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DBMS > 4D vs. NCache vs. ObjectBox vs. Yanza

System Properties Comparison 4D vs. NCache vs. ObjectBox vs. Yanza

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Name4D infoformer name: 4th Dimension  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparisonYanza  Xexclude from comparison
Yanza seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines Ranking.
DescriptionApplication development environment with integrated database management systemOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreLightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectorsTime Series DBMS for IoT Applications
Primary database modelRelational DBMSKey-value storeObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Time Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score2.37
Rank#110  Overall
#54  Relational DBMS
Score0.91
Rank#196  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score1.08
Rank#179  Overall
#6  Object oriented DBMS
#9  Vector DBMS
Websitewww.4d.comwww.alachisoft.com/­ncachegithub.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
yanza.com
Technical documentationdeveloper.4d.comwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docsdocs.objectbox.io
Developer4D, IncAlachisoftObjectBox LimitedYanza
Initial release1984200520172015
Current releasev20, April 20235.3.3, April 20244.0 (May 2024)
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availableBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0commercial infofree version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono infobut mainly used as a service provided by Yanza
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC and C++
Server operating systemsOS X
Windows
Linux
Windows
Android
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryes, plus "flex" map-like typesno
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 indexesyesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infoclose to SQL 92SQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.nono
APIs and other access methodsODBC
RESTful HTTP API infoby using 4D Mobile
SOAP webservices
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
Proprietary native APIHTTP API
Supported programming languages4D proprietary IDE
PHP
.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
C
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
any language that supports HTTP calls
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRnono
Triggersyesyes infoNotificationsnoyes infoTimer and event based
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneyesnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationyes, with selectable consistency levelData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offlinenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono
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
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers and groupsAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)yesno
More information provided by the system vendor
4D infoformer name: 4th DimensionNCacheObjectBoxYanza
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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