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DBMS > 4D vs. Databricks vs. HarperDB vs. KeyDB vs. STSdb

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Databricks vs. HarperDB vs. KeyDB vs. STSdb

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonDatabricks  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonKeyDB  Xexclude from comparisonSTSdb  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.Ultra-low latency distributed database with an intuitive REST API supporting NoSQL and SQL (including joins). Deployment of functions and databases simultaneously with a consolidated node-level architecture.An ultra-fast, open source Key-value store fully compatible with Redis API, modules, and protocolsKey-Value Store with special method for indexing infooptimized for high performance using a special indexing method
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document storeKey-value storeKey-value store
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Score2.58
Rank#108  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score78.61
Rank#15  Overall
#2  Document stores
#10  Relational DBMS
Score0.55
Rank#248  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score0.71
Rank#226  Overall
#33  Key-value stores
Score0.04
Rank#360  Overall
#52  Key-value stores
Websitewww.4d.comwww.databricks.comwww.harperdb.iogithub.com/­Snapchat/­KeyDB
keydb.dev
github.com/­STSSoft/­STSdb4
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comdocs.databricks.comdocs.harperdb.io/­docsdocs.keydb.dev
Developer4D, IncDatabricksHarperDBEQ Alpha Technology Ltd.STS Soft SC
Initial release19842013201720192011
Current releasev20, April 20233.1, August 20214.0.8, September 2015
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercialcommercial infofree community edition availableOpen Source infoBSD-3Open Source infoGPLv2, commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
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Implementation languageNode.jsC++C#
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
hostedLinux
OS X
LinuxWindows
Data schemeyesFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free)dynamic schemaschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infoJSON data typespartial infoSupported data types are strings, hashes, lists, sets and sorted sets, bit arrays, hyperloglogs and geospatial indexesyes infoprimitive types and user defined types (classes)
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.yesyesnono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes infoby using the Redis Search moduleno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92with Databricks SQLSQL-like data manipulation statementsnono
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
Proprietary protocol infoRESP - REdis Serialization Protoco.NET Client API
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
Python
R
Scala
.Net
C
C#
C++
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
MatLab
Objective C
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
C
C#
C++
Clojure
Crystal
D
Dart
Elixir
Erlang
Fancy
Go
Haskell
Haxe
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
Lua
MatLab
Objective-C
OCaml
Pascal
Perl
PHP
Prolog
Pure Data
Python
R
Rebol
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Scheme
Smalltalk
Swift
Tcl
Visual Basic
C#
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesuser defined functions and aggregatesCustom Functions infosince release 3.1Luano
Triggersyesnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusterShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyesyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
none
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Strong eventual consistency with CRDTs
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDAtomic execution of specific operationsOptimistic locking, atomic execution of commands blocks and scriptsno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes, using LMDByes infoConfigurable mechanisms for persistency via snapshots and/or operations logsyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsAccess rights for users and rolessimple password-based access control and ACLno
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4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionDatabricksHarperDBKeyDBSTSdb
Specific characteristicsSupported database models : In addition to the Document store and Relational DBMS...
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