Passionned Group™

Actian ETL & Data Integration

Business Partner
By: Daan van Beek MSc
Business Partner
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Below we present a concise summary of our recently updated, independent ETL & Data Integration research on the software vendor Actian and its product portfolio (such as Actian Avalanche, Actian Dataconnect and Actian Dataflow). Actian ETL & Data Integration scores better in our survey than SnapLogic but slightly worse than Hitachi Vantara. Of all the categories in our study, Actian has the best performance in data connectivity and has the worst score in master data management. Within the context of ETL & Data Integration, we have researched the pros and cons of Actian Data Integration, and arranged them by topic (DI, extract transform load, data replication and data quality). We also display the strengths of key products like Actian Avalanche, Actian Dataconnect and Actian Dataflow et cetera.

How does Actian ETL & Data Integration perform on different parts?

In our survey we looked in detail at the different products of Actian software. We examined no less than 290 aspects. The bar graph below shows the strengths and weaknesses of Actian Data Integration, compared to the competition. Please note that Passionned Group is 100% independent of the software vendors in our research. We do not sell software licenses, we do not make deals or have any relationship with the vendor. Among other things, we help and advise organizations in selecting the right ETL & Data Integration platform.

Score of Actian Data Integration software.Figure 1: Strength-weakness analysis of the supplier Actian ETL & Data Integration. A maximum of 100% can be obtained. Reference: the ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023. Do you want to take a deep dive into the research justification? Check out our buyers guide for ETL & Data Integration.

The Actian analysis was conducted by collecting a lot of public big data and from there it was scrutinized in detail. More than 1,837 documents further we know that Actian excels in data connectivity. In this process both algorithms and the critical eye of a senior Data Integration expert played a distinguished role in drawing conclusions.

Actian and their complete ETL & Data Integration product portfolio

Actian sells (a minimum of) 5 products in the field of ETL & Data Integration. We rank and describe the products below in order of relevance:

What is Actian Data Integration?

In this section, we portrait Actian Data Integration, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Actian Avalanche, Actian Dataconnect, Actian Dataflow and Actian Nosql Object Database. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following characteristics:

  • data integration > data warehouse
  • data integration
  • data management > real time
  • data connectivity > AWS
  • data management > data sources
  • data management > big data management > big data
  • data quality management > data quality
  • data connectivity > JSON
  • data management > big data management > big data integration

Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Actian Data Integration? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Do you want to hire an experienced Actian Data Integration specialist?

Do you want to hire a freelance Actian Data Integration developer who can do a mountain of work for you and can help you to implement an Actian Data Integration application? Or do you want to develop a robust, beautiful application for one of the related products like Actian Dataconnect, Actian Avalanche and Actian Dataflow? Our specialists are happy to assist you. Indeed, hiring Actian Data Integration developers is not always expedient. Drop a message here and we will explore the possibilities of cooperation with you.

What is Actian Avalanche?

Under this heading, we report the (main) characteristics of Actian Avalanche, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be characterized by the following characteristics:

  • data integration > data warehouse
  • data integration
  • data management > real time
  • data integration > ETL > SQL
  • data infrastructure > cloud platforms
  • data integration > data warehouses
  • data connectivity > AWS
  • data integration > data ingestion
  • data integration > data warehouse > snowflake
  • data connectivity > ODBC

Do you want to know the intricacies of all properties (100+) of Actian Avalanche? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Actian Dataconnect?

Under this heading, we provide a description of Actian Dataconnect, including some of its features and any related products. The Actian Dataconnect can be best defined by the following properties:

  • data integration
  • data management > data sources
  • data integration > data warehouse
  • data infrastructure > operating system > windows
  • data connectivity > ODBC
  • data management
  • data connectivity > JSON
  • data integration > ETL > SQL
  • data integration > EAI
  • data integration > corporate data integration

Are you now curious about all elements (100+) of Actian Dataconnect? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Screen shot of Actian Dataconnect software.
Picture of Actian Dataconnect tools.
Actian Dataconnect in action
Figure 2, 3 and 4: Various figures show the operation of Actian Dataconnect. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Actian Dataflow?

In this paragraph, we describe Actian Dataflow, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best characterized by the following functionalities:

  • data connectivity > hadoop
  • data infrastructure > operating system > windows
  • data management
  • data infrastructure > operating system > linux
  • data connectivity > CSV
  • data connectivity > BLOB
  • data integration
  • data management > real-time
  • data infrastructure > API
  • data integration > ETL > SQL

Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functions (100+) of Actian Dataflow? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Screen shot of Actian Dataflow software.
Picture of Actian Dataflow tools.
Actian Dataflow in action
Figure 5, 6 and 7: Several images show the operation of Actian Dataflow. Click on the image to enlarge it.

What is Actian Nosql Object Database?

In this section, we portrait Actian Nosql Object Database, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best defined by the following characteristics:

  • data connectivity > nosql
  • data management
  • data integration > ETL > SQL

Are you curious about all features (100+) of Actian Nosql Object Database? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Three recent innovations of Actian Data Integration-tools and the version history

Recently, we see a positive evolution with respect to ETL & Data Integration functionality and support for operating systems, cloud platforms and connectivity. The latest innovations are in the areas of metadata management > data lineage, data integration > ETL > data transformation > data type mappings and > data quality management.

We investigated Actian’s latest updates of its complete product portfolio. Below you can see the respective version numbers of all the known versions of the ETL & Data Integration products of Actian:

  • Actian Avalanche: 1
  • Actian Dataconnect: 12.0 12 11.6 11 9
  • Actian Dataflow: 8.0.0 6.9 6.6.1

Behind each product we notate the version numbers, the most recent updates are listed first.

Can you easily determine the licensing costs of Actian Avalanche, Actian Dataconnect and Actian Dataflow?

In many cases, it can be difficult to determine the licensing costs of Actian ETL & Data Integration because it depends on the country, the number of users (or the number of CPUs in the case of server software), the connectors to data sources, and at what point in the year you request a quote. And before the end of a fiscal quarter of Actian, you may be able to look forward to a decent discount. In addition, nowadays it is recommended running the software in the cloud, for the most part, you only pay for your consumption then. The purchase cost of Actian Avalanche, Actian Dataconnect and Actian Dataflow may not be the largest cost item, but maintenance and support of course do limit your future investment scope.

What makes Actian ETL & Data Integration distinctive

In our study, we see that Actian in the field of ETL & Data Integration software has a number of specific features which emerged distinctively in our research. This makes Actian Data Integration more or less unique: self-service data integration, customer data integration, data integration job, oauth authentication and location data.

The advantages and disadvantages of Actian Data Integration

Tag cloud of the Actian Data Integration software.Figure 8: Tag cloud of the pros and cons of Actian ETL & Data Integration

Get to know the key features of Actian ETL & Data Integration in the following topic paragraphs. There we describe all the pros and cons of Actian ETL & Data Integration, Actian Avalanche, Actian Dataconnect and Actian Dataflow, et cetera. They are not cemented in place, i.e.: Actian can currently work on improving current functions and adding innovative functionalities (such as support for jira, apache kafka, sandbox, address verification, VSAM, real-time data integration and SSAS). In addition, documentation may lag behind current events.

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1. Actian Data Connectivity

53%

Actian has a good score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the section ‘Data Connectivity’, given that they score 53% on this, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: amazon redshift, JSON, mongodb and nosql. In total, we examined 49 aspects in this category. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Data Connectivity’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.

2. Actian Data Management

50%

The company has a good rating in our current ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Management’. The score amounts to 50%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: scheduling, data migration, data pipelines, streaming data, data mapping, data extraction and database containers. In doing so, we studied the following five products: Actian Dataconnect, Actian Avalanche, Actian Data Integration, Actian Dataflow and Actian Nosql Object Database. In total, we examined 71 criteria within this section. Would you like to learn more about the subject ‘Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

3. Actian Data Infrastructure

49%

Actian has a moderate score in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Infrastructure’. The score amounts to 49%, compared to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: open source, operating system, data virtualization, interoperability, sandbox, data transfer and enterprise service bus. In total, we examined 87 criteria in this category. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Data Infrastructure’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.

4. Actian Data Integration

46%

Actian has a moderate performance in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Integration’. The company scores 46% on this topic, relative to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: data integrity, data ingestion, data integration patterns, enterprise data fabric, iot integration, cloud-native data integration and hand-code data integration jobs. In doing so, we looked at the following four products: Actian Dataconnect, Actian Avalanche, Actian Data Integration and Actian Dataflow. In total, we examined 169 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study. Or learn more about the following topics:

5. Actian Metadata Management

38%

Actian has a moderate score in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Metadata Management’. The company scores 38% on this topic, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: data catalog and data lineage. In total, we examined 7 features within this discipline. Are you excited about the subject ‘Metadata Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

6. Actian Data Governance

35%

The company has a moderate rating in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Governance’ with a score of 35%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: dataops, data protection, data privacy, test data and data anonymization. In total, we examined 11 criteria within this section. Are you excited about the subject ‘Data Governance’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.

7. Actian Data Quality Management

30%

Actian has a moderate score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Quality Management’. The score amounts to 30%, relative to other vendors. We considered the following factors: data profiling, business rules, data cleansing, address verification, financial data quality, data matching and address cleansing. In total, we examined 28 criteria within this section. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Quality Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

8. Actian Self-service Integration

27%

The vendor Actian has a poor score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Self-service Integration’, given that they score 27% on this, relative to other vendors. We considered the following factors: self-service data preparation, self-service data integration, self-service data management, self-service data profiling and self-service data cleansing. In total, we examined 8 features within this discipline. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Self-service Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study.

9. Actian Data Replication

18%

Actian has a poor score in our study on the section ‘Data Replication’, given that they score 18% on this, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: data synchronization, database replication, sql replication, transactional replication, replication model, file replication and manual replication. In total, we examined 32 aspects in this category. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Data Replication’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

10. Actian Master Data Management

11%

The company has a poor rating in our objective ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Master Data Management’, given that they score 11% on this, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: master data integration, location data, master data replication, master data quality management, master location data and vendor master data. In total, we examined 16 selection criteria within this main theme. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Master Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide. Or learn more about the following topics:

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The footprint of Actian ETL & Data Integration in different sectors

In our vendor-independent research, we also looked at which industries a supplier operates in. These are the industries where Actian is most frequently used: financial services, health care, insurance and telecom.

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Training and incompany training Actian ETL & Data Integration

The teachers of Passionned Group give various trainings in the area of ETL & Data Integration but can also provide specific Actian training, for example as incompany. For example, you can think about the following software: Actian Avalanche, Actian Dataconnect and Actian Dataflow. Of course we frame the training with the ideas of the intelligent, data-driven organization.

Final judgment: Actian Data Integration scores reasonably well

Actian has a minimal product portfolio with which it scores reasonably well in our ETL & Data Integration survey. Actian ETL & Data Integration innovates (approximately) at an average rate of more than 15 features per year, is active (for now) in relatively few sectors, and is strongest in data connectivity.

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