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DBMS > 4D vs. Memgraph vs. Sadas Engine vs. SingleStore vs. TerarkDB

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Memgraph vs. Sadas Engine vs. SingleStore vs. TerarkDB

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonMemgraph  Xexclude from comparisonSadas Engine  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparisonTerarkDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemAn open source graph database built for real-time streaming and compatible with Neo4jSADAS Engine is a columnar DBMS specifically designed for high performance in data warehouse environmentsMySQL wire-compliant distributed RDBMS that combines an in-memory row-oriented and a disc-based column-oriented storage with patented universal storage to handle transactional and analytical workloads in one single table typeA key-value store forked from RocksDB with advanced compression algorithms. It can be used standalone or as a storage engine for MySQL and MongoDB
Primary database modelRelational DBMSGraph DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMSKey-value store
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
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Score2.58
Rank#108  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score3.02
Rank#98  Overall
#8  Graph DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#158  Relational DBMS
Score5.60
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#60  Key-value stores
Websitewww.4d.commemgraph.comwww.sadasengine.comwww.singlestore.comgithub.com/­bytedance/­terarkdb
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.commemgraph.com/­docswww.sadasengine.com/­en/­sadas-engine-download-free-trial-and-documentation/­#documentationdocs.singlestore.combytedance.larkoffice.com/­docs/­doccnZmYFqHBm06BbvYgjsHHcKc
Social network pagesLinkedInTwitterFacebookGitHubDiscord
Developer4D, IncMemgraph LtdSADAS s.r.l.SingleStore Inc.ByteDance, originally Terark
Initial release19842017200620132016
Current releasev20, April 20238.08.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoBSL 1.1; commercial license for enterprise edition availablecommercial infofree trial version availablecommercial infofree developer edition availablecommercial inforestricted open source version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC and C++C++C++, GoC++
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
LinuxAIX
Linux
Windows
Linux info64 bit version required
Data schemeyesschema-free and schema-optionalyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesno
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.yesnononono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92noyesyes infobut no triggers and foreign keysno
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
Bolt protocol
Cypher query language
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
C++ API
Java API
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
.Net
C
C++
Elixir
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
.Net
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
C++
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnoyesno
Triggersyesnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneSharding infodynamic graph partitioninghorizontal partitioningSharding infohash partitioningnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationMulti-source replication using RAFTnoneSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodesnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculationsno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes inforelationships in graphsyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID infowith snapshot isolationACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infowith periodic snapshot and write-ahead logging (WAL) of changesyesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes infomanaged by 'Learn by Usage'yesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsUsers, roles and permissionsAccess rights for users, groups and roles according to SQL-standardFine grained access control via users, groups and rolesno
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4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionMemgraphSadas EngineSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQLTerarkDB
Specific characteristicsMemgraph directly connects to your streaming infrastructure so you and your team...
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SingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantagesBusiness Source License ensures a future for the Memgraph community MAGE algorithm...
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SingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariosGraph algorithms in bioinformatics Social network analysis Cryptocurrency network...
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Driving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersIEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsCustomers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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