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DBMS > Adabas vs. eXtremeDB vs. SAP IQ vs. Splunk

System Properties Comparison Adabas vs. eXtremeDB vs. SAP IQ vs. Splunk

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NameAdabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonSAP IQ infoformer name: Sybase IQ  Xexclude from comparisonSplunk  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionOLTP - DBMS for mainframes and Linux/Unix/Windows environments infoused typically together with the Natural programming platformNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringColumnar RDBMS optimized for Big Data analyticsAnalytics Platform for Big Data
Primary database modelMultivalue DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMS infocolumn-orientedSearch engine
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score2.79
Rank#102  Overall
#2  Multivalue DBMS
Score0.80
Rank#214  Overall
#99  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score2.64
Rank#108  Overall
#52  Relational DBMS
Score89.10
Rank#14  Overall
#2  Search engines
Websitewww.softwareag.com/­en_corporate/­platform/­adabas-natural.htmlwww.mcobject.comwww.sap.com/­products/­technology-platform/­sybase-iq-big-data-management.htmlwww.splunk.com
Technical documentationwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmhelp.sap.com/­docs/­SAP_IQdocs.splunk.com/­Documentation/­Splunk
DeveloperSoftware AGMcObjectSAP, formerly SybaseSplunk Inc.
Initial release1971200119942003
Current release8.2, 202116.1 SPS04, April 2019
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercialcommercialcommercialcommercial infoLimited free edition and free developer edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC and C++
Server operating systemsBS2000
Linux
Unix
Windows
z/OS
z/VSE
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeyesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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.nono infosupport of XML interfaces availablenoyes
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes infowith add-on product Adabas SQL Gatewayyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyesno infoSplunk Search Processing Language for search commands
APIs and other access methodsHTTP API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
SOAP-based API infowith add-on software Adabas SOA Gateway
.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
HTTP REST
Supported programming languagesNatural.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
C
C#
C++
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
C#
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresin Naturalyesyesyes
Triggersnoyes infoby defining eventsyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyes, with additonal products like Adabas Cluster Services, Adabas Parallel Services, Adabas Vistahorizontal partitioning / shardingshared disk or shared nothing architectures with SAP IQ MultiplexerSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, with add-on product Event ReplicatorActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
SAP/Sybase Replication ServerMulti-source replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoHadoop integrationyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDno infoA 'Transaction' in Splunk has a different meaning: grouping related events into a single one for later searching
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyesyes
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.noyesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlonly with OS-specific tools (e.g. IBM RACF, CA Top Secret)fine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users and roles
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Adabas infodenotes "adaptable data base"eXtremeDBSAP IQ infoformer name: Sybase IQSplunk
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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