G2 Vendor Directory

Actian Zen vs. Amazon Aurora

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricActian Zen

by Actian Corporation

Amazon Aurora

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count12456
Ease of use7.18.9
Ease of setup9.38.8
Quality of support7.68.9
Meets requirements8.69.1
NPS58.33333365.517241
Small Business25.0%37.7%
Mid-Market50.0%33.8%
Enterprise25.0%28.5%
Total page views220391
Total LLM citations4731,532

Actian Zen

Actian Zen is a NoSQL and SQL (fully ANSI compliant) embedded database that runs on Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, in VMs and Containers with AES 256-bit encryption. Version footprints range from 5MB (client only) to 50 MB (embedded client-server) to 200MB (client-server, SaaS-ready) and support up to 64TB tables. NoETL between versions. Use C/C++/C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Delphi, or Basic and connect to any ODBC/JDBC, ASP.Net source or destination.

Pros

    Amazon Aurora

    Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database service that combines the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. Compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL, Aurora delivers up to five times the throughput of standard MySQL databases and up to three times that of standard PostgreSQL databases. It is designed for high availability, offering up to 99.99% availability within a single region and up to 99.999% across multiple regions.

    Pros

    • Scalability
    • Ease of Use
    • Availability
    • Performance
    • Reliability
    • High Availability