Compare Snowflake and VMware Greenplum 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
No pricing available
Snowflake
Star Rating
(584)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansVMware Greenplum
Star Rating
(60)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about VMware GreenplumSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Snowflake excels in cloud deployment with a score of 9.2, making it a preferred choice for organizations looking for a robust cloud solution, while VMware Greenplum, with a score of 7.5 for on-premise deployment, is noted for its strong on-premise capabilities.
- Reviewers mention that Snowflake's data integration capabilities are impressive, scoring 8.9, which allows for seamless data ingestion and wrangling, whereas VMware Greenplum's data integration score of 8.0 indicates room for improvement in this area.
- G2 users highlight Snowflake's superior performance in data querying with a score of 9.0, which is crucial for real-time analytics, while VMware Greenplum's performance in this area, scoring 8.7, suggests it may not be as efficient for complex queries.
- Users on G2 appreciate Snowflake's built-in data analytics feature, scoring 8.1, which provides valuable insights directly within the platform, while VMware Greenplum's lack of a comparable feature has been noted as a limitation by reviewers.
- Reviewers mention that Snowflake's data security features, particularly data encryption and user access control, score highly at 9.2 and 9.1 respectively, ensuring robust protection of sensitive information, whereas VMware Greenplum's security features, while solid, do not match this level of confidence.
- Users say that Snowflake's ease of use is a significant advantage, with a score of 9.0, making it accessible for teams without extensive technical expertise, while VMware Greenplum's ease of use score of 8.3 indicates that it may require more technical knowledge to navigate effectively.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Snowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
VMware Greenplum
No pricing availableFree Trial
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
VMware Greenplum
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
427
8.4
44
Ease of Use
9.0
461
8.3
42
Ease of Setup
8.8
248
8.1
22
Ease of Admin
8.6
188
8.2
23
Quality of Support
8.6
386
8.0
38
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
189
8.6
22
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
398
8.3
40
Features by Category
Deployment
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Deployment
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Management
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Operations
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Management
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Generative AI
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Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 27 FeaturesShow 27 Features
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System
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Model Development
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Model Development
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Machine/Deep Learning Services
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Machine/Deep Learning Services
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Generative AI
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Data Management
8.9
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
113
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
95
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
99
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Verified
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Integration
8.0
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
105
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Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.5
87
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Verified
9.0
5
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Verified
9.2
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.2
120
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Verified
8.7
5
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Verified
Security
8.7
111
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Verified
9.3
5
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Verified
9.0
122
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Verified
9.3
5
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Verified
Generative AI
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Management
8.8
56
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
9.3
61
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
Maintenance
9.2
58
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.3
58
Not enough data
Security
9.1
58
Not enough data
9.1
60
Not enough data
Storage
9.1
37
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
Availability
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
Performance
9.2
36
Not enough data
Security
9.0
36
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
Support
9.3
29
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
Centralized computation
8.9
14
Not enough data
Localized computation
8.6
14
Not enough data
Data
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Interaction
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Learning
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Content Generation
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System
Not enough data
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Database
8.7
70
Not enough data
9.2
73
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
Integrations
8.5
51
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
64
Not enough data
9.0
70
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
Processing
9.2
68
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
Data Transformation
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.0
39
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
Operations
7.9
43
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.3
37
Not enough data
Building Reports
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Platform
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Snowflake and VMware Greenplum are categorized as Data Warehouse
Unique Categories
VMware Greenplum has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Snowflake
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
Computer Software
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
12.9%
Financial Services
10.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
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
Snowflake
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Rijul S.
Verified User in Food Production
Ease of usage Fast in memory querying Fast query response Seamless integration with dbt [data build tool] Easy to learn and understand Easy to implement with existing data engineering pipelines and solutions Support is very fast and effective can be...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...
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
Rijul S.
Verified User in Food Production
Ease of usage Fast in memory querying Fast query response Seamless integration with dbt [data build tool] Easy to learn and understand Easy to implement with existing data engineering pipelines and solutions Support is very fast and effective can be...
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 Internet
My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...
Verified User in Banking
There is only limited support for open source
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LH
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