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At a Glance
Actian Data Platform
Actian Data Platform
Star Rating
(4)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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Snowflake
Snowflake
Star Rating
(624)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Actian Data Platform
Free Trial
Free Trial
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Snowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
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Free Trial
Actian Data Platform
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
9.1
466
Ease of Use
Not enough data
9.0
501
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.9
285
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.6
194
Quality of Support
Not enough data
8.7
423
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.0
195
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
9.1
436
Features by Category
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Deployment
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Management
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Operations
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Management
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 34 FeaturesShow 34 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Model Development
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Model Development
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.3
16
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.4
16
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Deployment
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
9.5
16
Deployment
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
171
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
151
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Verified
Not enough data
8.9
137
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Verified
Not enough data
9.0
145
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
140
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
122
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Verified
Not enough data
8.8
125
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Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
112
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Verified
Not enough data
8.9
140
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Verified
Not enough data
9.0
131
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Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
7.8
113
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Verified
Not enough data
9.2
144
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Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.3
147
|
Verified
Security
Feature Not Available
8.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
148
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
8.5
53
Database Management Systems (DBMS)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
9.0
82
Management
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
9.2
69
Not enough data
9.4
74
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
9.1
73
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
71
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
9.3
71
Security
Not enough data
9.2
71
Not enough data
9.2
73
Not enough data
9.1
48
Storage
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
9.1
41
Availability
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.2
38
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
41
Security
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
9.2
35
Support
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
8.8
24
Centralized computation
Not enough data
9.3
23
Localized computation
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Interaction
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Learning
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Content Generation
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
System
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Big Data Processing and DistributionHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.9
103
Database
Not enough data
8.9
88
Not enough data
9.3
91
Not enough data
9.3
85
Integrations
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.8
72
Platform
Not enough data
9.2
82
Not enough data
9.1
88
Not enough data
8.8
72
Processing
Not enough data
9.3
86
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
8.6
76
Data Transformation
Not enough data
9.3
73
Not enough data
9.3
73
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
9.1
67
Not enough data
9.1
68
Operations
Not enough data
8.5
70
Not enough data
9.2
66
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Actian Data Platform
Actian Data Platform
Snowflake
Snowflake
Actian Data Platform and Snowflake are categorized as Data Warehouse
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Actian Data Platform
Actian Data Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
25.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
75.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Snowflake
Snowflake
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
13.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
45.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Actian Data Platform
Actian Data Platform
Computer Software
75.0%
Architecture & Planning
25.0%
Other
0.0%
Snowflake
Snowflake
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Computer Software
13.0%
Financial Services
10.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Other
54.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Actian Data Platform
Actian Data Platform
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Kwilasa A.
KA
Kwilasa A.
Verified User in Architecture & Planning

It simplifies how people connect, manage and analyze data in an interoperable way

Most Helpful Critical Review
Snowflake
Snowflake
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Padmanesh N.
PN
Padmanesh N.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

This feature is helpful for user to increase the node size and config depending on their need. There is no need to wait for hardware to be in place whenever we increase the dataset. Snowflake provides the option to increase the node or cluster size whenever...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Internet

My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...

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Actian Data Platform
Actian Data Platform Alternatives
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Teradata Vantage
Teradata Vantage
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Snowflake
Snowflake Alternatives
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Google Cloud BigQuery
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Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
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Teradata Vantage
Teradata Vantage
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SAP HANA Cloud
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Discussions
Actian Data Platform
Actian Data Platform Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Actian Data Platform has no discussions with answers
Snowflake
Snowflake Discussions
What's the best way to manage change data capture in Snowflake?
4 comments
Veera T.
VT
You might get a relevant answer from it.Read more
which is best snowflake or My sql
2 comments
Lee H.
LH
Depends on your needs. MySQL is open source/free. It or Postgres (another open source db) is good for pretty much any normal need. You can install on...Read more
What is the difference between Snowflake vs Redshift? Which one is Good to Learn.
2 comments
David W.
DW
I've used both; Snowflake is superior in my view. Redshift certainly offers a lot of power being an AWS product, however Snowflake is more fully-featured....Read more