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DBMS > 4D vs. JSqlDb vs. NCache vs. NebulaGraph vs. RDFox

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. JSqlDb vs. NCache vs. NebulaGraph vs. RDFox

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparisonRDFox  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemJavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreA distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMSHigh performance knowledge graph and semantic reasoning engine
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Key-value storeGraph DBMSGraph DBMS
RDF store
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Relational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score2.47
Rank#110  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score0.96
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score2.23
Rank#116  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Score0.29
Rank#300  Overall
#24  Graph DBMS
#13  RDF stores
Websitewww.4d.comjsqldb.org (offline)www.alachisoft.com/­ncachegithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
www.oxfordsemantic.tech
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docsdocs.nebula-graph.iodocs.oxfordsemantic.tech
Developer4D, IncKonrad von BackstromAlachisoftVesoft Inc.Oxford Semantic Technologies
Initial release19842018200520192017
Current releasev20, April 20230.8, December 20185.3.3, April 20246.0, Septermber 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen SourceOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availableOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC++C++
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
Windows
LinuxLinux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeschema-freeStrong typed schemayes infoRDF schemas
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnopartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryesyes
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
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyes infoNebula Graph internally uses the Key-Value store RocksDB for persistency. The vertices, edges, and their properties are stored as Key while their values are stored as Value. The primary indexes are per Key and secondary indexes are per Value.
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92noSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.SQL-like query languageno
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
Browser interface
console (shell)
Cypher Query Language
GO Object Graph Mapper
Java Object Graph Mapper
NGBatis infoORM framework for NebulaGraph and Spring-Boot
Proprietary native API
Python Object Graph Mapper
Query language nGQL
RESTful HTTP API
SPARQL 1.1
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
JavaScript.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
C
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesfunctions in JavaScriptno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRuser defined functions
Triggersyesnoyes infoNotifications
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenoneyesSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationnoneyes, with selectable consistency levelCausal Clustering using Raft protocolreplication via a shared file system
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Immediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency in stand-alone mode, Eventual Consistency in replicated setups
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonoyes infoRelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infousing RocksDByesyes infousing RocksDByes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)Role-based access controlRoles, resources, and access types
More information provided by the system vendor
4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionJSqlDbNCacheNebulaGraphRDFox
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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NebulaGraph is a truly distributed, linearly scalable, lightning-fast graph database,...
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Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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NebulaGraph boasts the world's only graph database solution that is able to host...
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Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Social networking Fraud detection Knowledge graph Data warehouse management Anti...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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Companies from a variety of industries have implemented NebulaGraph Database in production,...
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Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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At our very early stage, NebulaGraph has already received over 10,000 stars on GitHub...
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Licensing and pricing modelsNCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
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NebulaGraph is open source and free to use under Apache 2.0 license.
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