Vertica vs ClickHouse: Comparison of Key Features

Introduction

ClickHouse and Vertica are both columnar databases that are optimized for analytical queries and real-time analytics. However, there are some key differences between the two that make ClickHouse better suited for real-time analytics.

Comparative of ClickHouse & Vertica

  1. Performance: ClickHouse is designed to handle high-performance analytical queries with low latency, while Vertica’s performance is better suited for batch processing and data warehousing.
  2. Scalability: ClickHouse is designed to scale horizontally, while Vertica’s scalability is limited.
  3. Cost: ClickHouse is an open-source database, while Vertica requires commercial licenses.
  4. Data Model: ClickHouse has a more flexible data model and supports semi-structured data, while Vertica is more restrictive.
  5. SQL Support: ClickHouse supports a wide range of SQL functions, while Vertica has a limited set of SQL functions.
  6. Real-time streaming: ClickHouse is well-suited for real-time streaming data, while Vertica is not.
  7. Cloud-based Deployment: ClickHouse supports cloud-based deployment and is easily scalable, while Vertica’s support for cloud-based deployment is limited.
  8. Machine Learning and AI: ClickHouse has support for machine learning and AI, while Vertica’s support is limited.
  9. Data Governance and Security: ClickHouse has support for data governance and security, while Vertica’s support is limited.
  10. Data Integration and ETL: ClickHouse has support for data integration and ETL, while Vertica’s support is limited.

Conclusion

ClickHouse is better suited for real-time analytics because it is optimized for high-performance analytical queries, low latency, real-time streaming data and supports machine learning and AI. It is also open-source, and thus, cost-effective and easily scalable.

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About Shiv Iyer 211 Articles
Open Source Database Systems Engineer with a deep understanding of Optimizer Internals, Performance Engineering, Scalability and Data SRE. Shiv currently is the Founder, Investor, Board Member and CEO of multiple Database Systems Infrastructure Operations companies in the Transaction Processing Computing and ColumnStores ecosystem. He is also a frequent speaker in open source software conferences globally.