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DBMS > 4D vs. Apache Spark (SQL) vs. NCache

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Apache Spark (SQL) vs. NCache

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonApache Spark (SQL)  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemApache Spark SQL is a component on top of 'Spark Core' for structured data processingOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value Store
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSKey-value store
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score2.14
Rank#114  Overall
#55  Relational DBMS
Score17.39
Rank#32  Overall
#20  Relational DBMS
Score0.97
Rank#191  Overall
#27  Key-value stores
Websitewww.4d.comspark.apache.org/­sqlwww.alachisoft.com/­ncache
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comspark.apache.org/­docs/­latest/­sql-programming-guide.htmlwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docs
Developer4D, IncApache Software FoundationAlachisoft
Initial release198420142005
Current releasev20, April 20233.5.0 ( 2.13), September 20235.3.3, April 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoEnterprise Edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageScalaC#, .NET, .NET Core, Java
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
Windows
Data schemeyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counter
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
Secondary indexesyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92SQL-like DML and DDL statementsSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
JDBC
ODBC
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
Java
Python
R
Scala
.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnono infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLR
Triggersyesnoyes infoNotifications
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneyes, utilizing Spark Coreyes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationnoneyes, with selectable consistency level
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnooptimistic locking and pessimistic locking
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsnoAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)
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4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionApache Spark (SQL)NCache
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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Licensing and pricing modelsNCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
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