kdb+ vs. SAP IQ

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
kdb+
Score 9.0 out of 10
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kdb+ is a time series database from kx headquartered in Palo Alto, California, a division of First Derivatives.N/A
SAP IQ
Score 10.0 out of 10
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SAP IQ (formerly SAP Sybase IQ) is a columnar relational database management system (RDBMS) optimized for Big Data analytics.N/A
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kdb+SAP IQ
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kdb+SAP IQ
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
kdb+SAP IQ
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(5 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
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Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
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Support Rating
3.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
kdb+SAP IQ
Likelihood to Recommend
Kx
kdb is well suited for real time tick data and time series analytics.
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SAP
Does data compression very well, produces query results very quickly, ability to scale up as data volume/size grow in an organization, row level versioning is in memory and hence the speed. It is a very stable product for large enterprises. More detailed documentation on how to use this product in the initial stages would be really welcome.
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Pros
Kx
  • Time series analysis. The built-in vector operations are extremely fast. Also with the q language you can code up any customized analytical ideas quickly.
  • The database are all file based, very easy to maintain.
  • Very solid and fast interface to websocket, so you can interface with javascript easily.
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SAP
  • Inserting millions of rows of data takes seconds.
  • Aggregating billions of rows of data is insanely fast (compared to Oracle, Sybase, and SQL Server).
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Cons
Kx
  • Run time error message readability, particularly for new users.
  • Backwards compatibility between versions.
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SAP
  • The pricing schedule is a bit expensive and cumbersome.
  • Licensing for a virtual machine is difficult to understand.
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Likelihood to Renew
Kx
switching costs
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SAP
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Usability
Kx
its ok
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SAP
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Support Rating
Kx
We don't use it.
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SAP
SAP IQ support is top-notch. I prefer starting all my SAP IQ support tickets with their Instant Messenger, where the majority of our issues are resolved. If it makes it to their ticketing system, they are very prompt at responding and very knowledgeable in the platform.
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Alternatives Considered
Kx
Python is very commonly used for large data analysis and in general is much easier to pickup than kdb+. The biggest drawback of kdb+ is the learning curve.
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SAP
SAP IQ is perhaps an under-marketed product in the sense that it is able to scale up very well and perform much faster and more efficiently than other products such as Oracle - when we ran multiple large queries on both Sybase IQ and Oracle, we found that that results were much faster in Sybase IQ and this gave the confidence to go for this product.
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Return on Investment
Kx
  • It perfectly solves most of our real time tick data needs.
  • Finding good kdb resources is slightly difficult. Also new people trying to learn kdb experience a relatively longer learning curve.
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SAP
  • The ROI over a number of years has been good. Seeing as how we use it for billing, it has an obvious ROI to us.
  • As they have been modifying their licensing structure, it's been difficult to keep up and understand how they work.
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