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VMware Tanzu Data Solutions vs Vertica comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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

Vertica
Ranking in Data Warehouse
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (11th)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Data Warehouse
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (7th), Relational Databases Tools (11th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Vertica is 8.5%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 3.6%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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…
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges
We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Vertica is a columnar database where the query performance is extremely fast and it can be used for real-time integrations for API and other applications. The solution requires zero maintenance which is helpful."
"I like the projection feature, which increases query performance."
"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. ​"
"Vertica enabled us to close large deals. Customers with large data sets had to be migrated from PostgreSQL to Vertica due to performance."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Vertica is the ability to receive large aggregations at a very quick pace. The use case of subclusters is very good."
"The most valuable feature of Vertica is the unmatchable database performance."
"Allows us to take volumes and process them at a very high speed."
"The most valuable feature is asynchronous calls, which are easy to configure."
"RabbitMQ will help to remove a lot of the complexities and create a loosely coupled codebase."
"The loading speed is very good."
"Pivotal Greenplum's shared-nothing architecture."
"It works very well with large database queries."
"The solution is stable."
"It's one of the fastest databases in the market. It's easy to use. From a maintenance perspective it's a good product. The segmentation, or architecture of the product is different than other databases such as Oracle. So even in 10 years, the data distribution for such segments will not affect other segments. The query performance of the product, for complex queries, is very good. It has good integration with Hadoop."
"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."
 

Cons

"It needs integration with multiple clouds."
"I have found that coding support could be simplified."
"In a future release, we would like to have artificial intelligence capabilities like neural networks. Customers are demanding this type of analytics."
"Vertica's native cloud support could be improved, and its installation could be made easier."
"Monitoring tools need to be lightweight. They should not take up heavy resources of the main server."
"The geospatial functionality could be designed better."
"Documentation has become much better, but can always use some improvement."
"It would be great if this were a managed service in AWS."
"Tanzu Greenplum's compression for GPText could be made more efficient."
"It will be very useful if we could communicate with other database types from Greenplum (using a database link)."
"When you have complex tasks, RabbitMQ is hard to use."
"I saw some limitation with respect to the column store, and removing this would be an improvement."
"The fact that a single queue can't be distributed across multiple instances/nodes is a major disadvantage."
"The installation is difficult and should be made easier."
"Scalability issues are present. Most of our functions or jobs are queued due to that."
"The debugging capabilities and testing flexibilities need to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is relatively cost-effective."
"It's an expensive product"
"The pricing and licensing depend on the size of your environment and the zone where you want to implement."
"The solution is free and we pay for the storage."
"The price of Vertica is less expensive than some competitors, such as Teradata."
"The pricing could improve, it is a little expensive."
"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 price could be cheaper and it is best to negotiate the price."
"The price is pretty good."
"This is an open source solution."
"We are using the open-source version of this solution."
"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."
"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."
"On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."
"It’s an open-source solution."
"The pricing is okay."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
4%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
4%
 

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.
How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?
IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?
It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Vertica, HPE Vertica, HPE Vertica on Demand
Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Cerner, Game Show Network Game, Guess by Marciano, Supercell, Etsy, Nascar, Empirix, adMarketplace, and Cardlytics.
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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