DB-EnginesextremeDB - Data management wherever you need itEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by Redgate Software

DBMS > Adabas vs. Manticore Search vs. NCache vs. Rockset vs. Teradata Aster

System Properties Comparison Adabas vs. Manticore Search vs. NCache vs. Rockset vs. Teradata Aster

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameAdabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"  Xexclude from comparisonManticore Search  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonRockset  Xexclude from comparisonTeradata Aster  Xexclude from comparison
Teradata Aster has been integrated into other Teradata systems and therefore will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionOLTP - DBMS for mainframes and Linux/Unix/Windows environments infoused typically together with the Natural programming platformMulti-storage database for search, including full-text search.Open-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreA scalable, reliable search and analytics service in the cloud, built on RocksDBPlatform for big data analytics on multistructured data sources and types
Primary database modelMultivalue DBMSSearch engineKey-value storeDocument storeRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsTime Series DBMS infousing the Manticore Columnar LibraryDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Relational DBMS
Search engine
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score2.64
Rank#104  Overall
#1  Multivalue DBMS
Score0.23
Rank#301  Overall
#21  Search engines
Score0.91
Rank#196  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score1.07
Rank#180  Overall
#31  Document stores
Websitewww.softwareag.com/­en_corporate/­platform/­adabas-natural.htmlmanticoresearch.comwww.alachisoft.com/­ncacherockset.com
Technical documentationmanual.manticoresearch.comwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docsdocs.rockset.com
DeveloperSoftware AGManticore SoftwareAlachisoftRocksetTeradata
Initial release19712017200520192005
Current release6.0, February 20235.3.3, April 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoGPL version 2Open Source infoEnterprise Edition availablecommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyesno
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageC++C#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC++
Server operating systemsBS2000
Linux
Unix
Windows
z/OS
z/VSE
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
Windows
hostedLinux
Data schemeyesFixed schemaschema-freeschema-freeFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free) infodefined schema within the relational store; partial schema or schema free in the Aster File Store
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesInt, Bigint, Float, Timestamp, Bit, Int array, Bigint array, JSON, Booleanpartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counterdynamic typingyes
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.noCan index from XMLnono infoingestion from XML files supportedyes infoin Aster File Store
Secondary indexesyesyes infofull-text index on all search fieldsyesall fields are automatically indexedyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infowith add-on product Adabas SQL GatewaySQL-like query languageSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.Read-only SQL queries, including JOINsyes
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
SOAP-based API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
Binary API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
RESTful HTTP/SQL API
SQL over MySQL
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
HTTP RESTADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
OLE DB
Supported programming languagesNaturalElixir
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
C
C#
C++
Java
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresin Naturaluser defined functionsno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRnoR packages
Triggersnonoyes infoNotificationsnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyes, with additonal products like Adabas Cluster Services, Adabas Parallel Services, Adabas VistaSharding infoPartitioning is done manually, search queries against distributed index is supportedyesAutomatic shardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, with add-on product Event ReplicatorSynchronous replication based on Galera libraryyes, with selectable consistency levelyesyes infoDimension tables are replicated across all nodes in the cluster. The number of replicas for the file store can be configured.
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesnoyes infoSQL Map-Reduce Framework
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
Eventual ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configuration
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDyes infoisolated transactions for atomic changes and binary logging for safe writesoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoThe original contents of fields are not stored in the Manticore index.yesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlonly with OS-specific tools (e.g. IBM RACF, CA Top Secret)noAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)Access rights for users and organizations can be defined via Rockset consolefine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
More information provided by the system vendor
Adabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"Manticore SearchNCacheRocksetTeradata Aster
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
» more
Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
» more
Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
» more
Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
» more
Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
» more
Licensing and pricing modelsNCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
» more

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

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

More resources
Adabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"Manticore SearchNCacheRocksetTeradata Aster
Recent citations in the news

Re-evaluating legacy: Should you leave Adabas (and Natural) behind?
30 May 2024, ITWeb

Is it the end of the road for Software AG after selling its integration business to IBM?
12 January 2024, diginomica

IBM buys 50-year-old Software AG's enterprise tech units for €2.13B in cash
18 December 2023, The Register

Software AG sells data platform to IBM for €2.1bn
18 December 2023, Financial Times

ATERAS® Announces Contract for Adabas Natural Re-hosting Solution to one of the Nation's Largest Pension Systems
19 December 2012, PR Newswire

provided by Google News

Comparing Meilisearch and Manticore Search Using Key Benchmarks
2 May 2023, hackernoon.com

Manticore is a Faster Alternative to Elasticsearch in C++
25 July 2022, hackernoon.com

Highlighting in Search Results
24 May 2020, hackernoon.com

40 Stories To Learn About Elasticsearch
27 April 2023, hackernoon.com

Optimizing Elastic Search for High-Load Applications
18 August 2023, hackernoon.com

provided by Google News

How to use NCache in ASP.Net Core
9 July 2024, InfoWorld

Custom Response Caching Using NCache in ASP.NET Core
22 April 2020, InfoQ.com

provided by Google News

OpenAI’s first acquisition is an enterprise data startup
21 June 2024, The Verge

OpenAI Looks To Boost Data Retrieval Capabilities Of Its GenAI Technology With Rockset Acquisition
26 June 2024, CRN

OpenAI acquires Rockset to enhance ChatGPT real-time data processing
25 June 2024, InfoWorld

An Analysis Of OpenAI’s Acquisition Of Rockset And Its Strategic Significance
24 June 2024, Forbes

OpenAI buys database analytics firm Rockset in nine-figure stock deal, sources say
21 June 2024, Reuters

provided by Google News

Case study: Siemens reduces train failures with Teradata Aster
12 September 2016, RCR Wireless News

Teradata's Aster shows how the flowers of fraud bloom
23 April 2015, The Register

Teradata Integrates Big Data Analytic Architecture
22 October 2012, PR Newswire

An American Dream Story, With A Silicon Valley Twist
14 August 2013, Forbes

Gartner, IBM, Teradata make Big Data announcements
17 October 2012, ZDNet

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

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

Neo4j logo

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

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

SingleStore logo

The data platform to build your intelligent applications.
Try it free.

Present your product here