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Comparison

Apache Iceberg vs Vertica

On the evidence we track, Apache Iceberg leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Apache Iceberg60
Vertica41
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Iceberg60 / 100medium · 56%
Vertica41 / 100low · 14%
Pricing
Model
Apache Icebergopen_source
Verticacommercial
Price level
Apache Icebergfree
Vertica–
Integrations
Count
Apache Iceberg20
Vertica–
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica–
Gdpr
Apache Iceberg–
Vertica✓
Hipaa
Apache Iceberg–
Vertica✓
Scorecard
Apache Iceberg7.9
Vertica–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Iceberg1
Vertica–
Github stars
Apache Iceberg9,326
Vertica–
Package downloads weekly
Apache Iceberg6,665,583
Vertica–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Iceberg100
Vertica–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Iceberg50
Vertica–
History
Apache Iceberg20 items
Vertica–
License
Spdx
Apache IcebergApache-2.0
Vertica–
Language
Primary
Apache IcebergJava
Vertica–
Content
Faq
Apache Iceberg5 items
Vertica3 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data warehouse software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Deployment
Apache IcebergEmbedded
VerticaHybrid
Architecture
Architecture
Apache Iceberg-
VerticaCoupled MPP
Compute model
Apache Iceberg-
VerticaClusters
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Iceberg-
VerticaVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica-
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache IcebergIceberg (Parquet, ORC, Avro, Puffin data files)
Vertica-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache IcebergAutomatic
Vertica-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache IcebergFirst-class
VerticaFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Iceberg-
Vertica✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache IcebergPermissive OSS
VerticaProprietary

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Iceberg

Leader

A table format that brings SQL capabilities to large-scale analytical datasets and enables multiple computing engines to safely and concurrently query and modify the same tables.

Independently observed

Vertica

A high-performance analytics platform built on columnar architecture and massively parallel processing that delivers real-time insights, machine learning, and fraud detection across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments. Designed for enterprises to analyze massive volumes of data while maintaining flexibility in infrastructure choices.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Iceberg

Leader
Open source

Open source, no licensing cost

as of verify ↗

Vertica

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica–
Windows
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica–
Linux
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica–
CLI
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Iceberg✗
Vertica✓
Self-hosted
Apache Iceberg✓
Vertica✓
On-premise
Apache Iceberg✗
Vertica✓
Hybrid
Apache Iceberg✗
Vertica✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache Iceberg

Leader
23 total
  • Spark
  • Trino
  • Presto
  • Flink
  • Hive
  • Impala
  • PyArrow
  • DuckDB
  • Polars
  • Pandas
  • Ray
  • Datafusion
  • BigQuery
  • SQLAlchemy
  • S3
  • GCS
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Hadoop
  • Kerberos
  • Thrift
  • Avro
  • Parquet
  • ORC
Independently observed

Vertica

Not documented yet.

Still deciding?

Apache Iceberg or Vertica: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.