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Actian PSQL

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IBM Informix

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Featured Review
辺琢也 渡
Easy configuration, with affordable pricing, and reliable
Velly Nusmir
Easy-to-setup product with valuable features for data virtualization and operations
IBM Informix benefits users with high availability and good integration capabilities.
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Pros
"Actian PSQL is easy to configure and the performance is affordable."

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"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features.""The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years.""The scalability is very good.""So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free.""This solution has made financial reporting possible by allowing financial people the opportunity to set Informix to "Auto Pilot" so that they can attend other duties.""It supports multiple applications and business intelligence tools.""It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6""For IoT business cases, having Informix Enterprise Edition work on edge computers, like Raspberry Pi and using Informix replication, makes complex situations simple to build and maintain."

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Cons
"We need to improve the security options for the on-premise option."

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"Continue extending the SQL language for compatibility with the competition's language, including Stored Procedure Language.""The solution lacks some functionality.""This solution is in need of more current tools.""I would like to see backups from secondary servers.""This product could be made easier to use for beginners.""The support team could include local engineers to establish efficient communication. It will help us speed up the escalation process.""There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes.""I experienced poor input/output (IO) performance."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We have found Actian PSQL to be affordable."

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  • "The free edition can be enough to handle moderate-size implementations, but you may want a pay for edition to benefit from more functionality, such as replication."
  • "I am not aware of the licensing costs or terms."
  • "For me, it's always too expensive."
  • "The product has reasonable pricing. We purchase its yearly license."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Actian PSQL?
    Top Answer:Actian PSQL is easy to configure and the performance is affordable.
    What needs improvement with Actian PSQL?
    Top Answer:It would be great to have some sizing guides to configure the on-premise software to make it easier. We need to improve the security options for the on-premise option. I would like to see more… more »
    What is your primary use case for Actian PSQL?
    Top Answer:We use Actian PSQL for analytics purposes.
    What do you like most about IBM Informix?
    Top Answer:It supports multiple applications and business intelligence tools.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Informix?
    Top Answer:The product has reasonable pricing. We purchase its yearly license.
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    What needs improvement with IBM Informix?
    Top Answer:The key areas for improvement revolve around understanding the current customer trends and demands, particularly in software and database requirements. The product's performance could be better… more »
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    Ranking
    8th
    out of 14 in Embedded Database
    Views
    39
    Comparisons
    8
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    238
    Rating
    8.0
    6th
    out of 14 in Embedded Database
    Views
    100
    Comparisons
    61
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    394
    Rating
    7.0
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    PSQL, Pervasive PSQL
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    Overview
    Actian PSQL is the perfect solution for packaged business applications. It is one of the most reliable, low maintenance, high-performance database management systems in the world.

    IBM Informix is a widely used and scalable relational database management system designed to handle large amounts of data and high transaction volumes. It is known to provide exceptional performance, thanks to its Parallel Data Query Engine (PDQ) that enables parallel processing of queries and operations, significantly reducing response times for complex queries and large data sets. Additionally, Informix supports online operations like backup, restore, index maintenance, and table reorganization, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous availability.

    Informix provides robust high availability and replication features, including shared-disk clustering, remote data replication, and high-availability data replication (HDR). These features ensure data redundancy, failover protection, and disaster recovery capabilities, making it a reliable choice for mission-critical applications. Furthermore, Informix offers specialized features for data warehousing and analytics, such as in-database analytics, data compression, and parallel load capabilities, making it suitable for business intelligence (BI) and data analysis applications.

    Informix can be deployed as an embedded database, allowing it to be tightly integrated with applications and systems, reducing overhead and simplifying deployment. It includes workload management capabilities, enabling organizations to prioritize and manage different types of workloads, such as online transaction processing (OLTP) and analytical queries, ensuring efficient resource utilization and meeting service-level agreements (SLAs). Informix also provides robust security features, including role-based access control, data encryption, auditing, and compliance with industry standards like FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria.

    Sample Customers
    Datamatics, Medical Data Vision, Inferenda, Sheetz, SecureAlert, Zilliant
    Shaspa, Hildebrand, Kaifa, Ranhill Powertron, Federaci‹ Farmacutica (FedeFarma), Camden Council, The German Aerospace Center (DLR), Myers, Votorantim Group, Doosan Infracore, GreenIvory
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    REVIEWERS
    Energy/Utilities Company22%
    Retailer11%
    Logistics Company11%
    Outsourcing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization53%
    Financial Services Firm5%
    Retailer5%
    Comms Service Provider5%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business53%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise35%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise59%
    Large Enterprise31%
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    Actian PSQL is ranked 8th in Embedded Database with 2 reviews while IBM Informix is ranked 6th in Embedded Database with 16 reviews. Actian PSQL is rated 9.0, while IBM Informix is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Actian PSQL writes "Easy configuration, with affordable pricing, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". Actian PSQL is most compared with , whereas IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MySQL and MariaDB.

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