Data Infrastructure

Actian

Hybrid data platform and databases for analytics and operational workloads

About Actian

Actian offers database engines and a cloud data platform covering analytics, data integration and edge or embedded databases. It is a division of HCLSoftware, which acquired it in 2024, and it also added a data catalog through the Zeenea acquisition. Its customers use it for both on-premises and cloud analytics.

Common use cases

  • Hybrid data warehousing
  • Embedded application databases
  • Legacy database modernization
  • Operational analytics

Products and services

Actian Data Platform

Cloud and hybrid platform combining a data warehouse, integration and data quality.

Actian Vector

Columnar analytic database.

Actian Ingres

Relational database for transactional workloads.

Actian Zen

Embedded database for edge and IoT applications.

Zeenea

Data catalog and discovery tool.

Key features

  • Hybrid analytics platform
  • Columnar analytics engine
  • Embedded edge database
  • Data integration
  • Data catalog

Integrations

  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Snowflake

Actian alternatives

FAQs

Who owns Actian?

It operates as a division of HCLSoftware, part of HCLTech.

Is it cloud only?

No. Products are offered on-premises, in the cloud and in hybrid deployments.

What workloads does it cover?

Analytics, transactional and embedded or edge databases, plus data integration.

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