DBMS > Adabas vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. FileMaker vs. JSqlDb vs. ReductStore

System Properties Comparison Adabas vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. FileMaker vs. JSqlDb vs. ReductStore

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Name

This system has been discontinued and will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.

JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.

Description

OLTP - DBMS for mainframes and Linux/Unix/Windows environments

used typically together with the Natural programming platform

Highly scalable database system, designed for managing session and subscriber data in modern mobile communication networks

FileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.

JavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitives

Designed to manage unstructured time-series data efficiently, providing unique features such as storing time-stamped blobs with labels, customizable data retention policies, and a straightforward FIFO quota system.

Primary database model

Multivalue DBMS

Document store
Key-value store

Relational DBMS

Document store
Object oriented DBMS

Time Series DBMS

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Trend Chart

Score	2.79
Rank	#102	Overall
	#2	Multivalue DBMS

Score	47.91
Rank	#20	Overall
	#14	Relational DBMS

Score	0.05
Rank	#384	Overall
	#44	Time Series DBMS

Website

www.softwareag.com/en_corporate/platform/adabas-natural.html

atos.net/en/convergence-creators/portfolio/standard-common-repository

www.claris.com/filemaker

jsqldb.org (offline)

github.com/reductstore
www.reduct.store

Technical documentation

www.claris.com/resources/documentation

www.reduct.store/docs

Developer

Software AG

Atos Convergence Creators

Claris

a subsidiary of Apple

Konrad von Backstrom

ReductStore LLC

Initial release

1971

2016

1983

2018

2023

Current release

1703

19.4.1, November 2021

0.8, December 2018

1.9, March 2024

License

Commercial or Open Source

commercial

Open Source

Business Source License 1.1

Cloud-based only

Only available as a cloud service

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Implementation language

Java

C++, Rust

Server operating systems

BS2000
Linux
Unix
Windows
z/OS
z/VSE

Linux

iOS

client part only
Linux
OS X
Windows

Linux
macOS
Windows

Docker
Linux
macOS
Windows

Data scheme

yes

Schema and schema-less with LDAP views

yes

schema-free

Typing

predefined data types such as float or date

yes

optional

yes

XML support

Some form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.

yes

A http query request can return the data in XML format

Secondary indexes

yes

SQL

Support of SQL

yes

with add-on product Adabas SQL Gateway

yes

via plugins

APIs and other access methods

HTTP API

with add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
SOAP-based API

with add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway

LDAP

Filemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC

HTTP API

Supported programming languages

Natural

All languages with LDAP bindings

PHP

JavaScript

C++
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust

Server-side scripts

Stored procedures

in Natural

yes

functions in JavaScript

Triggers

yes

Partitioning methods

Methods for storing different data on different nodes

yes, with additonal products like Adabas Cluster Services, Adabas Parallel Services, Adabas Vista

Sharding

cell division

none

Replication methods

Methods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodes

yes, with add-on product Event Replicator

yes

Source-replica replication, warm standby

since Version 14

none

MapReduce

Offers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methods

Consistency concepts

Methods to ensure consistency in a distributed system

Immediate Consistency

Immediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configuration

Foreign keys

Referential integrity

yes

Transaction concepts

Support to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of data

ACID

Atomic execution of specific operations

Concurrency

Support for concurrent manipulation of data

yes

Durability

Support for making data persistent

yes

using RocksDB

In-memory capabilities

Is there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.

yes

User concepts

Access control

only with OS-specific tools (e.g. IBM RACF, CA Top Secret)

LDAP bind authentication

simple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory services

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