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System Properties Comparison Aerospike vs. Apache IoTDB vs. IBM Db2 vs. Yanza

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Name

Description

Flash-optimized In-memory NoSQL Database

A lightweight IoT native database management system deployable on the device and syncing the collected data with the cloud and integrated with Hadoop and Spark

Common in IBM host environments, 2 different versions for host and Windows/Linux

Time Series DBMS for IoT Applications

Primary database model

Key-value store

Time Series DBMS

Relational DBMS

Since Version 10.5 support for JSON/BSON documents compatible with MongoDB

Time Series DBMS

Secondary database models

Document store

Document store
RDF store

in Db2 LUW (Linux, Unix, Windows)
Spatial DBMS

with Db2 Spatial Extender

DB-Engines Ranking measures the popularity of database management systems
Trend Chart

Score	6.10
Rank	#70	Overall
	#10	Key-value stores

Score	0.42
Rank	#253	Overall
	#20	Time Series DBMS

Score	160.32
Rank	#7	Overall
	#5	Relational DBMS

Score	0.00
Rank	#354	Overall
	#33	Time Series DBMS

Website

www.aerospike.com

iotdb.apache.org

www.ibm.com/analytics/db2

yanza.com

Technical documentation

www.aerospike.com/docs

www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG

Social network pages

Developer

Aerospike

Apache Software Foundation

IBM

Yanza

Initial release

2012

2018

1983

host version

2015

Current release

6.0.0.0, April 2022

12.1, October 2016

License

Commercial or Open Source

Open Source

Apache and AGPL Licenses; open sourced in June 2014; commercial Enterprise Edition available

Open Source

Apache Version 2.0

commercial

free version is available

commercial

free version available

Cloud-based only

Only available as a cloud service

but mainly used as a service provided by Yanza

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Database as a Service

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Implementation language

Java

C and C++

Server operating systems

Linux

All OS with a Java VM (>= 1.8)

AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
z/OS

Windows

Data scheme

schema-free

yes

schema-free

Typing

predefined data types such as float or date

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.

Secondary indexes

yes

SQL

Support of SQL

SQL-like query language

yes

APIs and other access methods

JDBC
Proprietary protocol

JDBC

ADO.NET
JDBC
JSON style queries

MongoDB compatible
ODBC
XQuery

HTTP API

Supported programming languages

.Net
C
C#
C++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lua
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby

C
C#
C++
Cobol
Delphi
Fortran
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Visual Basic

any language that supports HTTP calls

Server-side scripts

Stored procedures

user defined functions

with Lua

yes

Triggers

yes

Timer and event based

Partitioning methods

Methods for storing different data on different nodes

Sharding

only with Windows/Unix/Linux Version

none

Replication methods

Methods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodes

selectable replication factor

yes

with separate tools (MQ, InfoSphere)

none

MapReduce

Offers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methods

yes

Aerospike Aggregation Framework is similar to Map/Reduce

Integration with Hadoop and Spark

Consistency concepts

Methods to ensure consistency in a distributed system

Eventual Consistency in cross-datacenter configuration and Immediate Consistency in local cluster configuration

Eventual Consistency with synchronizing with the cloud

Immediate Consistency

Foreign keys

Referential integrity

yes

Transaction concepts

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

Atomic execution of operations

ACID

Concurrency

Support for concurrent manipulation of data

yes

Durability

Support for making data persistent

yes

In-memory capabilities

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

yes

User concepts

Access control

Access rights for users and roles

with Enterprise Edition only

fine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

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Specific characteristics

Aerospike is an enterprise-class, NoSQL database solution delivering predictable...
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Competitive advantages

Optimized for use with SSDs (solid-state hard drives) Scales horizontally and vertically...
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Typical application scenarios

Aerospike excels in mission-critical applications that have mixed read/write workloads...
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Key customers

Nielsen, Williams-Sonoma, Inmobi, AppNexus, Telco (confidential), Financial Services...
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Market metrics

Aerospike's combination of speed, scalability, and reliability delivers 10x performance...
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Licensing and pricing models

Subscription-based Enterprise Edition and free, open-source Community Edition
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News

Aerospike Unveils Database 6
27 April 2022

AWS Sponsors Aerospike’s Summit 2022: Mission Now
6 April 2022

Aerospike Accelerates Real-time Data Management in the Cloud
29 March 2022

Aerospike’s Rapid Growth Lands Spot on Inc. Magazine’s List of the Pacific Region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
16 March 2022

Aerospike Records Best Year in Company History
8 February 2022

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More resources

DB-Engines blog posts

Evaluating Hbase and Aerospike Solutions for Real-time System of Record
17 March 2020, Srini Srinivasan, Aerospike (sponsor)

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Conferences and events

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Roadshow
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Recent citations in the news

Aerospike Unveils Database 6
27 April 2022, GlobeNewswire

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12 May 2022, thenewstack.io

Storage news ticker - 11 May – Blocks and Files
10 May 2022, Blocks and Files

Aerospike brings its managed NoSQL database to Google Cloud
29 March 2022, SiliconANGLE News

insideBIGDATA Latest News – 4/28/2022
28 April 2022, insideBIGDATA

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The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® IoTDB™ as a Top-Level Project
23 September 2020, GlobeNewswire

Top 10 Apache projects in 2021, from Superset, to NuttX and Pulsar
5 January 2022, The Stack

The Apache® Software Foundation Welcomes its Global Community Online at ApacheCon@Home
21 September 2020, GlobeNewswire

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Google Needs Another Database To Attack Oracle, DB2, And SQL Server Directly
16 May 2022, The Next Platform

IBM Launches Db2 13 for z/OS
18 April 2022, Database Trends and Applications

Database And Developer Enhancements In IBM i 7.5 And 7.4 TR6
9 May 2022, IT Jungle

IBM database updates address critical vulnerabilities in third-party XML parser
25 April 2022, The Daily Swig

IBM software is coming to AWS as SaaS. Is Big Blue giving up on its cloud?
12 May 2022, The Stack

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