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DBMS > 4D vs. DataFS vs. GeoMesa vs. Raima Database Manager

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. DataFS vs. GeoMesa vs. Raima Database Manager

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonGeoMesa  Xexclude from comparisonRaima Database Manager infoformerly named db_Vista  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemAll 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.GeoMesa is a distributed spatio-temporal DBMS based on various systems as storage layer.RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into an application or used as a database server
Primary database modelRelational DBMSObject oriented DBMSSpatial DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
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Score2.47
Rank#110  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score0.86
Rank#205  Overall
#4  Spatial DBMS
Score0.49
Rank#259  Overall
#121  Relational DBMS
#21  Time Series DBMS
Websitewww.4d.comnewdatabase.comwww.geomesa.orgraima.com
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.geomesa.org/­documentation/­stable/­user/­index.htmldocs.raima.com
Developer4D, IncMobiland AGCCRi and othersRaima Inc.
Initial release1984201820141984
Current releasev20, April 20231.1.263, October 20225.0.0, May 202415, June 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoApache License 2.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageScalaC
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
WindowsAndroid
HP-UX
Integrity RTOS
iOS
Linux
OS X
QNX
Solaris
VxWorks
Windows
Data schemeyesClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyes
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.yesnonono infoExporting/Importing of XML structures possible
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92nonoyes
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
.Net
C
C++
Objective-C
PL/SQL
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnoyes infobased on the ANSI/ISO SQL Persistent Stored Modules (PSM) specification
Triggersyesno, except callback-events from server when changes happenednoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneProprietary Sharding systemdepending on storage layerhorizontal partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationdepending on storage layerSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistencydepending on storage layerImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configuration
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
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.nonodepending on storage layeryes
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsWindows-Profileyes infodepending on the DBMS used for storageno
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4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionDataFSGeoMesaRaima Database Manager infoformerly named db_Vista
Specific characteristicsRaima Database Manager (RDM) is an embedded time-series database optimized to run...
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Competitive advantagesDecreased time-to-market Industry-standard interfaces & tools for making your job...
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Typical application scenariosTypical use cases include: Internet of Things (IoT) Embedded In-Memory Database Time-Series...
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Key customersInfor, ABB, The Boeing Company, BAE Systems, Dow Jones, Dun & Bradstreet, Fujitsu,...
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Market metricsOver 30 000 applications developers worldwide have field-tested RDM products More...
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Licensing and pricing modelsJust as the technical aspects of Raima Database Manager are flexible, so are the...
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