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Name

Description

Flash-optimized In-memory NoSQL Database

Embeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScript

A cloud-native, realtime vector search engine integrating scalable machine learning models

Primary database model

Key-value store

Relational DBMS

Search engine

Secondary database models

Document store

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Score	6.52
Rank	#66	Overall
	#10	Key-value stores

Score	0.23
Rank	#286	Overall
	#134	Relational DBMS

Score	0.16
Rank	#299	Overall
	#19	Search engines

Website

aerospike.com

google.github.io/lovefield

github.com/semi-technologies/weaviate
weaviate.io

Technical documentation

docs.aerospike.com

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

weaviate.io/developers/weaviate/current

Social network pages

Developer

Aerospike

Google

SeMI Technologies B.V.

Initial release

2012

2014

2017

Current release

6.0.0.0, April 2022

2.1.12, February 2017

1.0.3, January 2021

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

commercial license available with Weaviate Enterprise

Cloud-based only

Only available as a cloud service

DBaaS offerings (sponsored links)

Database as a Service

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Implementation language

JavaScript

Server operating systems

Linux

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

tested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari

Data scheme

schema-free

yes

yes, maps to GraphQL interface

Typing

predefined data types such as float or date

yes

string, int, float, geo point, date, cross reference, fuzzy references

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

all data objects are indexed in a semantic vector space (the Contextionary), all primitive fields are indexed

SQL

Support of SQL

SQL-like query language

via JavaScript builder pattern

GraphQL is used as query language

APIs and other access methods

JDBC
Proprietary protocol

GraphQL query language
RESTful HTTP/JSON API

Supported programming languages

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

JavaScript

Server-side scripts

Stored procedures

user defined functions

with Lua

Triggers

Using read-only observers

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

yes

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

Eventual 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

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

yes

In-memory capabilities

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

yes

using MemoryDB

User concepts

Access control

Access rights for users and roles

with Enterprise Edition only

OpenID Connect Discovery

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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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As a stand-alone vector search engine, or use one of the many modules (transformers,...
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Key customers

Nielsen, Williams-Sonoma, Inmobi, AppNexus, Telco (confidential), Financial Services...
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A ll companies that have data.
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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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Weaviate is open-source, and free to use. We also offer Fully managed Weaviate on...
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News

Aerospike Announces Aerospike SQL Powered by Starburst
15 June 2022

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

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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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