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Actian Ingres vs Azure SQL Managed Instance comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Actian Ingres
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
29th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (17th)
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (11th)
 

Featured Reviews

GH
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…
Kunal Das - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Engineer at Happiest Minds Technologies
Hybrid data platform has delivered secure AI-ready workloads and reduced operational effort
Regarding Azure SQL Managed Instance, I would like to see improvements in AI capabilities. If we want to utilize AI features, we need to provide the resources and offer instructions to receive proper answers. If that could be improved, it would yield many benefits. Additionally, performance and compute skills should be enhanced, security upgraded, automation backed, and more productivity tools developed for real-time architecture and tooling. Currently, AI is booming, and I think features that enhance scalability and performance are essential. First, I believe there should be good scalability and architecture. The second aspect pertains to an agentic environment such as GitHub Copilot agent mode, web portal query editor, or Terraform coverage. Finally, security should also be a focus, particularly regarding event streaming transitions.

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."
"Ingres is the only database solution that has maintained a level of consistency and integrity about the way users interact with it."
"Azure SQL Managed Instance has positively impacted my organization because we save a lot on resources, particularly on hiring people with skills to manage SQL servers."
"Security-wise, Azure SQL Managed Instance is absolutely robust, and governance-wise, the manageability of Azure SQL Managed Instance is very good."
"All features are valuable, including SQL query generation, generating reports quickly, time-saving capabilities, and timely delivery, and the use of Azure SQL Managed Instance has significantly improved day-to-day productivity, ensuring efficient business report generation."
"Azure SQL Managed Instance includes 100% feature parity and support for critical instance features, allowing minimal code changes when migrating from on-premises to the cloud."
"The most important aspect of Azure SQL Managed Instance for me is its serverless compute, as it has cost efficiency and massive scalability, along with elastic pools and a Hyperscale tier."
"I can tell you categorically that the ROI, the return on investment is very, very high and it's very commendable."
"Azure SQL Managed Instance has positively impacted our organization by reducing the amount of infrastructure and database administration required from our team."
 

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."
"Regarding Azure SQL Managed Instance, I would like to see improvements in AI capabilities. Additionally, performance and compute skills should be enhanced, security upgraded, automation backed, and more productivity tools developed for real-time architecture and tooling."
"Azure SQL Managed Instance can be improved by adding more scalability options."
"The customer support for Azure SQL Managed Instance is the usual Microsoft support, neither great nor bad."
"One area that could be improved is the visibility and simplicity of performance and cost management."
"The only red flag I could point out is you don't have 100% control of your data. You don't have 100% control of that particular server because it is Microsoft that has access to it."
"I recently observed performance degradation in my application already in the cloud, primarily due to the lack of AI agents."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
14%
Construction Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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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 ...
What is your primary use case for Actian Ingres?
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 ...
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.
What needs improvement with Azure SQL Managed Instance?
Regarding Azure SQL Managed Instance, I would like to see improvements in AI capabilities. If we want to utilize AI features, we need to provide the resources and offer instructions to receive prop...
What is your primary use case for Azure SQL Managed Instance?
I work with Azure SQL Managed Instance, which is a managed instance. Azure SQL Managed Instance is basically a single database and is a fully managed isolated database. There is also an elastic poo...
What advice do you have for others considering Azure SQL Managed Instance?
If asked for advice, I recommend going with Azure SQL Managed Instance over AWS. I suggest Azure because of its hybrid benefits. Upon initial registration, it offers approximately 150 to 200 dollar...
 

Also Known As

Ingres, Ingres 2006
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Groupe Adeo, IsCool Entertainment
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