FR
Faritha R.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Very powerful and fast database technology"
5/5
What do you like best about KX?

Highly efficient vector-based database technology to store large volumes of data and its super fast query performance. With its built-in q language, complex logic can be written with just a few lines of code! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

Users can get intimated by the learning curve of Q. However, with the recent offerings, especially open-source PyKx, interface with this database seem fairly easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Harish T.
HT
Harish T.
Cell Lead and Product Owner - Market Data
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"The only real-time DB solution"
5/5
What do you like best about KX?

Kdb+ is an excellent database management system that provides high performance and scalability. Essential for our real-time processing requirements and data management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

Fairly niche technolgy, therfore a smaller q developer resource pool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Learning KX"
5/5
What do you like best about KX?

It's very fast to run, and when you're familiar with the language, it's very easy to write programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

It has a very high entry barrier due to its complex syntax and being a functional language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"My preferred database for timeseries data management, querying and high speed manipulations"
5/5
What do you like best about KX?

- Incredibly performant data querying allows rapid turnaround times

- Very powerful inbuilt join capabilities - asof and window joins in particular

- Both realtime and historical capabilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

It can be difficult to find what you need in the documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Vijay V.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"KX kdb is one software for computation storage and middleware one ever need in financial industry"
4.5/5
What do you like best about KX?

Based on strong fundamentals of computer engineering needed for next generation applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

Slow learning if your are coming from non functional language background Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Konstantin O.
KO
Konstantin O.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Journey with KX"
5/5
What do you like best about KX?

What I like the most is performance and productivity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

I feel that products on top microservices might be easier to use.

All libraries can be more customizable if they can be viewed as white boxes vs black boxes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DM
Devon M.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great accomplishments with Kx"
5/5
What do you like best about KX?

It is fast and allows a lot to be achieved with very little code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

Hard to find coders and the community is rather small. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
CF
Verified User in Financial Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Trading Analysis and Prototyping"
5/5
What do you like best about KX?

Ease of use.

Analysis is simple, fast and easy to share. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

Some simple features not available especially related to IPC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michael D.
MD
Michael D.
Executive Director, Engineering and Execution
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Outstanding vector-based database performance. Best of breed in time-series, which was my use case"
4.5/5
What do you like best about KX?

Q is terse and easy, but powerful. KDB is lightning fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

Still not as cloud-native as I'd like, but improving with recent announcements (Amazon FinSpace). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Investment Banking
AI
Verified User in Investment Banking
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Excellent Product"
4.5/5
What do you like best about KX?

Functional programming aspects of Q langauge.

Concise and can efficiently query large datasets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about KX?

No RDB memory protection for very large queries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.