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DBMS > Adabas vs. AlaSQL vs. DataFS vs. GeoSpock vs. ObjectBox

System Properties Comparison Adabas vs. AlaSQL vs. DataFS vs. GeoSpock vs. ObjectBox

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NameAdabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"  Xexclude from comparisonAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonGeoSpock  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparison
GeoSpock seems to be discontinued. Therefore it will be excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionOLTP - DBMS for mainframes and Linux/Unix/Windows environments infoused typically together with the Natural programming platformJavaScript DBMS libraryAll data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.Spatial and temporal data processing engine for extreme data scaleLightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectors
Primary database modelMultivalue DBMSDocument store
Relational DBMS
Object oriented DBMSRelational DBMSObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSTime Series DBMSTime Series DBMS
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Score2.79
Rank#102  Overall
#2  Multivalue DBMS
Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#18  Object oriented DBMS
Score1.29
Rank#166  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
#7  Vector DBMS
Websitewww.softwareag.com/­en_corporate/­platform/­adabas-natural.htmlalasql.orgnewdatabase.comgeospock.comgithub.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspdocs.objectbox.io
DeveloperSoftware AGAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffMobiland AGGeoSpockObjectBox Limited
Initial release1971201420182017
Current release1.1.263, October 20222.0, September 20194.0 (May 2024)
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoMIT-LicensecommercialcommercialBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyesno
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJava, JavascriptC and C++
Server operating systemsBS2000
Linux
Unix
Windows
z/OS
z/VSE
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)WindowshostedAndroid
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyesyesyes, plus "flex" map-like types
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.nonononono
Secondary indexesyesnonotemporal, categoricalyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infowith add-on product Adabas SQL GatewayClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.noANSI SQL for query only (using Presto)no
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
SOAP-based API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
JavaScript API.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
JDBCProprietary native API
Supported programming languagesNaturalJavaScript.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresin Naturalnonono
Triggersnoyesno, except callback-events from server when changes happenednono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyes, with additonal products like Adabas Cluster Services, Adabas Parallel Services, Adabas VistanoneProprietary Sharding systemAutomatic shardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, with add-on product Event ReplicatornoneData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offline
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDyes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesnonono
User concepts infoAccess controlonly with OS-specific tools (e.g. IBM RACF, CA Top Secret)noWindows-ProfileAccess rights for users can be defined per tableyes
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