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DBMS > 4D vs. Databricks vs. GBase

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Databricks vs. GBase

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonDatabricks  Xexclude from comparisonGBase  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemThe Databricks Lakehouse Platform combines elements of data lakes and data warehouses to provide a unified view onto structured and unstructured data. It is based on Apache Spark.Widely used RDBMS in China, including analytical, transactional, distributed transactional, and cloud-native data warehousing.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMS
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Score2.02
Rank#115  Overall
#56  Relational DBMS
Score87.85
Rank#13  Overall
#2  Document stores
#9  Relational DBMS
Score1.24
Rank#164  Overall
#74  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.4d.comwww.databricks.comwww.gbase.cn
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comdocs.databricks.com
Developer4D, IncDatabricksGeneral Data Technology Co., Ltd.
Initial release198420132004
Current releasev20, April 2023GBase 8a, GBase 8s, GBase 8c
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesno
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Implementation languageC, Java, Python
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
hostedLinux
Data schemeyesFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free)yes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes
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
Secondary indexesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92with Databricks SQLStandard with numerous extensions
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
C API
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
Python
R
Scala
C#
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesuser defined functions and aggregatesuser defined functions
Triggersyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning (by range, list and hash) and vertical partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyesyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACID
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.nono
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsyes
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4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionDatabricksGBase
Specific characteristicsSupported database models : In addition to the Document store and Relational DBMS...
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