Actian ETL & Data Integration
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 Hitachi Vantara but slightly worse than Precisely. Actian is outstanding in data connectivity and comes out the least strong in the category 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.
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How does Actian ETL & Data Integration perform on different parts?
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.
In our survey we looked in detail at the different products of Actian software. We examined no less than 290 aspects. The bar graph to the right shows compared to the competition what the strengths and weaknesses are of Actian Data Integration. 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 relationship with the vendor. Among other things, we help and advise organizations in selecting the right ETL & Data Integration platform.
The Actian analysis was conducted by collecting a lot of public big data and from there it was scrutinized in detail. More than 1,802 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.
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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 management > real time
- data connectivity > AWS
- data management > data sources
- data connectivity > nosql
- data integration > cloud data integration
- data management > big data management > big data integration
- data connectivity > JSON
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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 infrastructure > cloud platforms
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data integration > data ingestion
- data connectivity > AWS
- data management > real time
- data connectivity > ODBC
- data connectivity > JDBC
- data connectivity > salesforce
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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 infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data integration > data warehouse
- data management > data sources
- data management
- data connectivity > ODBC
- data connectivity > JSON
- data integration > corporate data integration
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data integration > EAI
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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 > BLOB
- data connectivity > CSV
- data connectivity > JSON
- data integration > corporate data integration
- data infrastructure > operating system
- data infrastructure > API
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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
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Three recent innovations of Actian Data Integration-tools and the version history
Recently, we see a stable 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 quality management and data infrastructure > operating system > red hat.
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 6.6.1
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, data integration job, oauth authentication, location data and data integration projects.
The advantages and disadvantages of Actian Data Integration
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, SSAS, address verification, real-time data integration and ABAP). In addition, documentation may lag behind current events.
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1. Actian Data Connectivity
Actian has a moderate score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the section ‘Data Connectivity’, given that they score 48% on this, relative to other vendors. However, this is one of the best engineered parts of Actian. 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 Infrastructure
The company has a moderate rating in our current ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Infrastructure’. The score amounts to 46%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: open source, operating system, data virtualization, interoperability, sandbox, data transfer and enterprise service bus. In total, we examined 87 criteria within this section. Would you like to learn more about the subject ‘Data Infrastructure’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide. Or learn more about the following topics:
3. Actian Data Management
Actian has a moderate score in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Management’. The score amounts to 44%, compared to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: scheduling, data migration, data pipelines, streaming data, data mapping, data extraction and database containers. In doing so, we investigated the following five products: Actian Dataconnect, Actian Avalanche, Actian Data Integration, Actian Dataflow and Actian Nosql Object Database. In total, we examined 71 criteria in this category. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.
4. Actian Data Integration
Actian has a moderate performance in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Integration’. The company scores 40% 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 three products: Actian Dataconnect, Actian Avalanche and Actian Data Integration. 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 Data Governance
Actian has a moderate score in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Governance’. The company scores 32% on this topic, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: dataops, data protection and data privacy. In total, we examined 11 features within this discipline. Are you excited about the subject ‘Data Governance’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
6. Actian Metadata Management
The company has a poor rating in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Metadata Management’ with a score of 28%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: data lineage, enterprise data catalog, business glossary and impact analysis. In total, we examined 7 criteria within this section. Are you excited about the subject ‘Metadata Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023. Or learn more about the following topics:
7. Actian Self-service Integration
Actian has a poor score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Self-service Integration’. The score amounts to 27%, 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 criteria within this section. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Self-service Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
8. Actian Data Replication
The vendor Actian has a poor score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Replication’, given that they score 24% on this, relative 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 features within this discipline. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Data Replication’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study.
9. Actian Data Quality Management
Actian has a poor score in our study on the section ‘Data Quality Management’, given that they score 23% on this, compared 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 aspects in this category. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Data Quality Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
10. Actian Master Data Management
The company has a poor rating in our objective ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Master Data Management’, given that they score 7% 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:
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.
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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