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DBMS > 4D vs. AlaSQL vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. NebulaGraph vs. SiteWhere

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. AlaSQL vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. NebulaGraph vs. SiteWhere

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonAtos Standard Common Repository  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparisonSiteWhere  Xexclude from comparison
This system has been discontinued and will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemJavaScript DBMS libraryHighly scalable database system, designed for managing session and subscriber data in modern mobile communication networksA distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMSM2M integration platform for persisting/querying time series data
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Key-value store
Graph DBMSTime Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score2.58
Rank#108  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score2.14
Rank#120  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Score0.06
Rank#356  Overall
#35  Time Series DBMS
Websitewww.4d.comalasql.orgatos.net/en/convergence-creators/portfolio/standard-common-repositorygithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
github.com/­sitewhere/­sitewhere
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldocs.nebula-graph.iositewhere1.sitewhere.io/­index.html
Developer4D, IncAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffAtos Convergence CreatorsVesoft Inc.SiteWhere
Initial release19842014201620192010
Current releasev20, April 20231703
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoMIT-LicensecommercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0Open Source infoCommon Public Attribution License Version 1.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaC++Java
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)LinuxLinuxLinux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeSchema and schema-less with LDAP viewsStrong typed schemapredefined scheme
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnooptionalyesyes
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.yesnoyesnono
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyes infoNebula Graph internally uses the Key-Value store RocksDB for persistency. The vertices, edges, and their properties are stored as Key while their values are stored as Value. The primary indexes are per Key and secondary indexes are per Value.no
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92Close to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.noSQL-like query languageno
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
JavaScript APILDAPBrowser interface
console (shell)
Cypher Query Language
GO Object Graph Mapper
Java Object Graph Mapper
NGBatis infoORM framework for NebulaGraph and Spring-Boot
Proprietary native API
Python Object Graph Mapper
Query language nGQL
HTTP REST
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
JavaScriptAll languages with LDAP bindings.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnonouser defined functions
Triggersyesyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenoneSharding infocell divisionShardingSharding infobased on HBase
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationnoneyesCausal Clustering using Raft protocolselectable replication factor infobased on HBase
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnoyes infoRelationships in graphsno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDyes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageAtomic execution of specific operationsACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyes infousing RocksDByes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsnoLDAP bind authenticationRole-based access controlUsers with fine-grained authorization concept
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4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionAlaSQLAtos Standard Common RepositoryNebulaGraphSiteWhere
Specific characteristicsNebulaGraph is a truly distributed, linearly scalable, lightning-fast graph database,...
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Competitive advantagesNebulaGraph boasts the world's only graph database solution that is able to host...
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Typical application scenariosSocial networking Fraud detection Knowledge graph Data warehouse management Anti...
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Key customersCompanies from a variety of industries have implemented NebulaGraph Database in production,...
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Market metricsAt our very early stage, NebulaGraph has already received over 10,000 stars on GitHub...
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Licensing and pricing modelsNebulaGraph is open source and free to use under Apache 2.0 license.
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