Actian Ingres vs IBM Db2 Warehouse comparison

Actian and IBM are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Actian is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0, while IBM is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.0. Actian holds a 1.8% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to IBM’s 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Actian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Actian Ingres

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81% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

IBM Db2 Warehouse and Actian Ingres are competing products in the data management and analytics category. IBM Db2 Warehouse has the upper hand with its scalable pricing models and flexible deployment, while Actian Ingres leads in security and query efficiency.

Features:IBM Db2 Warehouse offers scalability, flexibility, and integration with cloud environments, providing comprehensive analytics and machine learning support. Actian Ingres is known for its outstanding security measures and efficient handling of complex queries.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:IBM Db2 Warehouse offers a streamlined cloud-based deployment along with reliable customer service. Actian Ingres presents precise on-premises capabilities but may include a steeper learning curve. However, once deployed, Actian Ingres's customer service is highly supportive.

Pricing and ROI:IBM Db2 Warehouse provides flexible pricing models that can lead to significant ROI, especially in large-scale cloud settings. Actian Ingres, while having a lower initial setup cost, offers substantial ROI through effective data management when optimized for specific use-case scenarios.

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Categories and Ranking

Actian Ingres

Ranking in Data Warehouse

18th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (26th)

IBM Db2 Warehouse

Ranking in Data Warehouse

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Actian Ingres is 1.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Db2 Warehouse is 3.2%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Warehouse Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM Db2 Warehouse	3.2%
Actian Ingres	1.8%
Other	95.0%

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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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Sherpard Muzuva

Senior Technical Manager- IBM Enterprise Systems at SYSTEMS INTEGRATED LTD (SYMPHONY)

Advanced features enhance business intelligence, but complex management calls for improved user guidance

While my experience with IBM Db2 Warehouse is somewhat limited, when compared to other databases such as Oracle, there are areas for improvement. They need to enhance the database to make it more user-friendly and easier to master. They should implement a more comprehensive graphical user interface with additional features. For instance, when users encounter problems, the system should provide better guidelines and troubleshooting directions, except for hardware-related issues. They need to implement tools that would help users perform basic troubleshooting rather than solely relying on support. Other databases have features where users can investigate specific issues using error codes. From my experience, many minor issues could be resolved before escalating to support.

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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."

"It can scale effectively as long as resources are available."

"IBM Db2 Warehouse is more resilient when dealing with business intelligence applications."

"The most valuable features of IBM Db2 Warehouse include its availability, easy integration, ability to deal with a large size of data, excellent performance with no delays, powerful security mechanisms, and effective support."

"Some of the best features are stored procedures, parallelism, and different indexing strategies."

"I think it scales really well and as long as you take enough time to learn a little bit about it, it works really well."

"It can be mounted on the cloud, which is a huge plus. If the client, for example, starts small with on-premise deployment and then it rapidly needs to grow, we can transfer this to the cloud easily."

"IBM Db2 Warehouse is more resilient when dealing with business intelligence applications."

"The solution is stable."

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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."

"There were some initial challenges with IBM Db2 Warehouse about eight months ago when I worked in this environment. When I coordinated with IBM support, they mentioned that the memory was insufficient for our needs. Our business environment required significantly more memory than the previous cluster could provide. Consequently, we have worked closely with on-site IBM technical personnel to address this issue."

"Lacks sufficient documentation and particularly in Spanish."

"The biggest problems we have is when the backup solution is failing or slow and we run out of log space, which has happened probably a couple of times in the last four years."

"In terms of improvement, IBM Db2 Warehouse should be more scalable."

"The primary challenges customers face with IBM Db2 Warehouse are related to its complexity in usage. It requires highly skilled professionals who understand Db2, and both training and support are challenging to obtain."

"IBM Db2 Warehouse needs to improve its interface."

"The biggest challenge anyone could have with Db2 Warehouse is their references or online resources and documentation. They are very, very, very limited on the web."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"In a traditional on-prem database, in a data warehouse, the solution is probably on the expensive side."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

Legal Firm

Financial Services Firm

30%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Db2 Warehouse?

The pricing for medium and large environments is almost the same as Oracle. I rate the pricing as six out of ten.

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What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Warehouse?

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What is your primary use case for IBM Db2 Warehouse?

The main advantages of IBM Db2 Warehouse become apparent when dealing with business intelligence applications. I worked with it when it was installed for one of our customers, a utilities company, ...

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Also Known As

Ingres, Ingres 2006

InfoSphere Warehouse, IBM InfoSphere Warehouse

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

InfoSphere Warehouse is a suite of products that combines the strength of DB2 with a data warehousing infrastructure from IBM. You can use InfoSphere Warehouse to build a complete data warehousing solution that includes a highly scalable relational database, data access capabilities, and front-end analysis tools.

IBM

Sample Customers

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