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Actian Ingres vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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 Relational Databases Tools
27th
Ranking in Data Warehouse
17th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
12th
Ranking in Data Warehouse
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (5th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Actian Ingres is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 3.6%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions3.6%
Actian Ingres1.4%
Other95.0%
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

GH
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…
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges
We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

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."
"The message routing is the most valuable feature. It is effective and flexible."
"The product has been stable and I have never faced any kind of problems with it."
"The most valuable feature for us is horizontal scaling."
"RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the provided SDKs."
"I like the high throughput of 20K messages/sec, and that it supports multiple protocols."
"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."
"It's super easy to deploy and it also supports different languages and analytics."
"It can be configured to be a very fast message broker. I like the stability, the built-in admin tools and plugin architecture."
 

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."
"I was struggling with installing a few things. It would be good if was somewhat similar to RedHat. There should be more documentation regarding installation troubleshooting."
"they need to interact more with customers. They need to explain the features, especially when there are new releases of Greenplum. I know just from information I've found that it has other features, it can be used to for analytics, for integration with Big Data, Hadoop. They need to focus on this part with the customer."
"I would like to see the performance of the administration portal improved and additional messaging protocols."
"If you have a user consuming a huge load of resources, it takes down the entire system."
"The product has to improve the crisis management, especially in memory issues."
"There are some security concerns that have been raised with this product."
"Tanzu Greenplum's compression for GPText could be made more efficient."
"This solution struggled with multi-regional synchronization."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."
"We are using the open-source version of this solution."
"The pricing is okay."
"It is the best product with best fit for price/performance customer objectives."
"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."
"The price is pretty good."
"It’s an open-source solution."
"The solution's pricing is cost-effective as it does not involve significant expenses. Licensing is required only for the server, while clients do not need any licensing. Therefore, it proves to be a cost-efficient option."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
23%
Government
9%
Insurance Company
9%
Legal Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise48
 

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.
How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?
IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...
What do you like most about VMware RabbitMQ?
RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the pro...
 

Also Known As

Ingres, Ingres 2006
Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

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Sample Customers

Groupe Adeo, IsCool Entertainment
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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