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Name

Description

Flash-optimized In-memory NoSQL Database

Embeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScript

A DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core Data

Distributed In-Memory NewSQL RDBMS

Used for OLTP applications with a high frequency of relatively simple transactions, that can hold all their data in memory

Primary database model

Document store
Graph DBMS

leveraging Apache Tinkerpop
Key-value store
Spatial DBMS
Vector DBMS

Relational DBMS

Document store

Relational DBMS

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Score	5.16
Rank	#63	Overall
	#10	Document stores
	#3	Graph DBMS
	#7	Key-value stores
	#2	Spatial DBMS
	#2	Vector DBMS

Score	0.22
Rank	#306	Overall
	#138	Relational DBMS

Score	7.18
Rank	#52	Overall
	#8	Document stores

Score	1.38
Rank	#156	Overall
	#72	Relational DBMS

Website

aerospike.com

google.github.io/lovefield

realm.io

www.voltdb.com

Technical documentation

docs.aerospike.com

github.com/google/lovefield/blob/master/docs/spec_index.md

realm.io/docs

docs.voltdb.com

Social network pages

Developer

Aerospike

Google

Realm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019

VoltDB Inc.

Initial release

2012

2014

2010

Current release

7.1, May 2024

2.1.12, February 2017

11.3, April 2022

License

Commercial or Open Source

Open Source

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

Open Source

Apache 2.0

Open Source

AGPL for Community Edition, commercial license for Enterprise, AWS, and Pro Editions

Cloud-based only

Only available as a cloud service

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Database as a Service

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Implementation language

JavaScript

Java, C++

Server operating systems

Linux

server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)

tested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari

Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows

Linux
OS X

for development

Data scheme

schema-free

yes

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

via JavaScript builder pattern

yes

only a subset of SQL 99

APIs and other access methods

JDBC
Proprietary protocol
TinkerPop Gremlin

Java API
JDBC
RESTful HTTP/JSON API

Supported programming languages

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

JavaScript

.Net
Java

with Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift

C#
C++
Erlang

not officially supported
Go
Java
JavaScript

Node.js
PHP
Python

Server-side scripts

Stored procedures

user defined functions

with Lua

runs within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessary

Java

Triggers

Using read-only observers

yes

Change Listeners

Partitioning methods

Methods for storing different data on different nodes

Sharding

none

Sharding

Replication methods

Methods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodes

selectable replication factor

none

Multi-source replication
Source-replica replication

MapReduce

Offers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methods

yes

Aerospike Aggregation Framework is similar to Map/Reduce

Consistency concepts

Methods to ensure consistency in a distributed system

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

Immediate Consistency

Foreign keys

Referential integrity

yes

FOREIGN KEY constraints are not supported

Transaction concepts

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

Atomic execution of operations

ACID

Transactions are executed single-threaded within stored procedures

Concurrency

Support for concurrent manipulation of data

yes

Data access is serialized by the server

Durability

Support for making data persistent

yes

yes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Database

yes

Snapshots and command logging

In-memory capabilities

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

yes

using MemoryDB

yes

In-Memory realm

User concepts

Access control

Access rights for users and roles

with Enterprise Edition only

yes

Users and roles with access to stored procedures

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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 Year-over-Year Recurring Revenue Soars by 51% as Demand for AI Rises
4 September 2024

Aerospike Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies in America for Third Consecutive Year
20 August 2024

BSV Association and Aerospike Achieve 100 Billion BSV Blockchain Transactions Per Day on Teranode
30 July 2024

Aerospike Appoints Venkatesh Guntur as Country Head for Southeast Asia
25 June 2024

Aerospike, AWS, Google, Glean, and other Industry Leaders Speaking at Real-time Data Summit 2024
5 June 2024

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Recent citations in the news

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5 July 2024, AWS Blog

Aerospike Year-over-Year Recurring Revenue Soars by 51% as Demand for AI Rises
5 September 2024, Datanami

Aerospike raises $109M for its real-time database platform to capitalize on the AI boom
4 April 2024, TechCrunch

Aerospike set to grow real time database for AI with $109M raise
4 April 2024, VentureBeat

Aerospike Raises $109M For Accelerated Database Development, Market Expansion
4 April 2024, CRN

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