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Actian Ingres vs Coalesce.io comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Actian Ingres
Ranking in Data Warehouse
17th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (26th)
Coalesce.io
Ranking in Data Warehouse
16th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
3.3
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Actian Ingres is 2.5%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Coalesce.io is 1.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Coalesce.io1.1%
Actian Ingres2.5%
Other96.4%
Data Warehouse
 

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 Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Intelligence Developer at VodafoneZiggo
Standardized ELT templates have accelerated delivery while API and UI flexibility still need improvement
The best features Coalesce.io offers in my experience include lineage, which is the most important from the Ziggo perspective, and the APIs, which I would rank as the second most valuable. The third feature is the bulk edit option, so we don't have to do repetitive tasks again and again. The new SQL feature they are introducing, where you can dump your SQL and have your table or view created without manually creating columns, is also valuable. These are the four features I appreciate the most, and the fifth one would be the recently implemented GUI change where you can put a node in a spotlight to see the upstream and downstream based on what you need, setting up the depth and those settings. Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by reducing our development time and the time to market from around 15 days to a couple of days. This is the biggest impact we have experienced, and we are able to enforce a standardized way of working among developers, eliminating silos or customized solutions that developers create for themselves. If a satellite is loaded by ten different processes, all ten different processes generate the same type of SQL, making it easier to debug later if someone new joins the team. Additionally, since it is a SaaS solution, there is no need to maintain any software or install anything on laptops, which has helped us at VodafoneZiggo. Another feature is the API feature and the CLI command tool, which aid us significantly in moving from PowerCenter to Coalesce, enabling the migration of mappings from PowerCenter to Coalesce in bulk.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Ingres is the only database solution that has maintained a level of consistency and integrity about the way users interact with it."
"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."
"Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by being a tool that can be leveraged by a non-technical team, especially business analysts who are working on bringing data from different sources."
"The best features that Coalesce.io offers include a very rigid ETL framework that ensures all developers use the same pattern."
"Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by reducing our development time and the time to market from around 15 days to a couple of days."
"Usually it takes six to seven weeks to develop all those things, but with Coalesce.io, I can complete those things in one week."
"Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by making development faster and keeping the logic clearer, so we do not have to see 1000-2000 lines of code every time."
"Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by improving workflow, productivity, and business outcomes."
"Coalesce.io has impacted our organization positively by providing a low-code approach, supporting different sources so we don't need to write custom code, and offering a collaborative tool suitable for teams with a large number of developers."
"Coalesce.io has helped me develop projects faster, as it is easy to implement and maintain, reducing execution time by thirty to forty percent, while also helping me design a modular approach."
 

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."
"At the moment, the only improvement I see is deeper support for AI agents to support the developer's job."
"I do not find anything particularly helpful or something that stands out yet."
"Coalesce.io could improve in their AI features that they have enabled now."
"Coalesce.io can be improved regarding the APIs that still do not support all types of scenarios within a node, which is a blocking issue for us and potentially for other companies as well."
"Coalesce.io is compatible with Snowflake only, so it must be configured with other platforms such as Databricks and BigQuery, which is a limitation and a drawback."
"I believe the editing should be a bit easier, or there should be a bulk edit option where a column can be added in one go in multiple places."
"Regarding the accuracy and reliability of Coalesce.io's output, I am not entirely sure it is reliable."
"Coalesce.io could be improved from the stage layer perspective."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
12%
Construction Company
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
30%
Construction Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
 

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Coalesce.io?
Licensing costs are based on the region. We are using the US region, so charges are determined accordingly.
What needs improvement with Coalesce.io?
Coalesce.io can be improved by making it handle more edge cases and providing better documentation. When I was initially working and trying to find information, there was not much available on thei...
What is your primary use case for Coalesce.io?
My main use case for Coalesce.io was with a healthcare provider client whose team was not particularly tech savvy, so we wanted something easy to use. I was debating between two options: Coalesce.i...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Ingres, Ingres 2006
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Sample Customers

Groupe Adeo, IsCool Entertainment
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