G2 Vendor Directory

Actian Zen vs. IBM Informix

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

MetricActian Zen

by Actian Corporation

IBM Informix

by IBM

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count12111
Ease of use7.19.2
Ease of setup9.39.0
Quality of support7.68.7
Meets requirements8.69.3
NPS58.33333368.478261
Small Business25.0%23.4%
Mid-Market50.0%31.5%
Enterprise25.0%45.0%
Total page views220299
Total LLM citations473867

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

    IBM Informix

    • Harness data with broad functionality and unlimited scalability. IBM Informix is a secure embeddable database, optimized for OLTP and Internet of Things (IoT) data. Informix has the unique ability to seamlessly integrate SQL, NoSQL/JSON, time series and spatial data. Everyone from developers to global enterprises can benefit from its reliability, flexibility, ease of use and low total cost of ownership. • Optimize business decisions Perform analytics close to data sources to enhance local decision making.

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