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621 views|378 comparisons
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448 views|308 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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Pros
"We can quickly scale the solution as it works on an MPP system.""The solution is hands-off; you set it up insert your data and it self tunes queries.""We mainly chose Exasol for its performance reasons.""Performance is a top priority, and it excels in this aspect.""It is easy to scale.""The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed.""Its speed is great.""The speed is very good compared to other databases, like SQL Server or Oracle."

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"The solution returns data quickly, and data retrieval is fast in kdb+."

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Cons
"They should improve the security features for MPP processing.""They don't talk very well to with other products when it comes to connectivity. Integration is lacking.""It would be beneficial if the updates would occur more often.""It's not cloud-native so many maintenance operations require downtime.""You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems.""The only area where we found it could improve was in custom role creation and security, and it was difficult to work with.""There are limited resources available to help me resolve the issue with Exasol.""Lacks a cloud-based platform."

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"The solution should have a more user-friendly user interface."

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  • "The solution's cost is mid-ranged."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Exasol is its speed.
    Top Answer:You have to use upper-column names in Exasol, which is strange. You have to install Exasol drivers, and it's not easy to find or implement a driver into different systems.
    Top Answer:We implemented our data problem issues from Tableau. We inserted the data into the Exasol database in order to run 10 to 20 reports from Tableau. This was just a small but problematic report for us.
    Top Answer:The solution returns data quickly, and data retrieval is fast in kdb+.
    Top Answer:The solution should have a more user-friendly user interface.
    Top Answer:I work for a fintech company where we create several strategies generally built on finance data, which are like one-time series data. We deal with huge bulk data on a daily basis, and we use kdb+ for… more »
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    621
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    378
    Reviews
    6
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    8.2
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    448
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    308
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    1
    Average Words per Review
    235
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    9.0
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    Overview

    Exasol is a high-performance data warehouse solution that accelerates BI and reporting features. Its speed, stability, and self-tuning queries make it valuable, and it doesn't require a database administrator. It's a backend database for Tableau dashboards, resulting in faster report loading times and increased efficiency in querying data. 

    Exasol's high performance allows users to connect insights and fire queries instead of looking at cached dashboards. It has impressive aggregation capabilities that help calculate metrics on the fly based on user-selected filters.

    Kx is the world leader in high-performance, in-memory computing, streaming analytics and operational intelligence. The company’s focus is on delivering the best possible performance and flexibility for high-volume, data-intensive analytics and applications. Kx software includes the time-series database kdb+ with a built-in programming language called q, and a robust suite of visualization tools built on top of the database platform providing business intelligence for all users.

    Sample Customers
    1&1 Internet SE 11880 Internet Services AG AB Svenska Spel Accarda AG Aera Technology Inc. AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG Apotheken-Rechen-Zentrum GmbH AQR Capital Management, LLC arvato distribution GmbH ARZ Allgemeines Rechenzentrum GmbH Badoo Limited Baur Versand (GmbH & Co. KG) BIScience Ltd Blocket Blue Yonder GmbH Codilink UK Ltd T/A Coniq crealytics GmbH dailyme TV GmbH Dailymotion S.A. Dataforce Verlagsgesellschaft für Business Information mbH Deutsche Postbank AG Digitales Rezept Zentrum GmbH DIKW Groep direct services Gütersloh GmbH DR Technologies Ltd. dress-for-less GmbH econda GmbH emetriq GmbH empiriecom GmbH & Co. KG Flaconi GmbH Fresenius Netcare GmbH Fyber GmbH GfK SE Grant Street Group, Inc. Gruner + Jahr GmbH Gymshark UK Hahn Air Lines GmbH Hermes Einrichtungs Service GmbH & Co. KG INNOVATIVE SCHEDULING, LLC internetstores GmbH INTERSPORT Deutschland eG IQVIA Commercial GmbH & Co. OHG IQVIA Commercial Sp. z o.o. IQVIA Incorporated iVantage Health Analytics K - Mail Order GmbH & Co. KG LIQ CORP SA Manor AG Basel Match2Lists Limited MEDION AG Midasplayer AB Monsoon Accessorize Limited m-pathy GmbH msales Ltd. MTG Modern Services AB MW Aviation GmbH & Co. KG Myntra Designs Pvt Ltd Netzeffekt GmbH New Company Services Ltd. NOVENTI HealthCare GmbH Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG Operation Fistula OpsDataStore OTTO (GmbH & Co KG) Panda Retail Co. PAPSTAR GmbH Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Questback GmbH RatePAY GmbH Revolut Ltd. Saarland-Sporttoto GmbH Sagarmatha Ltd. SIA Damara Technologies Supermärkte Nord Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG The National Research Center for College & University Admissions, Inc. United Utilities Water Ltd. Verlag C.H. Beck oHG Vocal Planet Ltd. Vodafone Group Services GmbH Webtrekk GmbH wer liefert was? GmbH Windeln.de SE Wooga GmbH XING SE Zalando SE
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Retailer13%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm39%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise75%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise77%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    Exasol is ranked 12th in Relational Databases Tools with 8 reviews while kdb+ is ranked 19th in Relational Databases Tools with 1 review. Exasol is rated 8.0, while kdb+ is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Exasol writes "Fast query processing and easy-to-store all the data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of kdb+ writes "An easy-to-deploy solution that can be used for data ingestion and usage". Exasol is most compared with SAP HANA, SQL Server, Vertica, Oracle Database In-Memory and MySQL, whereas kdb+ is most compared with Oracle Database In-Memory, MariaDB, SingleStore and SQL Server.

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