DB-EnginesInfluxDB: Focus on building software with an easy-to-use serverless, scalable time series platformEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > 4D vs. Microsoft SQL Server vs. Quasardb vs. STSdb vs. Typesense

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. Microsoft SQL Server vs. Quasardb vs. STSdb vs. Typesense

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft SQL Server  Xexclude from comparisonQuasardb  Xexclude from comparisonSTSdb  Xexclude from comparisonTypesense  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemMicrosofts flagship relational DBMSDistributed, high-performance timeseries databaseKey-Value Store with special method for indexing infooptimized for high performance using a special indexing methodA typo-tolerant, in-memory search engine optimized for instant search-as-you-type experiences and developer productivity
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSTime Series DBMSKey-value storeSearch engine
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score2.47
Rank#110  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score821.56
Rank#3  Overall
#3  Relational DBMS
Score0.21
Rank#322  Overall
#29  Time Series DBMS
Score0.10
Rank#357  Overall
#51  Key-value stores
Score0.76
Rank#219  Overall
#14  Search engines
Websitewww.4d.comwww.microsoft.com/­en-us/­sql-serverquasar.aigithub.com/­STSSoft/­STSdb4typesense.org
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comlearn.microsoft.com/­en-US/­sql/­sql-serverdoc.quasar.ai/­mastertypesense.org/­docs
Developer4D, IncMicrosoftquasardbSTS Soft SC
Initial release19841989200920112015
Current releasev20, April 2023SQL Server 2022, November 20223.14.1, January 20244.0.8, September 2015
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercial inforestricted free version is availablecommercial infoFree community edition, Non-profit organizations and non-commercial usage are eligible for free licensesOpen Source infoGPLv2, commercial license availableOpen Source infoGPL V3
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
SQLServer Flex @ STACKIT offers a managed version of SQL Server with adjustable CPU, RAM, storage amount and speed, in enterprise grade to perfectly match all application requirements. All services are 100% GDPR-compliant.
Implementation languageC++C++C#C++
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
Linux
Windows
BSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
WindowsLinux
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeyesschema-free infopre-defined schema optional
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes infointeger and binaryyes infoprimitive types and user defined types (classes)yes
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.yesyesno
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infowith tagsnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92yesSQL-like query languagenono
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
OLE DB
Tabular Data Stream (TDS)
HTTP API.NET Client APIRESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
C#
C++
Delphi
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Visual Basic
.Net
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R
C#
Java
.Net infocommunity maintained
Clojure infocommunity maintained
Dart infocommunity maintained
Go infocommunity maintained
Java infocommunity maintained
JavaScript
Perl infocommunity maintained
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust infocommunity maintained
Swift infocommunity maintained
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesTransact SQL, .NET languages, R, Python and (with SQL Server 2019) Javanonono
Triggersyesyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonetables can be distributed across several files (horizontal partitioning); sharding through federationSharding infoconsistent hashingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyes, but depending on the SQL-Server EditionSource-replica replication with selectable replication factornoneMulti-source replication using RAFT
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonowith Hadoop integrationnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infoby using LevelDByesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes infoTransient modeyes
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardCryptographically strong user authentication and audit trailno

More information provided by the system vendor

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services
3rd partiesNavicat for SQL Server gives you a fully graphical approach to database management and development.
» more

Navicat Monitor is a safe, simple and agentless remote server monitoring tool for SQL Server and many other database management systems.
» more

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionMicrosoft SQL ServerQuasardbSTSdbTypesense
DB-Engines blog posts

MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis are the winners of the March ranking
2 March 2016, Paul Andlinger

show all

MySQL is the DBMS of the Year 2019
3 January 2020, Matthias Gelbmann, Paul Andlinger

The struggle for the hegemony in Oracle's database empire
2 May 2017, Paul Andlinger

Microsoft SQL Server is the DBMS of the Year
4 January 2017, Matthias Gelbmann, Paul Andlinger

show all

Recent citations in the news

First Look: New Features in SQL Server 2016
7 June 2024, ITPro Today

A generative AI use case using Amazon RDS for SQL Server as a vector data store | Amazon Web Services
22 May 2024, AWS Blog

Mastering the SQL Server command-line interface
30 May 2024, SitePoint

SQL Server vNext: When and What Is Coming
15 May 2024, redmondmag.com

SQL Server 2014 end of support: Keep your customers secure
28 March 2024, Microsoft

provided by Google News

Record quasar is most luminous object in the universe
20 February 2024, EarthSky

Quasar Partners with PTC to Empower IoT Customers with High-Performance Data Solutions
11 September 2023, Datanami

QUASAR yacht (Bilgin, 46.8m, 2016)
3 July 2023, Boat International

Hubble Unexpectedly Finds Double Quasar in Distant Universe
5 April 2023, Science@NASA

Data Release 1: The UVES Spectral Quasar Absorption Database (SQUAD)
8 March 2019, eso.org

provided by Google News

Elasticsearch alternatives: 8 to consider after the license change
11 March 2021, TechGenix

5 Recipe Search Engines to Cook Based on Time, Budget, & Ingredients - MUO
19 April 2022, MakeUseOf

Olivia Munn & John Mulaney's Toddler Malcolm Is a Style Icon
5 May 2023, SheKnows

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Present your product here