Actian ParAccel vs Microsoft Analytics Platform System comparison

Actian and Microsoft are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Actian is ranked #27, while Microsoft is ranked #19. Actian holds a 1.5% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to Microsoft’s 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Actian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Actian ParAccel

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100% willing to recommend

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66% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Actian ParAccel and Microsoft Analytics Platform System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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 ParAccel

Ranking in Data Warehouse

27th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Analytics Platfor...

Ranking in Data Warehouse

19th

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Actian ParAccel is 1.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Analytics Platform System is 2.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Microsoft Analytics Platform System	2.4%
Actian ParAccel	1.5%
Other	96.1%

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it_user263409

Business Intelligence Consultant at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

The stability needs work and the leader node should be removed, but we can deliver results faster.

The speed of the application It has delivered results to our customers faster than we were able to previously. The stability needs work. I've used it for two years. It wasn't stable. There are issues. No issues yet. Customer Service: It's good. Technical Support: It's good. SQL Server…

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MahmoudMohamed1

Senior Data Engineer at Tatweer Educational Technologies Company - TETCO

Offers smooth data integration between systems, but requires better real-time analytics capabilities

We leverage its capabilities for many applications. We can integrate with our databases, like Oracle, MySQL, or any other, using Microsoft Integration Services. This lets us continue using private databases without paying additional licensing fees. Additionally, the license includes Analytics services and Power BI, which work on-premises, unlike most other technologies that require cloud solutions.

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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

"It has delivered results to our customers faster than we were able to previously."

"The result is a highly flexible, affordable, and scalable platform that makes large-scale Hub and Spoke EDW architectures a practical reality."

"Helps our customers to discover trends, which provides useful information based on their business."

"This solution will connect to any database, you can combine databases, and you can create a cube or tabular model."

"This is a well-integrated solution and that integration empowers results."

"It is closely integrated with other products in the MS portfolio."

"I like that it's integrated with other Azure products."

"The most valuable part of the product is that it is a system, with different tools for different services for different kinds of scenarios, making it a very rich, integrated, technology-rich platform whose total integration with the rest of Microsoft products creates flexibility and compatibility and makes the tool a very useful one."

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Cons

"The stability needs work."

"However, centralized EDW tends to be extremely expensive and very inflexible."

"Hybrid environments are complex to manage."

"The pricing model needs to be improved."

"Machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities need to be more friendly for beginning users."

"Releases of new products and functionality is never accompanied by associated documentation, training and resources that adequately explain the release."

"Functionality needs to be more up-to-date with competing products."

"We need better real-time analytics capabilities. It's a bit challenging for us."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The initial price is lower than Oracle, but extensive use of SQL may lead to a higher total cost of ownership."

"I rate Microsoft Analytics Platform System a seven out of ten for pricing."

"Users have to pay extra for premium-level technical support."

"We are currently paying $200,000 a year for all the different parts of the suite during an ingest model Microsoft now charges us $700,000 a year."

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Company Size

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Large Enterprise	7

Comparisons

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

Apache Hadoop vs Actian ParAccel

Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Also Known As

ParAccel

Microsoft APS, MS Analytics Platform System

Overview

ParAccel's analytic platform accelerates and improves organization's decision making and opens the door for innovation, growth, and a sustainable competitive advantage.

Actian

The Microsoft Analytics Platform System can meet the demands of your evolving data warehouse environment with its scale-out, massively parallel processing integrated system supporting hybrid data warehouse scenarios. It provides the ability to query across relational and non-relational data by leveraging Microsoft PolyBase and industry-leading big data technologies. It offers the lowest price per terabyte for large data warehouse workloads.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Amazon, The Royal Bank of Scotland, OfficeMax, MicroStrategy

Transport for London, E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG, Prometeia, Tangerine, SSM Health Care, Service Corporation International

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