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DBMS > 4D vs. Adabas vs. eXtremeDB vs. GreptimeDB vs. OpenEdge

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Adabas vs. eXtremeDB vs. GreptimeDB vs. OpenEdge

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonAdabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonGreptimeDB  Xexclude from comparisonOpenEdge  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemOLTP - DBMS for mainframes and Linux/Unix/Windows environments infoused typically together with the Natural programming platformNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringAn open source Time Series DBMS built for increased scalability, high performance and efficiencyApplication development environment with integrated database management system
Primary database modelRelational DBMSMultivalue DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Time Series DBMSRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score2.47
Rank#110  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score2.79
Rank#102  Overall
#2  Multivalue DBMS
Score0.80
Rank#214  Overall
#99  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score0.12
Rank#351  Overall
#34  Time Series DBMS
Score3.45
Rank#85  Overall
#46  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.4d.comwww.softwareag.com/­en_corporate/­platform/­adabas-natural.htmlwww.mcobject.comgreptime.comwww.progress.com/­openedge
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmdocs.greptime.comdocumentation.progress.com/­output/­ua/­OpenEdge_latest
Developer4D, IncSoftware AGMcObjectGreptime Inc.Progress Software Corporation
Initial release19841971200120221984
Current releasev20, April 20238.2, 2021OpenEdge 12.2, March 2020
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialcommercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC and C++Rust
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
BS2000
Linux
Unix
Windows
z/OS
z/VSE
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Android
Docker
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeyesyesyesschema-free, schema definition possibleyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.yesnono infosupport of XML interfaces availablenoyes
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92yes infowith add-on product Adabas SQL Gatewayyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyesyes infoclose to SQL 92
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
HTTP API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
SOAP-based API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
gRPC
HTTP API
JDBC
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
Natural.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
C++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript
Progress proprietary ABL (Advanced Business Language)
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesin NaturalyesPythonyes
Triggersyesnoyes infoby defining eventsyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneyes, with additonal products like Adabas Cluster Services, Adabas Parallel Services, Adabas Vistahorizontal partitioning / shardingShardinghorizontal partitioning infosince Version 11.4
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyes, with add-on product Event ReplicatorActive Replication Fabricâ„¢ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
Source-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsonly with OS-specific tools (e.g. IBM RACF, CA Top Secret)Simple rights management via user accountsUsers and groups
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4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionAdabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"eXtremeDBGreptimeDBOpenEdge
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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GreptimeDB is a SQL & Python-enabled timeseries database system built from scratch...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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- Inherits advantages of Rust, such as excellent performance, memory safe, resource...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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For IoT industries, GreptimeDB can seamless integrate with message queues and other...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Greptime's clients span multiple sectors including IoT, connected vehicles, and energy...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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GreptimeDB has garnered global recognition by topping GitHub trends following its...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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GreptimeDB: open source, distributed, cloud-native TSDB; supports Hybrid Time-series...
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