Actian Ingres vs Oracle Database Appliance comparison

Actian and Oracle are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Actian is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0, while Oracle is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.8. Actian holds a 1.1% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to Oracle’s 5.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Actian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Actian Ingres

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100% willing to recommend

Oracle Database Appliance

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86% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Actian Ingres and Oracle Database Appliance compete in the database management category. Oracle Database Appliance seems to have the upper hand due to its superior functionality and integrated solutions.

Features: Actian Ingres offers cost-effective high-performance data management, open-source flexibility, and efficient support. Oracle Database Appliance provides integrated hardware and software, automated management, and high availability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Actian Ingres allows a straightforward deployment process with good support, enabling business ease. Oracle Database Appliance involves complex deployment but with strong customer service for troubleshooting.

Pricing and ROI: Actian Ingres has a lower initial setup cost, offering a compelling ROI through value-driven pricing. Oracle Database Appliance entails higher upfront costs but yields substantial ROI due to advanced capabilities and efficiency.

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Categories and Ranking

Actian Ingres

Ranking in Data Warehouse

16th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (26th)

Oracle Database Appliance

Ranking in Data Warehouse

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Actian Ingres is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Database Appliance is 5.4%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

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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Ahmed-Yehia

Tech lead at Linux Plus Information Systems

Enhanced performance and simplified operations with integrated features

All improvements for ODA are already applied or enhanced in Exadata. ODA is mainly for small businesses or limited businesses and is used predominantly for database warehouses and not for OLTP databases. You can only scale storage, not developer nodes. It's priced a little higher, which could be optimized for small or medium businesses.

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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."

"The product is good value for money. It is a secure solution."

"The solution is simple to use and easy to maintain."

"We use the solution for our Java applications."

"The product is very light."

"We primarily use it for OLTP, which has improved our costs."

"The solution's function we use to benefit the customers is database verification."

"Oracle Database Appliance is a stable solution. We have clients that have been running it for 10 years."

"The solution is pretty automated, which takes out the possibility of human error."

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Cons

"The ability to reset the log file without stopping the DBMS would be helpful for us."

"The seamless integration is a bit of an issue."

"I would like it if the scalability could be increased without having to change versions."

"You can only scale storage, not developer nodes."

"Virtualization needs improvement. It's not easy to back up the virtual machines in the Oracle VM architecture. I would also like to see native support for Veeam Backup Software."

"I would be happy to see the Oracle Auto Service Request (ASR) pre-installed in it instead of installing it in a separate machine."

"Oracle Database Appliance could improve by having better integration."

"Since we don't have the room to scale up, I rate this solution a six out of ten for scalability."

"The solution’s flexibility could be improved."

"The product's technical support services need improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Oracle Database Appliance is a very expensive solution. If you have opted for the on-premises licenses from Oracle, then you have to pay yearly. If you have opted for the cloud subscriptions offered by Oracle, then you can pay either monthly or yearly."

"Oracle’s pricing is ridiculously high."

"The price of the solution should be less expensive. However, they will increase the price more."

"The solution may be expensive, but when we consider the problems it solves, the stability it provides, and the fact that we don't have to buy separate parts and assemble them into a system, it becomes more affordable."

"Get benefit from the capacity-on-demand features. License your cores according to your licenses."

"Oracle Database Application's support and maintenance are included in the contract."

"In regards to licensing, it is cheaper to maintain for Oracle applications, and it's an all-in-one solution."

"I don’t know ODA and alternative system prices. But Oracle the database license is quite expensive and a lot of my customers plan to migrate to open source databases like PostgreSQL."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

21%

University

Government

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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 Appliance?

Oracle Database Appliance provides high stability.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Database Appliance?

While I'm somewhat familiar with standard licensing, pricing isn't really my area of expertise. However, Oracle is on the higher end of the pricing spectrum, along with SAP.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Database Appliance?

There is room for improvement in better integration with third-party tools, such as Power BI or Redshift. When dealing with federated data sources, this integration can be a challenge.

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Also Known As

Ingres, Ingres 2006

X5-2

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 Appliance is the easiest and most affordable way for small or medium-size organizations to run Oracle databases and applications and is an ideal platform for remote and edge computing environments. Customers reduce Oracle Database deployment times and management workloads using a prebuilt integrated system with management automation. As demonstrated in IDC’s business value study (PDF), Oracle Database Appliance lets customers grow revenue and control costs, delivering up to a 498% return on investment (ROI) over five years.

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