Actian Ingres vs Oracle Database In-Memory comparison

Actian and Oracle are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Actian is ranked #26 with an average rating of 8.0, while Oracle is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.2. Actian holds a 0.1% mindshare in SQL, compared to Oracle’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Actian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Actian Ingres

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Oracle Database In-Memory

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Actian Ingres and Oracle Database In-Memory based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Actian Ingres

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

26th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Warehouse (15th)

Oracle Database In-Memory

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

9th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Embedded Database (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of Actian Ingres is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database In-Memory is 1.6%, up from 1.1% 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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Laksiri Bala

DB Architect / Consultant at Virtusa Global

Faster processing and improved memory operations have enhanced transaction and analytics efficiency

The valuable features of Oracle Database In-Memory ( /products/oracle-database-in-memory-reviews ) include its capability to bypass disk storage for faster memory operations, which is critical for transactions and analytics. It also offers specific memory areas, like in-memory cache, that act as intermediaries between disk and buffer cache. This feature helps organizations handle real-time memory requirements effectively.

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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 most valuable features for us are reliability and performance."

"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."

"It efficiently handles low-code data and supports read-and-write operations for clustering."

"The on-premise version is stable. We have different teams and resources for the server side, for admin, and for development. We can easily take care of all the services and applications."

"The valuable features of Oracle Database In-Memory include its capability to bypass disk storage for faster memory operations, which is critical for transactions and analytics."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its performance optimization within our hardware environment."

"I like Oracle because it is a backward-compatible solution."

"The scalability of the solution is very good. It's able to support large amounts of data."

"We use the tool for real-time data transfer for risk management purposes. In a trading system, conversions happen fast. We use the product to handle fast transactions with low latency."

"We find the dashboard and the speed of data processing very valuable in Oracle Database In-Memory."

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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."

"The solution should move to the new way of writing software code with AI that is intelligent and learns."

"They should improve the solution's scalability for large databases."

"Oracle Database In-Memory is more expensive than Azure, and the support from the Oracle team is not very good, especially since they do not have a support team in our region."

"Oracle should include column store or advanced query optimization so a database can be optimized by enabling analytic queries to run faster."

"We use some partitions in In-Memory. We have a very large table and a low dose. It is very expensive in data to load all of them into In-Memory. It takes up more memory slots in the server, as well as a lot of RAM. We use last partitions on the table. We always need to create a script and make a schedule that can load a last partition in In-Memory. Oracle doesn't have features to do this automatically. I would like them to allow us to load last partitions, as well as other table partitions, in In-Memory. I think a good feature would do that automatically, letting you see a table, load a large partition, and monitor loading memory. It's quite a good feature."

"We often have to find solutions on our own through the support site, so there's room for improvement in this regard."

"It would be good if Oracle could reduce downtime when transferring from non-In-Memory to In-Memory."

"The query optimization and backup features should be added."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Oracle Database In-Memory is expensive."

"The platform's licensing cost needs improvement."

"The solution's pricing is high."

"Database In-Memory is priced a bit higher than its competitors like Microsoft."

"There is a need to make a yearly payment towards the licensing costs, after which there is any to pay towards the support cost attached to the solution."

"The product is expensive."

"The pricing is pretty good so I rate it an eight out of ten."

"It's quite costly and it comes with a fixed price."

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Computer Software Company

21%

University

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Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

11%

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Government

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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 Oracle Database In-Memory?

We can integrate it with any data sources as well.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database In-Memory?

Pricing is justified by the performance and business value offered by Oracle Database In-Memory. Although slightly higher, recent reductions in cloud costs and learning opportunities, such as free ...

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database In-Memory?

Oracle Database In-Memory could improve by better supporting generative AI challenges, such as hallucination management. Enhancing features like CAG augmentation and cache augmentation could signif...

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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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Oracle Database In-Memory transparently accelerates analytics by orders of magnitude while simultaneously speeding up mixed-workload OLTP. With Oracle Database In-Memory, users get immediate answers to business questions that previously took hours.

Oracle Database In-Memory delivers leading-edge in-memory performance without the need to restrict functionality, or accept compromises, complexity and risk. Deploying Oracle Database In-Memory with any existing Oracle Database compatible application is as easy as flipping a switch - no application changes are required. Oracle Database In-Memory is fully integrated with the Oracle Database’s renowned scale-up, scale-out, storage tiering, availability, and security technologies making it the most industrialstrength offering on the market.

The ability to easily perform real-time data analysis together with real-time transaction processing on all existing applications enables organizations to transform into Real-Time Enterprises that quickly make data-driven decisions, respond instantly to customer demands, and continuously optimize all key processes.

For more information on Oracle Database In-Memory, visit Oracle.com

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