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OpenText Analytics Database (Vertica) vs ScyllaDB 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

OpenText Analytics Database...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (8th), Cloud Data Warehouse (11th)
ScyllaDB
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (2nd)
 

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…
Uttam Giri - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems
The best features of ScyllaDB are how it synchronizes data and its failover system. There's a unique formula to decide the number of nodes you need and the minimum required, which I find helpful. It also offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems and scaling databases across different regions. While it's easy to use, having prior experience helps configure it properly. There are many configurations; if you don't understand them, you might mess up the design. So, understanding your system's needs, like whether it requires more read or write operations, is crucial for setting up the correct configuration.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is Vertica's performance and the ease of using the database."
"Partition and join back to node are easy and simple for DBAs."
"Its analytics has enabled Pythian's clients to get the business insights as quick as they wanted. Its lower maintenance has also improved the ROI."
"It's the fastest database I have ever tested. That's the most important feature of Vertica."
"Vertica's most outstanding features are the compression rates achieved and the speed of access of high volume data."
"The product's initial setup phase is extremely simple."
"Eighty percent of the ETL operations have improved since implementing this solution."
"Vertica has a few features that I like. From an architecture standpoint, they have separated compute and storage. So you have low-cost object storage for primary storage and the ability to have several sub-clusters working off the same ObjectStore. So it provides workload isolation."
"ScyllaDB is very fast, and I can use it for so many things."
"I like how fast it is to query data from the ScyllaDB node!"
"The best features of ScyllaDB are how it synchronizes data and its failover system. There's a unique formula to decide the number of nodes you need and the minimum required, which I find helpful. It also offers encryption and supports APIs, making it great for distributed systems and scaling databases across different regions. While it's easy to use, having prior experience helps configure it properly. There are many configurations; if you don't understand them, you might mess up the design. So, understanding your system's needs, like whether it requires more read or write operations, is crucial for setting up the correct configuration."
"Firstly, if I update something, it's most likely to finish within milliseconds."
"ScyllaDB allows fine-tuning of the table structure. Speed is probably the most critical factor because we perform a lot of heavy data ingestion. One of its core features is its ability to handle high volumes and maintain speed when accessing data. Additionally, high availability and partitioning are built-in features of ScyllaDB."
"The database is easy to use, fast, and accessible for applications because the API is straightforward."
"The performance and scalability are good, and we hardly see any major issues with ScyllaDB."
"ScyllaDB is fast and reliable. It has good performance."
 

Cons

"Vertica's native cloud support could be improved, and its installation could be made easier."
"It should provide a GUI interface for data management and tuning."
"I have found that coding support could be simplified."
"The product could improve by adding support for a wider variety of data types and enhancing features to better compete with other databases."
"The integration with AI has room for improvement."
"It needs integration with multiple clouds."
"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."
"They could improve the integration and some of the features in the cloud version."
"If you don't have the best computing resources, then it's not easy to set up. In such cases, we have to run ScyllaDB in developer mode."
"It seems we have better options available. So probably don't go for ScyllaDB. The reason is, first, it's very high. It's not as straightforward as, like, Postgres or ClickHouse to set up. It requires a complex setup."
"The documentation is not well established for new developers."
"Some of the regular commands in NoSQL do not work."
"The product needs to add more features and improve the response time of the support team."
"The documentation of Scylla is an area with shortcomings and needs to be improved."
"We faced several challenges while integrating ScyllaDB into our AWS environment. One common issue was that a security port wasn’t opened on one node, preventingdata synchronization across clusters. We noticed the data wasn’t syncing correctly when we saw different record counts in other regions. After investigating, we found that the port was closed in one AWS region. Once we opened the port, the data synchronization across all nodes resumed as expected."
"ScyllaDB needs to improve its handling of transactions."
 

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."
"It's difficult today to compete with open-source solutions. In these areas, there is a lot of competition and the price of this solution is a bit pricy."
"It is fast to purchase through the AWS Marketplace."
"It's free up to three nodes and 1TB, and then get in contact with their sales guys."
"The price is reasonable. We use a pay per license model. Firstly, you need to buy a license. After that, you mainly pay the annual support fee of around 20% or 25%. I think their prices are quite reasonable."
"From a cost perspective, the software is less than most of its competitors."
"I am aware that we have licensed it, but I have no knowledge of its cost."
"Work with a vendor, if possible, and take advantage of more aggressive discounts at mid-fiscal year (April) and fiscal year-end (October).​"
"It's free."
"The paid version of ScyllaDB is not that expensive. The main advantage of the paid version is direct support from the ScyllaDB team, which can resolve issues faster—typically within a day, compared to two to three days with the free version. The paid version also offers better guidance and support, while the free version has good documentation and is more high-level. I’d rate their support team nine out of ten because of the quick responses from their community."
"It's a bit expensive."
"It is an expensive tool compared to its competitor."
"I believe that there is a yearly licensing cost and that it's expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
4%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Hospitality Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
What do you like most about Scylla?
The performance aspects of Scylla are good, as always... A good point about Scylla is that it can be used extensively.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Scylla?
The enterprise version comes with a cost of about $300,000 per year, however, we did not experience the promised compaction benefits.
What needs improvement with Scylla?
From a sales pitch standpoint, it needs to deliver on promises of better ROI and compaction. Additionally, ticketing and support systems could be improved due to the time it takes to get answers. T...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
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Sample Customers

Cerner, Game Show Network Game, Guess by Marciano, Supercell, Etsy, Nascar, Empirix, adMarketplace, and Cardlytics.
IBM, Investing.com, mParticle, Comcast, GE, Fanatics, Ola, CERN, adgear, Samsung
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