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DBMS > 4D vs. eXtremeDB vs. GigaSpaces vs. Microsoft Azure AI Search vs. Microsoft Azure Table Storage

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. eXtremeDB vs. GigaSpaces vs. Microsoft Azure AI Search vs. Microsoft Azure Table Storage

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonGigaSpaces  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure AI Search  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure Table Storage  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringHigh performance in-memory data grid platform, powering three products: Smart Cache, Smart ODS (Operational Data Store), Smart Augmented TransactionsSearch-as-a-service for web and mobile app developmentA Wide Column Store for rapid development using massive semi-structured datasets
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Document store
Object oriented DBMS infoValues are user defined objects
Search engineWide column store
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
Search engine
Vector DBMS
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Score2.58
Rank#108  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score0.74
Rank#223  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score0.97
Rank#192  Overall
#32  Document stores
#6  Object oriented DBMS
Score5.59
Rank#63  Overall
#7  Search engines
Score4.48
Rank#75  Overall
#6  Wide column stores
Websitewww.4d.comwww.mcobject.comwww.gigaspaces.comazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­services/­searchazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­services/­storage/­tables
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmdocs.gigaspaces.com/­latest/­landing.htmllearn.microsoft.com/­en-us/­azure/­search
Developer4D, IncMcObjectGigaspaces TechnologiesMicrosoftMicrosoft
Initial release19842001200020152012
Current releasev20, April 20238.2, 202115.5, September 2020V1
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2; Commercial licenses availablecommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyesyes
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Implementation languageC and C++Java, C++, .Net
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
hostedhosted
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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.yesno infosupport of XML interfaces availableno infoXML can be used for describing objects metadatanono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92yes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLSQL-99 for query and DML statementsnono
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
GigaSpaces LRMI
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
JPA
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
RESTful HTTP APIRESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
.Net
C++
Java
Python
Scala
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
.Net
C#
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyesyesnono
Triggersyesyes infoby defining eventsyes, event driven architecturenono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning / shardingShardingSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud serviceSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud service
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
Multi-source replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
Source-replica replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
yes infoImplicit feature of the cloud serviceyes infoimplicit feature of the cloud service. Replication either local, cross-facility or geo-redundant.
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyes infoMap-Reduce pattern can be built with XAP task executorsnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency infoConsistency level configurable: ALL, QUORUM, ANYImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDnooptimistic locking
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsRole-based access controlyes infousing Azure authenticationAccess rights based on private key authentication or shared access signatures
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4D infoformer name: 4th DimensioneXtremeDBGigaSpacesMicrosoft Azure AI SearchMicrosoft Azure Table Storage
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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