Actian Zen vs. Spark SQL
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Actian Zen | Spark SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Review count | 12 | 46 |
| Ease of use | 7.1 | 9.1 |
| Ease of setup | 9.3 | 9.0 |
| Quality of support | 7.6 | 8.6 |
| Meets requirements | 8.6 | 9.0 |
| NPS | 58.333333 | 69.565217 |
| Small Business | 25.0% | 26.1% |
| Mid-Market | 50.0% | 19.6% |
| Enterprise | 25.0% | 54.3% |
| Total page views | 220 | 35 |
| Total LLM citations | 473 | 20 |
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.
Spark SQL
Spark SQL lets you query structured data inside Spark programs, using either SQL or a familiar DataFrame API. Usable in Java, Scala, Python and R.