Compare PostgreSQL and Teradata - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 13, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PostgreSQL or Teradata?

Teradata is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PostgreSQL, and Teradata is rated higher (66/100) than PostgreSQL (62/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Database Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

PostgreSQL Vs. Teradata

PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems, including Linux, UNIX (AIX, BSD, HP-UX, SGI IRIX, Mac OS X, Solaris, Tru64...

Teradata: Teradata delivers powerful and proven solutions that bring together different data sources from across your enterprise to give you a single view of your business. Choose from an entire family of data warehousing platforms that provide the benefits of Active Enterprise Intelligence to any company, regardless of size or budget.

Who is more expensive? PostgreSQL or Teradata?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Database Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for PostgreSQL and Teradata.

PostgreSQL price starts at $7,613 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 PostgreSQL is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Database Management software. Teradata price starts at $4 per year , When comparing Teradata to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Database Management software cost.

Bottom line: PostgreSQL cost is around the same cost of Teradata.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared PostgreSQL Vs. Teradata based on some of the most important and required Database Management features.

PostgreSQL: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Teradata: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

PostgreSQL's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and Teradata's target customer size include: SMBs.

PostgreSQL

ITQlick rating
(3/5)

starts at $7,613 per month

PostgreSQL is a growing cloud-based System software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. PostgreSQL received a rating of 3 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered affordable (2...

Categories: Database Management.

Teradata

ITQlick rating
(4.9/5)

starts at $4 per year

Teradata is a trending cloud-based System software, it is designed to support small and medium size business. Teradata received a rating of 4.9 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered affordable (2....

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PostgreSQL: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Teradata: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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PostgreSQL
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$7,613 per month
Functionality
4
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Teradata
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
66/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$4 per year
Functionality
8
MariaDB
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$500 per license
Functionality
4
Aerospike
ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$172.57 per month
Functionality
5
SAP HANA
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
9.6/10
License pricing
$38802.30 per license
Functionality
21

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.