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DBMS > Adabas vs. AlaSQL vs. Datastax Enterprise vs. FileMaker vs. jBASE

System Properties Comparison Adabas vs. AlaSQL vs. Datastax Enterprise vs. FileMaker vs. jBASE

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NameAdabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"  Xexclude from comparisonAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonDatastax Enterprise  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonjBASE  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionOLTP - DBMS for mainframes and Linux/Unix/Windows environments infoused typically together with the Natural programming platformJavaScript DBMS libraryDataStax Enterprise (DSE) is the always-on, scalable data platform built on Apache Cassandra and designed for hybrid Cloud. DSE integrates graph, search, analytics, administration, developer tooling, and monitoring into a unified platform.FileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.A robust multi-value DBMS comprising development tools and middleware
Primary database modelMultivalue DBMSDocument store
Relational DBMS
Wide column storeRelational DBMSMultivalue DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
Search engine
Vector DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score2.79
Rank#102  Overall
#2  Multivalue DBMS
Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score5.93
Rank#56  Overall
#4  Wide column stores
Score47.91
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score1.49
Rank#156  Overall
#3  Multivalue DBMS
Websitewww.softwareag.com/­en_corporate/­platform/­adabas-natural.htmlalasql.orgwww.datastax.com/­products/­datastax-enterprisewww.claris.com/­filemakerwww.rocketsoftware.com/­products/­rocket-multivalue-application-development-platform/­rocket-jbase
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldocs.datastax.comwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationdocs.rocketsoftware.com/­bundle?labelkey=jbase_5.9
DeveloperSoftware AGAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffDataStaxClaris infoa subsidiary of AppleRocket Software (formerly Zumasys)
Initial release19712014201119831991
Current release6.8, April 202019.4.1, November 20215.7
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoMIT-Licensecommercialcommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJava
Server operating systemsBS2000
Linux
Unix
Windows
z/OS
z/VSE
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
iOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
AIX
Linux
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeschema-freeyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyesyesoptional
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.nononoyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML formatyes
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infowith add-on product Adabas SQL GatewayClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL); Spark SQLyes infovia pluginsEmbedded SQL for jBASE in BASIC
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
SOAP-based API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
JavaScript APIProprietary protocol infoCQL (Cassandra Query Language)
TinkerPop Gremlin infowith DSE Graph
Filemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
SOAP-based API
Supported programming languagesNaturalJavaScriptC
C#
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
PHP.Net
Basic
Jabbascript
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresin Naturalnonoyesyes
Triggersnoyesyesyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyes, with additonal products like Adabas Cluster Services, Adabas Parallel Services, Adabas VistanoneSharding infono "single point of failure"noneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, with add-on product Event Replicatornoneconfigurable replication factor, datacenter aware, advanced replication for edge computingSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14yes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Tunable Consistency infoconsistency level can be individually decided with each write operation
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDyes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageno infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsnoACID
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.noyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlonly with OS-specific tools (e.g. IBM RACF, CA Top Secret)noAccess rights for users can be defined per objectsimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesAccess rights can be defined down to the item level
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Adabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"AlaSQLDatastax EnterpriseFileMakerjBASE
Specific characteristicsDataStax Enterprise is scale-out data infrastructure for enterprises that need to...
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Competitive advantagesSupporting the following application requirements: Zero downtime - Built on Apache...
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Typical application scenariosApplications that must be massively and linearly scalable with 100% uptime and able...
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Key customersCapital One, Cisco, Comcast, eBay, McDonald's, Microsoft, Safeway, Sony, UBS, and...
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Market metricsAmong the Forbes 100 Most Innovative Companies, DataStax is trusted by 5 of the top...
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Licensing and pricing modelsAnnual subscription
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