Compare Amazon Redshift and VMware Greenplum 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.22 - $3.26 Per hour
No pricing available
Amazon Redshift
Star Rating
(400)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.22 - $3.26 Per hour
Browse all 6 pricing plansVMware Greenplum
Star Rating
(60)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Amazon Redshift excels in cloud deployment with a score of 8.9, making it a preferred choice for organizations looking for scalable cloud solutions, while VMware Greenplum shines in on-premise deployment with a score of 9.0, appealing to enterprises that prioritize local data management.
- Reviewers mention that Amazon Redshift's data integration capabilities are rated at 8.8, highlighting its strong performance in connecting with various data sources, whereas VMware Greenplum's data governance and security features are rated higher at 9.3, indicating a robust framework for managing sensitive data.
- G2 users note that Amazon Redshift's built-in data analytics feature scores 8.1, which some users find useful for quick insights, while VMware Greenplum's in-database machine learning feature scores lower at 7.7, suggesting it may not be as effective for users looking to leverage advanced analytics directly within the database.
- Users on G2 report that Amazon Redshift has a strong performance scalability rating of 8.9, which is crucial for businesses experiencing rapid growth, while VMware Greenplum's scalability is rated slightly lower at 8.7, indicating it may not scale as efficiently under heavy loads.
- Reviewers say that Amazon Redshift's ease of use is rated at 8.7, making it user-friendly for teams without extensive technical expertise, while VMware Greenplum's ease of setup is rated lower at 8.1, which may pose challenges for users during initial implementation.
- Users say that Amazon Redshift's quality of support is rated at 8.5, with many praising the responsiveness of the support team, while VMware Greenplum's support quality is rated at 8.0, suggesting that users may experience longer wait times or less satisfactory assistance.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Redshift
RA3.4xlarge
$1.22 - $3.26
Per hour
On-demand, 1-Year, or 3-Year Terms
- Commit to save up to 34%
VMware Greenplum
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Redshift
Free Trial is available
VMware Greenplum
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
281
8.4
44
Ease of Use
8.7
282
8.3
42
Ease of Setup
8.6
136
8.1
22
Ease of Admin
8.5
130
8.2
23
Quality of Support
8.5
264
8.0
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
129
8.6
22
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
254
8.3
40
Features by Category
Data Management
8.8
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.9
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
8.1
98
9.0
5
|
Verified
8.9
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
8.9
130
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
Security
8.7
122
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
8.8
124
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
Generative AI
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Storage
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.4
53
Not enough data
Availability
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
45
Not enough data
Security
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
Support
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Redshift and VMware Greenplum are categorized as Data Warehouse
Unique Categories
Amazon Redshift is categorized as Columnar Databases and Big Data Integration Platforms
VMware Greenplum has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Redshift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
VMware Greenplum
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.3%
Computer Software
12.3%
Financial Services
7.9%
Retail
5.2%
Telecommunications
4.7%
Other
54.5%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Internet
11.1%
Financial Services
7.4%
Computer Software
7.4%
Banking
7.4%
Other
51.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Redshift
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Anshul J.
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
Its data organizing and cleansing capability is one of the best thing i liked, upsides are many like it helps in ETL process very smoothly and prepare the data which can be easily readable with the help of BI tools.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Insurance
I would prefer support for more languages and interfaces from the user side to connect with
VMware Greenplum
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jake B.
Verified User in Internet
Greenplum is a good data warehouse for enterprise and is built on the Postgres theme of databases. I can run analytic SQL without much issue.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Banking
There is only limited support for open source
Anshul J.
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
Its data organizing and cleansing capability is one of the best thing i liked, upsides are many like it helps in ETL process very smoothly and prepare the data which can be easily readable with the help of BI tools.
Jake B.
Verified User in Internet
Greenplum is a good data warehouse for enterprise and is built on the Postgres theme of databases. I can run analytic SQL without much issue.
Verified User in Insurance
I would prefer support for more languages and interfaces from the user side to connect with
Verified User in Banking
There is only limited support for open source
Alternatives
Discussions
Should I use with a data mart for a frontend tool that make request on it ?
3 comments
NM
Hi Mehdi
Can you elaborate your question?
AWS Redshift is a DataBase/Data Warehouse service, which is Ideal for Analytical use cases.
You can...Read more
When can I use Amazon redshift?
3 comments
PG
Redshift is big data warehousing solution to handle petabytes of data and also for real time decisions. If you want highly optimized data warehousing...Read more
What are the characteristics of redshift?
2 comments
AK
Redshift is mainly used for Big data and analytics to store the data in columner format. Retrieve the data is very fast and parallel processing also most...Read more
Does it have the capability to use Metadata agent Query Management?
1 comment
RG
Yes it has this capability and optimises the queryRead more
VMware Greenplum has no more discussions with answers
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