G2 Vendor Directory

Actian Zen vs. Tiger Data

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

MetricActian Zen

by Actian Corporation

Tiger Data

by Tiger Data (creators of TimescaleDB)

Overall rating4.34.6
Review count1232
Ease of use7.19.1
Ease of setup9.38.7
Quality of support7.69.6
Meets requirements8.69.3
NPS58.33333368.75
Small Business25.0%78.1%
Mid-Market50.0%18.8%
Enterprise25.0%3.1%
Total page views220481
Total LLM citations4735,519

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

    Tiger Data

    Tiger Data, from the creators of TimescaleDB, is the #1 Postgres time-series database for developers, devices and agents. Keep sensor, on-chain, and customer data fresh while retaining years of history, all queryable in standard SQL. For IoT, Web3, and AI. Why teams choose Tiger Data: - Trusted by thousands of developers. 3M+ active databases, 2k+ customers - Up to 95% Compression. Keep years of history online at a fraction of the cost. - Production-ready without the operational pain. Multi-AZ HA, PITR, cross-region backups, SOC 2/HIPAA/GDPR, deep observability. - Scale effortlessly.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Easy Setup
    • Setup Ease
    • Performance
    • Analytics
    • Speed