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Comparison

Dremio vs Vertica

On the evidence we track, Dremio leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Dremio full profile →Vertica full profile →
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★Dremio72
Vertica25
Score
Vioscale score
Dremio72 / 100medium · 71%
Vertica25 / 100low · 14%
Pricing
Free tier
Dremio✓
Vertica–
Model
Dremiofreemium
Verticacommercial
Price level
Dremiolow
Vertica–
Transparent
Dremio✗
Vertica–
Integrations
Count
Dremio13
Vertica–
Security
Disclosure policy
Dremio✓
Vertica–
Gdpr
Dremio✓
Vertica✓
Hipaa
Dremio–
Vertica✓
Iso27001
Dremio✓
Vertica–
Soc2
Dremio✓
Vertica–
Reliability
Sla pct
Dremio99.99
Vertica–
Status page
Dremio✓
Vertica–

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
DremioHybrid
VerticaHybrid
Architecture
Architecture
DremioSeparated storage/compute
VerticaCoupled MPP
Compute model
Dremio-
VerticaClusters
Query
SQL dialect
DremioVendor-specific
VerticaVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Dremio✓
Vertica-
Interoperability
Table-format support
DremioApache Iceberg
Vertica-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Dremio-
Vertica-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Dremio✓
Vertica✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
DremioFirst-class
VerticaFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Dremio-
Vertica✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Dremio-
Vertica-
Licensing
Licence class
DremioSource-available
VerticaProprietary

What each one is

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

Dremio

Leader

An open-source lakehouse platform built on Apache Iceberg that enables data analytics and AI workloads with support for CDC, multi-source ingestion, and SQL-based querying.

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.

Dremio

Leader
from $0.20/moconsumptionFree tier30-day trial

From $0.20 per DCU. Free Community Edition. 30-day free trial.

  • Dremio Cloud$0.20 per DCU. $400 credit free trial for 30 days.
    • Fully managed infrastructure (AWS, Azure coming soon)
    • Automatic scaling and optimization
    • Automatic feature releases
    • Zero infrastructure management
    • AI Agent
    • +4 more
  • Dremio EnterpriseContact sales
    • Self-managed on Kubernetes, on-premises, or cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
    • Full control over infrastructure, security, compliance
    • Flexible deployment options
    • AI Agent
    • AI Semantic Layer
    • +4 more
  • Dremio Community EditionFree
    • Query engine
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
Web
Dremio✓
Vertica–
CLI
Dremio✓
Vertica–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dremio✓
Vertica✓
Self-hosted
Dremio✓
Vertica✓
On-premise
Dremio✗
Vertica✓
Hybrid
Dremio✗
Vertica✓

Integrations

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

Dremio

Leader
13 total
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Polaris
  • dbt
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • DynamoDB
  • Oracle
  • SQL Server
  • DB2
  • AWS EMR
  • AWS Glue
  • Apache Spark
Independently observed

Vertica

Not documented yet.

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