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Azure SQL Server Stretch Database vs. Actifio

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

MetricAzure SQL Server Stretch Database

by Microsoft

Actifio

by Google

Overall rating4.14.8
Review count1711
Ease of use8.89.1
Ease of setup8.98.6
Quality of support8.09.3
Meets requirements8.99.5
NPS31.2590.909091
Small Business29.4%36.4%
Mid-Market35.3%27.3%
Enterprise35.3%36.4%
Total page views7765
Total LLM citations2125

Azure SQL Server Stretch Database

Azure SQL Server Stretch Database was a feature introduced in SQL Server 2016 that allowed organizations to dynamically extend their on-premises databases to Azure, enabling seamless access to both hot and cold data without significant changes to existing applications. This capability provided virtually unlimited storage and compute capacity, facilitating efficient management of large datasets.

Pros

  • Solution Efficiency
  • Features

Actifio

Actifio provides a highly scalable copy data management platform that virtualizes application data to improve the resiliency, agility, and cloud mobility of your business. It addresses key enterprise use cases including backup modernization, disaster recovery, data migrations, vaulting to the cloud (Google Cloud or others), provisioning for application dev/test and DevOps and analytics - all from a single platform It works by virtualizing data in much the same way other technologies have virtualized compute and networking, and then letting you use virtual copies of current, complete

Pros

  • Backup
  • Time-Saving
  • Speed
  • Storage Solutions