Compare Actifio vs. Oracle Data Guard
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
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"This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery." "They will assist me in achieving whatever budget issue the client may be having." | "Oracle Data Guard is a free solution. When you apply for Enterprise Manager, it comes for free with the solution." "Technical support is very good. If at any time we write a ticket, we get the appropriate answer on time." "We chose this solution for the availability of the databases. We can't afford Oracle Grid, this is the best solution if you want something similar that's less expensive." "The solution is really very stable. One good thing about it, compared to other products, is that you can just run it and forget about it. Unless you come across some interruptions in the network, it works like a charm." "The solution has been stable so far." "The most valuable features are the backup and restore. With this in place along with the clustering, the database is safe from hacking, hardware failure, power failures, and system crashes." "It's a very good solution if you want to protect your data across two data centers, or you have a middle man or many administrators who use these solutions for protecting their data. It's very reliable compared to other solutions that are most often not storage-based." "The solution is quite stable. We haven't experienced any bugs, glitches, or crashes. We find it to be quite reliable." |
Cons | |
"While the product does support various databases, the company needs to make more of an effort to support N-minus-one compatibility." "Areas that need improvement would be the support for recovery in the physical environment." | "Oracle Data Guard is stable, but you need to keep monitoring the system all the time. You need to keep monitoring the archives." "The database administration needs improvement. With Oracle, we have a lot of features for administrating data, but it might be too many. It needs to be simplified. It should be automated. Looking at Enterprise Manager, there are too many KPIs in place." "For every standby server you have, you must pay a licensing fee, which is the main disadvantage." "The implementation is complex for anyone who's jumping into it without any experience. It's all command-line driven implementations. For some, that's a turn-off." "It is a rather complex solution, so it could be more user-friendly." "When the data replicates into the standby database there is a possibility of having a microsecond amount of data loss. The data loss occurs when there is a network disconnection between the primary and secondary standby database located in the data centers or if there is a crash in the primary database." "The IP implementation and maintenance are a little bit hard to manage across Oracle solutions, including Oracle Data Guard." "The pricing of the solution is quite high. They should do what they can to bring it down so that it is more reasonable for customers like us." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"Pricing is on a case by case basis." | "This is the best solution if you want something similar that's less expensive than Oracle Grid." "If you want to have everything automated and done smoothly, you have to add additional licenses." |
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Questions from the Community | |
Top Answer: This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery. Top Answer: There are quite a few ways the product can be improved, actually. In terms of recovery the solution is very good, but still can be better. Specifically, they can improve in the area of ease of… more » Top Answer: There are many use cases for Actifio. It is most popular for the test data management feature in the solution, and the capabilities for instant backup and recovery. | Top Answer: Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1 =… more » Top Answer: It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs. I strongly recommend Data Guard. I've been using it for eight years and I would strongly recommend it. I'd rate Oracle Data Guard a seven… more » Top Answer: We're Oracle partners. We've worked with databases 11G and 12C. If a company is planning to implement Oracle solutions, I would suggest they also implement Data Guard. I'd rate the solution nine out… more » |
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Views 4,665 Comparisons 3,374 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 822 Rating 9.0 | Views 5,531 Comparisons 3,453 Reviews 10 Average Words per Review 558 Rating 7.9 |
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Also Known As | |
| Active Data Guard | |
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| Google | Oracle |
Overview | |
| Actifio is the world’s leading Enterprise Data-as-a-Service (EDaaS) platform. It enables thousands of users around the world to deliver their data just as they deliver their applications and infrastructure… as a service available instantly, anywhere. An enterprise-class software platform powered by patented Virtual Data Pipeline™ technology, Actifio frees data from traditional infrastructure to accelerate adoption of hybrid cloud, build higher quality applications faster, and improve business resiliency and availability. For more, visit Actifio.com or follow us on Twitter @Actifio. | Oracle Data Guard ensures high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. Data Guard provides a comprehensive set of services that create, maintain, manage, and monitor one or more standby databases to enable production Oracle databases to survive disasters and data corruptions. Data Guard can be used with traditional backup, restoration, and cluster techniques to provide a high level of data protection and data availability. |
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Sample Customers | |
| IBM, Waste Industries, Nasdaq, Verizon, Sharp, Rosetta Stone, Dakine, JBS Australia, Texas Wesleyan University, Cintra, People's Choice Credit Union, Lotto NZ, Electric Insurance, Tyler Technologies, Intility, Corporate One Federal Credit Union, Bryant University, pc/nametag, Isagenix, Sungard Availability Services, Databank, Electrocraft, Lifescript, Westfleisch, Interstate National Corporation, RestorePoint, Net3, Access Community Health Network, Newmarket International, Rezolve Group Inc., Piri Reis University, MC Assembly, Grass-Merkur, dbMotion, Christian Broadcasting Network, Bezeq, Abilene Christian University, CNW Group, Softcat, Migliori, City of South Portland, NaviSite, News-Press & Gazette, Comtec, Equity Insurance, Admirals Bank, Assistra, Dassault, Henry Davis York Lawyers, SAI Global, Audax Group, DSM, Triad Retail Media, Euronet Worldwide, Palm Beach County School District, iGate, Emerald Queen Casino | Athenahealth, Discover Financial Services |
Top Industries | |
Computer Software Company46% Comms Service Provider13% Financial Services Firm8% Energy/Utilities Company6% | Financial Services Firm25% Transportation Company25% Non Tech Company13% Manufacturing Company13% Computer Software Company43% Comms Service Provider17% Media Company7% Government6% |
Company Size | |
No Data Available | Small Business25% Midsize Enterprise13% Large Enterprise63% |
Find out what your peers are saying about Actifio vs. Oracle Data Guard and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
457,459 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Actifio is ranked 27th in Backup and Recovery Software with 3 reviews while Oracle Data Guard is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery Software with 10 reviews. Actifio is rated 9.0, while Oracle Data Guard is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Actifio writes "Advanced data management, backup and recovery with unique solutions that lead in the field". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Data Guard writes "Very stable but difficult to implement and maintain". Actifio is most compared with Delphix, Rubrik, Cohesity DataProtect, Veeam Backup & Replication and IBM Spectrum Protect, whereas Oracle Data Guard is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, CloudEndure Disaster Recovery, Zerto, Rubrik and IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Actifio vs. Oracle Data Guard report.
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