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DBMS > 4D vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. dBASE vs. FileMaker

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. dBASE vs. FileMaker

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonAtos Standard Common Repository  Xexclude from comparisondBASE  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparison
This system has been discontinued and will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemHighly scalable database system, designed for managing session and subscriber data in modern mobile communication networksdBase was one of the first databases with a development environment on PC's. Its latest version dBase V is still sold as dBase classic, which needs a DOS Emulation. The up-to-date product is dBase plus.FileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Key-value store
Relational DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score2.68
Rank#110  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score11.18
Rank#44  Overall
#28  Relational DBMS
Score49.73
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.4d.comatos.net/en/convergence-creators/portfolio/standard-common-repositorywww.dbase.comwww.claris.com/­filemaker
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comwww.dbase.com/­support/­knowledgebasewww.claris.com/­resources/­documentation
Developer4D, IncAtos Convergence CreatorsAsthon TateClaris infoa subsidiary of Apple
Initial release1984201619791983
Current releasev20, April 20231703dBASE 2019, 201919.4.1, November 2021
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercialcommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJava
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
LinuxDOS infodBase Classic
Windows infodBase Pro
iOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeyesSchema and schema-less with LDAP viewsyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesoptionalyesyes
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.yesyesyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML format
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92nonoyes infovia plugins
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
LDAPnone infoThe IDE can access other DBMS or ODBC-sources.Filemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
All languages with LDAP bindingsdBase proprietary IDEPHP
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnono infoThe IDE can access stored procedures in other database systems.yes
Triggersyesyesnoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneSharding infocell divisionnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyesnoneSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configuration
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDAtomic execution of specific operationsno infonot for dBase internal data, but IDE does support transactions when accessing external DBMSno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsLDAP bind authenticationAccess rights for users and rolessimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory services

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