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Actifio vs Perforce Delphix comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
Actifio boosts productivity by reducing storage costs, improving data management, and enhancing disaster recovery, offering substantial ROI.
Sentiment score
6.1
Perforce Delphix users experience cost and time savings, with ROI varying from $1M annually to significant time efficiencies.
The storage savings are also very large, as Perforce Delphix is able to compress the data and provide very significant savings for my company.
Administrador De Banco De Dados Oracle at a insurance company with 1-10 employees
We've reduced costs by 20 to 25% and improved our time efficiency by 50 to 70%.
Release Train Engineer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Employee-wise, it is more reliable because earlier we had about 10 DBAs, and now we can use this tool with only two to three DBAs, which means it has reduced the cost employee-wise.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.5
Actifio's customer support is mostly praised, though some users report expertise gaps, especially when involving IBM or Google.
Sentiment score
7.8
Perforce Delphix support is responsive and knowledgeable, excelling in SQL and Oracle but less so in MongoDB.
Their knowledge isn't great.
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
They provide training, and once they gave us the training, new users, even up to a junior level engineer, could easily adapt to the environment and easily start working and producing results.
Manager, Projects at Cognizant
Every time I needed Perforce Delphix support, the service was fast, always accurate in diagnosing errors, and very supportive from the support staff.
Administrador De Banco De Dados Oracle at a insurance company with 1-10 employees
It has been consistent, and whenever we raise a ticket, we get prompt answers.
Student at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.3
Actifio excels in scalable data management across sectors with optimal performance reliant on network and hardware resources.
Sentiment score
6.9
Perforce Delphix effectively scales for diverse environments, handles workloads efficiently, and integrates easily, ensuring high user satisfaction.
Scalability with Perforce Delphix is excellent; we never had issues while implementing service virtualization and masking.
DGM at IPH Limited
Perforce Delphix was able to support the increased demand for test data management and non-production environments without requiring us to create and maintain multiple full database copies.
TDM Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I can scale database virtualization substantially with Perforce Delphix.
Administrador De Banco De Dados Oracle at a insurance company with 1-10 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Actifio is stable and reliable, with robust support and positive user feedback on performance and quick bug resolution.
Sentiment score
8.4
Perforce Delphix is highly reliable, efficiently supports critical operations, and receives strong user confidence for its robust performance.
Once we sorted out all our problems with Actifio and our configuration of our database and other components, I would probably rate stability about a seven.
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Perforce Delphix is stable and highly scalable for mid and enterprise-level solutions.
Release Train Engineer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
In my experience, it has been able to support our day-to-day virtualization, masking, and provisioning activities, which we require for test data management.
TDM Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
There is also a support team available, making it very familiar and easy to use.
Quality Engineering Specialist at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Actifio needs workflow flexibility, platform support enhancements, better integration, improved support, pricing features, AI, and seamless upgrades.
Perforce Delphix needs better integration with SAP HANA and Salesforce, improved features, cloud support, and enhanced data handling.
The most concerning issue is IBM support.
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Top-quality data is essential for effective AI learning models, and that improvement is necessary, as well as enhancements in refreshing environments to allow for more selective updates rather than complete refreshes.
DGM at IPH Limited
If Perforce Delphix could also include the ability to generate synthetic data, it would be a complete package and can be utilized in organizations.
Manager, Projects at Cognizant
As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid and cloud environments, deeper integration with modern DevOps and CI/CD ecosystems would provide additional value.
TDM Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Actifio is praised for its supportive pricing and professional services, offering affordability and rapid implementation despite learning curves.
Perforce Delphix pricing can be high, with costs influenced by data volume, but offers potential ROI and discounts.
I felt the pricing was a little higher at that time, which is what I heard from my boss.
DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
We implemented incrementally, and setup costs were significant over seven to eight years.
Senior Manager And Sme at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Perforce Delphix are substantial, making it unaffordable for small organizations and startups.
Senior Software Engineer at Virtusa Global
 

Valuable Features

Actifio is praised for its Golden Copy, cloud integration, user-friendly interface, cost efficiency, and excellent support team.
Perforce Delphix offers virtualization, masking, and cloud integration, ensuring data efficiency, user-friendly management, and secure, cost-effective solutions.
What really stands out in Actifio is that it can provide us full copies of the database without having full copies of the database.
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Perforce Delphix can deliver up to 25 terabytes of data in just minutes, making it approximately 100 times faster for development and testing needs.
Release Train Engineer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
The most standout feature of Perforce Delphix is its ability to have multiple change lists, which is something Git does not have in a single sandbox version in a single client.
Sr Engineer at Synopsys Inc
Every algorithm is unique and allows me to make custom algorithms, not just masking letters but also numbers or any special characters or specific formats such as email.
Student at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Actifio
Ranking in Test Data Management
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (50th)
Perforce Delphix
Ranking in Test Data Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Copy Data Management (1st), Data Masking (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Test Data Management category, the mindshare of Actifio is 3.7%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Perforce Delphix is 17.5%, down from 27.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Data Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Perforce Delphix17.5%
Actifio3.7%
Other78.8%
Test Data Management
 

Featured Reviews

Jeff Poulton - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has reduced storage requirements for development environments but presents challenges during upgrades and support interactions
The most concerning issue is IBM support. The issue I have with IBM support is that sometimes they don't seem to know their product very well at times. I don't know where the support is coming from, whether it's from IBM or from Google through IBM. I'm not sure who physically does the support. Their knowledge isn't great. Plus, the way we use it is not the focus of Google nowadays. Google, as I understand it, bought the product as an add-on to Google Cloud or whatever as a backup and that's not how we use it. I do see some problems with Actifio, specifically keeping current with operating systems. It can be tricky to upgrade Actifio. It can be a challenge. When we've had to do it, we've had to work with their support people, and some of them are just people reading a sheet of instructions. When those instructions are obviously wrong at times because you can tell if you have half a knowledge of what you're doing, it takes ages for them to go off and find someone to explain what's going wrong. So it can be very laborious.
PK
Release Train Engineer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Automated data masking and provisioning has improved compliance and accelerated secure testing workflows across cloud environments
Some of the best features of Perforce Delphix include its automation of sensitive data discovery and masking with referential integrity for Aurora and RDS, as well as support for diverse data sources including Oracle, SQL, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Additionally, its GUI workflows simplify the creation and scheduling of masking jobs and enhance data governance in cloud hybrid and on-premises environments. Perforce Delphix can deliver up to 25 terabytes of data in just minutes, making it approximately 100 times faster for development and testing needs. Perforce Delphix has positively impacted my organization by saving us 70 to 80% of the time, which has enabled us to complete data sprints earlier, and it has also helped reduce costs. The time to complete one story point has decreased from 10 hours to around 4 or 5 hours, leading to substantial cost savings. Furthermore, it's effective in managing scaled agile enterprise data management, as we orchestrate and govern masking jobs across multiple teams and agile release trains to ensure data privacy standards are maintained.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Construction Company
13%
Retailer
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise26
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Actifio?
The most concerning issue is IBM support. The issue I have with IBM support is that sometimes they don't seem to know their product very well at times. I don't know where the support is coming from...
What is your primary use case for Actifio?
The main use case for me with Actifio is to provide databases to our development teams. We utilize snapshots or images to manage multiple copies of our production database efficiently without using...
What advice do you have for others considering Actifio?
I do not work with the point-in-time recovery feature in Actifio. Our database has that capability. We don't use Actifio as a backup per se. In terms of Actifio's impact on reducing downtime for pr...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Delphix?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that pricing was generally good. However, we implemented incrementally, and setup costs were significant over seven to eight years. We ultim...
What needs improvement with Delphix?
Perforce Delphix can be optimized. There are things that I can improve in terms of speed or new features, but what Perforce Delphix has today meets my company's needs very well and meets the requir...
What is your primary use case for Delphix?
My day-to-day work involves using Perforce Delphix, where I virtualize many databases with the application. This greatly reduces the amount of time I spend on activities such as restoring databases...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

IBM, Waste Industries, Nasdaq, Verizon, Sharp, Rosetta Stone, Dakine, JBS Australia, Texas Wesleyan University, Cintra, People's Choice Credit Union, Lotto NZ, Electric Insurance, Tyler Technologies, Intility, Corporate One Federal Credit Union, Bryant University, pc/nametag, Isagenix, Sungard Availability Services, Databank, Electrocraft, Lifescript, Westfleisch, Interstate National Corporation, RestorePoint, Net3, Access Community Health Network, Newmarket International, Rezolve Group Inc., Piri Reis University, MC Assembly, Grass-Merkur, dbMotion, Christian Broadcasting Network, Bezeq, Abilene Christian University, CNW Group, Softcat, Migliori, City of South Portland, NaviSite, News-Press & Gazette, Comtec, Equity Insurance, Admirals Bank, Assistra, Dassault, Henry Davis York Lawyers, SAI Global, Audax Group, DSM, Triad Retail Media, Euronet Worldwide, Palm Beach County School District, iGate, Emerald Queen Casino
Alberta Blue Cross, Fastweb, SABMiller, California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA), Molina Healthcare, AT&T, Nike, Facebook, eBay, Comcast, IBM, HP, Intel, Avaya, BNP Paribas, P&B, Toyota, Walmart, Best Western, Directv, JPMorganChase, Verizon, Bank of the West, Fannie Mae
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