive analytics."
 

Cons

"In my opinion, Vertica's documentation could be improved. Currently, there is not enough documentation available to gain a comprehensive understanding of the platform."
"I believe the installation process could be streamlined."
"Support is an area where it could get better."
"I have found that coding support could be simplified."
"Some of our small to medium-sized customers would like to see containerization and flexibility from the deployment standpoint."
"Monitoring tools need to be lightweight. They should not take up heavy resources of the main server."
"The geospatial functionality could be designed better."
"Fact-to-fact joins on multi-billion record tables perform poorly."
"The product could provide more features."
"It is difficult when your native language is not English. It is difficult for us to explain our issue and also difficult for the technical team to explain a resolution to us."
"I think more integration with other applications would be perfect."
"The program is difficult to learn to use"
"Connectors are complex, and it is difficult to understand or know which connector should be used. For instance, if I want to connect APIs, I will not be able to do it directly. I would have to go to the portal integration to get the data. Therefore, having simplified connectors will make things much easier."
"There are performance issues in terms of scalability and availability."
"Design and modeling could be simplified."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 pricing could improve, it is a little expensive."
"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 solution is free and we pay for the storage."
"Read the fine print carefully."
"The price of Vertica is less expensive than some competitors, such as Teradata."
"It's free up to three nodes and 1TB, and then get in contact with their sales guys."
"Pricing is based on the number of user IDs and tyhe user ID works across a suite of products."
"All SAP products are expensive."
"The licensing cost is high for SAP NetWeaver compared to that for other products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
5%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise38
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

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

Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver BusinessObjects Warehouse
 

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Sample Customers

Cerner, Game Show Network Game, Guess by Marciano, Supercell, Etsy, Nascar, Empirix, adMarketplace, and Cardlytics.
EMC Corporation, Takisada-Osaka Co. Ltd., Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Magazine zum Globus (Migros Group)
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