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DBMS > 4D vs. Microsoft Azure Table Storage vs. OpenEdge vs. QuestDB vs. Realm

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Microsoft Azure Table Storage vs. OpenEdge vs. QuestDB vs. Realm

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure Table Storage  Xexclude from comparisonOpenEdge  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemA Wide Column Store for rapid development using massive semi-structured datasetsApplication development environment with integrated database management systemA high performance open source SQL database for time series dataA DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core Data
Primary database modelRelational DBMSWide column storeRelational DBMSTime Series DBMSDocument store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score2.58
Rank#108  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score4.48
Rank#75  Overall
#6  Wide column stores
Score3.51
Rank#86  Overall
#46  Relational DBMS
Score2.52
Rank#109  Overall
#9  Time Series DBMS
Score7.60
Rank#52  Overall
#9  Document stores
Websitewww.4d.comazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­services/­storage/­tableswww.progress.com/­openedgequestdb.iorealm.io
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comdocumentation.progress.com/­output/­ua/­OpenEdge_latestquestdb.io/­docsrealm.io/­docs
Developer4D, IncMicrosoftProgress Software CorporationQuestDB Technology IncRealm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019
Initial release19842012198420142014
Current releasev20, April 2023OpenEdge 12.2, March 2020
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialcommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
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Implementation languageJava (Zero-GC), C++, Rust
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
hostedAIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolyes
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.yesnoyesnono
Secondary indexesyesnoyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92noyes infoclose to SQL 92SQL with time-series extensionsno
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
RESTful HTTP APIJDBC
ODBC
HTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
.Net
C#
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Progress proprietary ABL (Advanced Business Language)C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnoyesnono inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessary
Triggersyesnoyesnoyes infoChange Listeners
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud servicehorizontal partitioning infosince Version 11.4horizontal partitioning (by timestamps)none
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyes infoimplicit feature of the cloud service. Replication either local, cross-facility or geo-redundant.Source-replica replicationSource-replica replication with eventual consistencynone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDoptimistic lockingACIDACID for single-table writesACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
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.nononoyes infothrough memory mapped filesyes infoIn-Memory realm
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsAccess rights based on private key authentication or shared access signaturesUsers and groupsyes
More information provided by the system vendor
4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionMicrosoft Azure Table StorageOpenEdgeQuestDBRealm
Specific characteristicsRelational model with native time series support Column-based storage and time partitioned...
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Competitive advantagesHigh ingestion throughput: peak of 4M rows/sec (TSBS Benchmark) Code optimizations...
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Typical application scenariosFinancial tick data Industrial IoT Application Metrics Monitoring
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Key customersBanks & Hedge funds, Yahoo, OKX, Airbus, Aquis Exchange, Net App, Cloudera, Airtel,...
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Licensing and pricing modelsOpen source Apache 2.0 QuestDB Enterprise QuestDB Cloud
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