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System Properties Comparison AgensGraph vs. AlaSQL vs. CockroachDB vs. GeoSpock vs. Milvus

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NameAgensGraph  Xexclude from comparisonAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonGeoSpock  Xexclude from comparisonMilvus  Xexclude from comparison
GeoSpock seems to be discontinued. Therefore it will be excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionMulti-model database supporting relational and graph data models and built upon PostgreSQLJavaScript DBMS libraryCockroachDB is a distributed database architected for modern cloud applications. It is wire compatible with PostgreSQL and backed by a Key-Value Store, which is either RocksDB or a purpose-built derivative, called Pebble.Spatial and temporal data processing engine for extreme data scaleA DBMS designed for efficient storage of vector data and vector similarity searches
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Document store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMSVector DBMS
Secondary database modelsTime Series DBMS
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Trend Chart
Score0.20
Rank#321  Overall
#27  Graph DBMS
#143  Relational DBMS
Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score6.15
Rank#55  Overall
#33  Relational DBMS
Score2.31
Rank#113  Overall
#3  Vector DBMS
Websitebitnine.net/­agensgraphalasql.orgwww.cockroachlabs.comgeospock.commilvus.io
Technical documentationbitnine.net/­documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsmilvus.io/­docs/­overview.md
DeveloperBitnine Global Inc.Andrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffCockroach LabsGeoSpock
Initial release2016201420152019
Current release2.1, December 201824.1.0, May 20242.0, September 20192.3.4, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availablecommercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyesno
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Implementation languageCJavaScriptGoJava, JavascriptC++, Go
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
macOS
Windows
hostedLinux
macOS info10.14 or later
Windows infowith WSL 2 enabled
Data schemedepending on used data modelschema-freedynamic schemayes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyesyesVector, Numeric and String
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.nonononono
Secondary indexesyesnoyestemporal, categoricalno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.yes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLANSI SQL for query only (using Presto)no
APIs and other access methodsCypher Query Language
JDBC
JavaScript APIJDBCJDBCRESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC
Java
JavaScript
Python
JavaScriptC#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnononono
Triggersnoyesnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesno, but can be realized using table inheritancenonehorizontal partitioning (by key range) infoall tables are translated to an ordered KV store and then broken down into 64MB ranges, which are then used as replicas in RAFTAutomatic shardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationnoneMulti-source replication using RAFT
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyBounded Staleness
Eventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Session Consistency
Tunable Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDyes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesnonoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardnoRole-based access controlAccess rights for users can be defined per tableRole based access control and fine grained access rights
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AgensGraphAlaSQLCockroachDBGeoSpockMilvus
Specific characteristicsMilvus is an open-source and cloud-native vector database built for production-ready...
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Competitive advantagesHighly available, versatile, and robust with millisecond latency. Supports batch...
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Typical application scenariosRAG: retrieval augmented generation Video media : video understanding, video deduplication....
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Key customersMilvus is trusted by thousands of enterprises, including PayPal, eBay, IKEA, LINE,...
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Market metricsAs of January 2024, 25k+ GitHub stars 10M+ downloads and installations​ ​ 3k+ enterprise...
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Licensing and pricing modelsMilvus was released under the open-source Apache License 2.0 in October 2019. Fully-managed...
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