Firebolt vs. IBM Netezza Performance Server

Firebolt

IBM Netezza Performance Server

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Firebolt	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Firebolt's Cloud Data Warehouse is designed to deliver extreme speed and elasticity at any scale to solve impossible data challenges. The vendor states it combines the best of high performance database architecture with the infinite scale of the data lake, enabling you to perform analytics at jaw-dropping speed across terabyte and petabyte scale. Built on a decoupled storage and compute architecture, Firebolt allows users to scale up or down to support any workload.	N/A
IBM Netezza Performance Server	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Netezza Performance Server (NPS) is an add-on data warehouse solution available on Cloud Pak for Data System platform, built over open source and optimized for High Performance Analytics with built-in hardware acceleration. Netezza Performance Server was previously named IBM Performance Server for PostgreSQL (IPS).	N/A

Pricing

Firebolt

IBM Netezza Performance Server

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Firebolt	IBM Netezza Performance Server
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Firebolt introduces a new business model that ensures true alignment of interests with customers. You can now rely on Firebolt to support your ever growing data and compute requirements, enabling you to run more queries faster, without breaking the bank. Firebolt pricing includes a fixed annual cost (described in the tiers below) as well as AWS cloud costs for resources you decide to use (fully transparent AWS compute and storage at the baseline cost. We don't make any profit here).

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Community Pulse
	Firebolt	IBM Netezza Performance Server
Considered Both Products	Firebolt No answer on this topic	IBM Netezza Performance Server Daniell Mercer Software Development Engineer Chose IBM Netezza Performance Server Netezza Performance Server is a virtuoso because it is available on IBM Cloud, AWS, and Azure, and also provides enhanced data security with self-encrypting disks and support for the Kerberos authentication mechanism with IBM PureData System for Analytics Netezza appliances. Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Performance analysis	Pro Data sources Pro Latency issues Pro Easy to manage
Top Cons	No answers on this topic	Minus Pop up Minus Cloud based Minus Procurement process

Best Alternatives
	Firebolt	IBM Netezza Performance Server
Small Businesses	Google BigQuery Score 8.6 out of 10	Google BigQuery Score 8.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub Score 9.0 out of 10	Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises	Oracle Exadata Score 8.2 out of 10	Oracle Exadata Score 8.2 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Firebolt	IBM Netezza Performance Server
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.3 (6 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Firebolt	IBM Netezza Performance Server
Likelihood to Recommend	Firebolt No answers on this topic	IBM We can query the data source and treat multiple databases as one with IBM Netezza Performance Server. While delivering fast and reliable analytical performance, the IBM Netezza Performance Server requires minimal configuration and ongoing management. To drive organizational performance, Netezza Performance Server automatically simplifies data and AI to centralize all analytics activities on the device, exactly where the data resides. For data processing and application dashboards, IBM Netezza Performance Server is quite beneficial. IBM Netezza Performance Server simplifies event setup by notifying you when a hardware component fails, allowing you to quickly replace it. Incentivized Maryam Abbott Saldivia Software Development Engineer Read full review
Pros	Firebolt No answers on this topic	IBM IBM Netezza Performance Server enables capabilities to integrate with leading ETL solutions. Data can be exported from the IBM Netezza Performance Server to a variety of formats, including Excel. We can prioritize specific users and queries using IBM Netezza Performance Server. Incentivized Daniell Mercer Software Development Engineer Read full review
Cons	Firebolt No answers on this topic	IBM More tech support may make it easier as it is only limited to be done via company representatives Overhead cost for replacements and services looks like it is high compared to others Integration with other cloud based application will be great Incentivized Himanshu Bhardwaj Senior Quality Assurance Analyst Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Firebolt No answers on this topic	IBM Netezza is sufficient against similar products. It comes down to personal preference, I'd love to have the data objects popping up as I type but some people may not like it. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Firebolt No answers on this topic	IBM The appliance is all in one so we have all licenses and support contracts under one roof. The cost is expensive so ROI may take time to be realized. If done correctly, then Netezza provides the opportunity for huge ROI. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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