Actian Ingres vs Apache Hadoop comparison

Actian and Apache are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Actian is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.0, while Apache is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0. Actian holds a 1.1% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to Apache’s 4.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Actian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Apache users who would recommend it.

Actian Ingres

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100% willing to recommend

Apache Hadoop

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Actian Ingres and Apache Hadoop are competing in the data management category. Actian Ingres leads in pricing and support, while Apache Hadoop stands out for its expansive features, which justify its costs for large-scale data processing.

Features: Actian Ingres provides strong transactional capabilities, data security, and reliable performance for OLTP systems. Apache Hadoop handles big data with scalability, adaptability, and supports diverse data formats with distributed storage. Hadoop's ability to efficiently manage extreme data volumes makes it a top choice for big data analytics.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Actian Ingres offers straightforward deployment and a strong support structure, making it easy for IT professionals. Apache Hadoop has more complex deployment needs requiring skilled expertise, but its widespread community and documentation help mitigate challenges.

Pricing and ROI: Actian Ingres has competitive setup costs, making it a cost-effective option for businesses with smaller datasets, providing efficient transactional processing and favorable ROI. Apache Hadoop's higher setup costs are justified by its capability to manage large datasets, offering significant ROI over time for large-scale projects.

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Categories and Ranking

Actian Ingres

Ranking in Data Warehouse

17th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Apache Hadoop

Ranking in Data Warehouse

8th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Actian Ingres is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Apache Hadoop is 4.8%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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GustavHoltzhausen

Sr Sales Engineer at HCLSoftware

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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Sushil Arya

Software developer at Fiserv

Provides ease of integration with the IT workflow of a business

When working with Kafka, I saw that the data came in an incremental order. The incremental data processing part is still not very effective in Apache Hadoop. If the data is already there, it can be processed very effectively, especially if the data is coming in every second. If you want to know the location of some data every second, then such data is not processed effectively in Apache Hadoop. I can say that one of the features where improvements are required revolves around the licensing cost of the tool. If the tool can build some licensing structures in a pay-per-use manner, organizations can get the look and feel of Apache Hadoop. Apache Hadoop can offer a licensing structure of the product that can be seen as similar to how AWS operates. Apache Hadoop can look into the capability of processing incremental data. The tool's setup process can be a scope of improvement. Also, it is not very simple because while doing the setup, we need to do all the server settings, including port listing and firewall configurations. If we look at other products on the market, then they can be made simpler. There are certain shortcomings when it comes to the product's technical support part, making it an area where improvements are required. The time frame for the resolution is an area that needs to be improved. The overall communication part of the technical support team also needs improvement.

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Quotes from Members

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."

"Data ingestion: It has rapid speed, if Apache Accumulo is used."

"It's primarily open source. You can handle huge data volumes and create your own views, workflows, and tables. I can also use it for real-time data streaming."

"We selected Apache Hadoop because it is not dependent on third-party vendors."

"I recommend it for the telecom sector. I know it well, and it's a good fit."

"Apache Hadoop is crucial in projects that save and retrieve data daily. Its valuable features are scalability and stability. It is easy to integrate with the existing infrastructure."

"Two valuable features are its scalability and parallel processing. There are jobs that cannot be done unless you have massively parallel processing."

"The ability to add multiple nodes without any restriction is the solution's most valuable aspect."

"I liked that Apache Hadoop was powerful, had a lot of tools, and the fact that it was free and community-developed."

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Cons

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

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

"It needs better user interface (UI) functionalities."

"Improvements in security measures would be beneficial, given the large volumes of data handled."

"Based on our needs, we would like to see a tool for data visualization and enhanced Ambari for management, plus a pre-built IoT hub/model. These would reduce our efforts and the time needed to prove to a customer that this will help them."

"It would be helpful to have more information on how to best apply this solution to smaller organizations, with less data, and grow the data lake."

"The solution needs a better tutorial. There are only documents available currently. There's a lot of YouTube videos available. However, in terms of learning, we didn't have great success trying to learn that way. There needs to be better self-paced learning."

"The solution is very expensive."

"The integration with Apache Hadoop with lots of different techniques within your business can be a challenge."

"I think more of the solution needs to be focused around the panel processing and retrieval of data."

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"It's reasonable, but there's room for improvement in cost-effectiveness."

"If my company can use the cloud version of Apache Hadoop, particularly the cloud storage feature, it would be easier and would cost less because an on-premises deployment has a higher cost during storage, for example, though I don't know exactly how much Apache Hadoop costs."

"Do take into consider that data storage and compute capacity scale differently and hence purchasing a "boxed" / 'all-in-one" solution (software and hardware) might not be the best idea."

"The product is open-source, but some associated licensing fees depend on the subscription level."

"There are no licensing costs involved, hence money is saved on the software infrastructure."

"The price could be better. Hortonworks no longer exists, and Cloudera killed the free version of Hadoop."

"The price of Apache Hadoop could be less expensive."

"We just use the free version."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

22%

Insurance Company

University

Government

Financial Services Firm

35%

Computer Software Company

11%

University

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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 Apache Hadoop?

It's primarily open source. You can handle huge data volumes and create your own views, workflows, and tables. I can also use it for real-time data streaming.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Hadoop?

The product is open-source, but some associated licensing fees depend on the subscription level. While it might be free for students, organizations typically need to pay for their subscriptions. Th...

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What needs improvement with Apache Hadoop?

The problem with Apache Hadoop arose when the guys that originally set it up left the firm, and the group that later owned it didn't have enough technical resources to properly maintain it. This wa...

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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.

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The Apache Hadoop project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing. The Apache Hadoop software library is a framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of machines, each offering local computation and storage. Rather than rely on hardware to deliver high-availability, the library itself is designed to detect and handle failures at the application layer, so delivering a highly-available service on top of a cluster of computers, each of which may be prone to failures.

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Sample Customers

Groupe Adeo, IsCool Entertainment

Amazon, Adobe, eBay, Facebook, Google, Hulu, IBM, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Spotify, AOL, Twitter, University of Maryland, Yahoo!, Cornell University Web Lab

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