Actian Ingres vs Amazon RDS comparison

Actian and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Additionally, 100% of Actian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users who would recommend it.

Actian Ingres

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98% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Actian Ingres

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (26th), Data Warehouse (16th)

Amazon RDS

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database as a Service (DBaaS) (1st)

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GustavHoltzhausen

Sr Sales Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Reliable performance enhances operations with good technical support

We run the entire IRS system, the income system, and the tax system. We also manage the entire Absa banking system in Africa. There's a lot of database applications, similar to those used in banks and the IRS The most valuable features for us are reliability and performance. Our system is used…

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reviewer2592669

Director Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Positive experiences with database services, with minor room for feature enhancements observed

I don't really see any disadvantages of Amazon RDS. With Oracle, I think AWS doesn't provide the RAC stability. If you have Oracle installed in your own data centers, you can set up various clusters and we can set up the RACs, but in Amazon RDS, we cannot have the RAC feature of Oracle. They could add that feature. Amazon RDS has limitations regarding RAC. If we talk about installing Oracle in RDS, we cannot have the RAC, but if you deploy Oracle on GCP, then there is probably the RAC feature available. I observed that around two or three years back, but I'm not sure whether they have added the RAC feature in AWS. Amazon RDS is expensive compared to GCP. GCP also has the same features, and although it is quite extensive and feature-rich, I see Amazon RDS as slightly expensive compared to other clouds.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The deployment of our solution across a number of servers using Ingres .NET has meant that we can protect the database server behind a highly secure firewall and deploy the front end solutions on a normal web server."

"The most valuable features for us are reliability and performance."

"The product solved our DevOps and admin problems."

"The most valuable feature of Amazon RDS is its performance."

"The scalability is the best, and I have no issues with the ability to scale."

"Amazon RDS is easy to manage, and it has customizable performance, high availability, and duality."

"Amazon RDS gives us the ability to select as many tools, replicas, regions, and zones as we want."

"The product's most valuable features are option groups, S3 integration, automated and scheduled snapshots, and cross-region replication."

"The biggest advantage of Amazon RDS, which is basically an AWS service, is that you can customize it."

"The most valuable aspect of Amazon RDS is it is on the cloud."

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Cons

"The ability to reset the log file without stopping the DBMS would be helpful for us."

"The seamless integration is a bit of an issue."

"The solution could improve the administration tools."

"The Performance Monitor they have is a little clanky, at least in regards to the UI."

"When you are using it for the first time, it is a little bit hard to configure. The first-time configuration is not very easy. It should be easier to configure. Its installation should also be simpler. Currently, its installation is very complex. With SQL Server, we have access to the SQL Server analysis services and reporting services, but such services are not available with Amazon RDS."

"Amazon RDS could improve by having more sophisticated. I use other solutions that have better technology for more difficult tasks."

"Amazon RDS should have a more user-friendly graphical user interface and include better database management options."

"Some of the features will not be there. For example, some on-premises things we want to set up will not be supported there. There are some challenges that they are fixing."

"The solution's version upgrade and performance could be improved."

"I also don't think it's very scalable."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"AWS is becoming pretty expensive because cheap or absolutely free services have become paid services. Amazon RDS is not an expensive product, but Amazon's ecosystem is becoming increasingly expensive."

"The solution's pricing needs improvement."

"The price could be better."

"I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The cost of using this solution is similar to that of having your own data center."

"The substantial initial credit and cost-effectiveness make Amazon an attractive option."

"Amazon RDS is less expensive than other solutions."

"Licensing fees are paid on an annual basis."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

University

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	23

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Actian Ingres?

The seamless integration is a bit of an issue. I would like to see more direct connectors and stuff like SQLAlchemy. It's there but isn't available as a standard, so it involves going to GitHub to ...

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What is your primary use case for Actian Ingres?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Actian Ingres?

Initially, it's a lot less expensive than competitors. Price performance has always been a priority, ensuring we remain competitive in the market.

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What do you like most about Amazon RDS?

The product's installation phase is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon RDS?

The pricing for Amazon RDS is reasonable.

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Also Known As

Ingres, Ingres 2006

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Overview

Actian’s Ingres is a leading, enterprise-grade database management system designed to reduce IT costs and time-to-value, while delivering the strength and features expected from an enterprise-class database. Ingres 10.2 is the latest version of the database, containing enhancements that will make it easier to internationalize customer applications. Along with improved performance and reduced configuration overhead, users can take their first steps into big data analytics with the new Window functions.

Actian

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) is a web service that makes it easier to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient, resizeable capacity for an industry-standard relational database and manages common database administration tasks.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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