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

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

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonRDFox  Xexclude from comparisonSolr  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 StoreHigh performance knowledge graph and semantic reasoning engineA widely used distributed, scalable search engine based on Apache Lucene
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Key-value storeGraph DBMS
RDF store
Search engine
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Relational DBMSSpatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score2.47
Rank#110  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score0.96
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score0.29
Rank#300  Overall
#24  Graph DBMS
#13  RDF stores
Score41.02
Rank#24  Overall
#3  Search engines
Websitewww.4d.comjsqldb.org (offline)www.alachisoft.com/­ncachewww.oxfordsemantic.techsolr.apache.org
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docsdocs.oxfordsemantic.techsolr.apache.org/­resources.html
Developer4D, IncKonrad von BackstromAlachisoftOxford Semantic TechnologiesApache Software Foundation
Initial release19842018200520172006
Current releasev20, April 20230.8, December 20185.3.3, April 20246.0, Septermber 20229.6.1, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen SourceOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availablecommercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC++Java
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
All OS with a Java VM inforuns as a servlet in servlet container (e.g. Tomcat, Jetty is included)
Data schemeyesschema-freeschema-freeyes infoRDF schemasyes infoDynamic Fields enables on-the-fly addition of new fields
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnopartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryesyes infosupports customizable data types and automatic typing
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.yesnonoyes
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyes infoAll search fields are automatically indexed
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.noSolr Parallel SQL Interface
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
RESTful HTTP API
SPARQL 1.1
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
JavaScript.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
C
Java
.Net
Erlang
Java
JavaScript
any language that supports sockets and either XML or JSON
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesfunctions in JavaScriptno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRJava plugins
Triggersyesnoyes infoNotificationsyes infoUser configurable commands triggered on index changes
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 levelreplication via a shared file systemyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesspark-solr: github.com/­lucidworks/­spark-solr and streaming expressions to reduce
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 Consistency in stand-alone mode, Eventual Consistency in replicated setupsEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingACIDoptimistic locking
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infousing RocksDByesyesyes
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)Roles, resources, and access typesyes
More information provided by the system vendor
4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionJSqlDbNCacheRDFoxSolr
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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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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