Actian Zen vs. H2 Database Engine

Actian Zen

Actian Zen

9 Reviews and Ratings

H2 Database Engine

H2 Database Engine

2 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Actian Zen	Score 6.0 out of 10	Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)	HCL Zen Edge Data Management (formerly Actian Zen) is a NoSQL and SQL (fully ANSI compliant) embedded database that runs on Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, in VMs and Containers with AES 256-bit encryption. Version footprints range from 5MB (client only) to 50 MB (embedded client-server) to 200MB (client-server, SaaS-ready) and support up to 64TB tables. NoETL between versions. Use C/C++/C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Delphi, or Basic and connect to any ODBC/JDBC, ASP.Net source or…	N/A
H2 Database	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	H2 Database Engine is an open source, embeddable database management system (RDMS) written in Java.	N/A

Pricing

Actian Zen

H2 Database Engine

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Actian Zen	H2 Database
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Actian Zen	H2 Database Engine
Considered Both Products	Actian Zen No answer on this topic	H2 Database Verified User Anonymous Chose H2 Database While both can run as an in-memory database, H2 Database Engine was just so much easier for us to use since we primarily use the Java stack and H2 Database Engine is also built with Java. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose H2 Database Both MySQL & H2 [Database Engine] are relational databases & use same query language. Application features can be implemented with both but if it's expected that the application will be used by large user base or is complex MySQL is better. Cloud providers provide scaling … Incentivized Helpful?

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	Actian Zen	H2 Database Engine
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User Ratings
	Actian Zen	H2 Database Engine
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Actian Zen	H2 Database Engine
Likelihood to Recommend	No answers on this topic	This really depends on the use case. For an in-memory replacement database for running unit test cases with, H2 Database Engine is an excellent option. However, if you are looking for a general purpose database for your production systems, then H2 Database Engine is not suited for this purpose. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	Can run as an in-memory database. Simple and quick to get started with, and is light weight (only 2MB). SQL compliant so it compatible with most relational databases. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	There's a warning in official FAQ "Is it Reliable?"-section which makes it seem like H2 is not yet a mature product. If raw SQL queries are used there maybe be differences between MySQL & H2. ORM library should be used. Support seems to be community-based only. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	Both MySQL & H2 [Database Engine] are relational databases & use same query language. Application features can be implemented with both but if it's expected that the application will be used by large user base or is complex MySQL is better. Cloud providers provide scaling support for MySQL and also it's more battle-tested. H2 is good when it's a small application as H2 is easier & quicker to set up. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	Doesn't take time from developers, once it's configs are set up for testing it works in everyone's development environments Easy to integrate in application, no need to setup separate database software, no maintenance No need to deal with infrastructure related issues/costs - database runs in same machine as the application that uses it. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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