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DBMS > 4D vs. Altibase vs. DataFS vs. NebulaGraph vs. searchxml

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Altibase vs. DataFS vs. NebulaGraph vs. searchxml

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonAltibase  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparisonsearchxml  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemAn enterprise grade, high-performance RDBMSAll data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.A distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMSDBMS for structured and unstructured content wrapped with an application server
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSObject oriented DBMSGraph DBMSNative XML DBMS
Search engine
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
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Score2.47
Rank#110  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score1.02
Rank#189  Overall
#88  Relational DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score2.23
Rank#116  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Score0.03
Rank#390  Overall
#7  Native XML DBMS
#24  Search engines
Websitewww.4d.comaltibase.comnewdatabase.comgithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
www.searchxml.net/­category/­products
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comgithub.com/­ALTIBASE/­Documents/­tree/­master/­Manualsdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspdocs.nebula-graph.iowww.searchxml.net/­support/­handouts
Developer4D, IncAltibaseMobiland AGVesoft Inc.informationpartners gmbh
Initial release19841999201820192015
Current releasev20, April 2023v7.3, 2023, August 20231.1.263, October 20221.0
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial infoOpen source edition discontinued with March 2023commercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++C++C++
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
WindowsLinuxWindows
Data schemeyesyesClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)Strong typed schemaschema-free
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.yesnononoyes
Secondary indexesyesyesnoyes 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.yes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92ANSI SQL-92noSQL-like query languageno
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
Browser 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
RESTful HTTP API
WebDAV
XQuery
XSLT
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
C
C++
Java
.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
C++ infomost other programming languages supported via APIs
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesstored procedures and stored functionsuser defined functionsyes infoon the application server
Triggersyesyesno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingProprietary Sharding systemShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyesCausal Clustering using Raft protocolyes infosychronisation to multiple collections
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 integrityyesyesyesyes infoRelationships in graphsno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDACIDmultiple readers, single writer
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infousing RocksDByes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesnoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardWindows-ProfileRole-based access controlDomain, group and role-based access control at the document level and for application services
More information provided by the system vendor
4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionAltibaseDataFSNebulaGraphsearchxml
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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