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DBMS > 4D vs. Brytlyt vs. DataFS vs. FileMaker

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Brytlyt vs. DataFS vs. FileMaker

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonBrytlyt  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemScalable GPU-accelerated RDBMS for very fast analytic and streaming workloads, leveraging PostgreSQLAll 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.FileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score2.47
Rank#110  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score0.38
Rank#276  Overall
#127  Relational DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#18  Object oriented DBMS
Score47.91
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.4d.combrytlyt.ionewdatabase.comwww.claris.com/­filemaker
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comdocs.brytlyt.iodev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentation
Developer4D, IncBrytlytMobiland AGClaris infoa subsidiary of Apple
Initial release1984201620181983
Current releasev20, April 20235.0, August 20231.1.263, October 202219.4.1, November 2021
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercialcommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC, C++ and CUDA
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
WindowsiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeyesyesClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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.yesyes infospecific XML-type available, but no XML query functionality.noyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML format
Secondary indexesyesyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92yesnoyes infovia plugins
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
ADO.NET
JDBC
native C library
ODBC
streaming API for large objects
.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
Filemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
.Net
C
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
Python
Tcl
.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
PHP
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesuser defined functions infoin PL/pgSQLyes
Triggersyesyesno, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneProprietary Sharding systemnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationSource-replica replicationSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDno
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.nono
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardWindows-Profilesimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory services

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