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DBMS > AgensGraph vs. Alibaba Cloud PolarDB vs. Heroic vs. LokiJS vs. YugabyteDB

System Properties Comparison AgensGraph vs. Alibaba Cloud PolarDB vs. Heroic vs. LokiJS vs. YugabyteDB

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NameAgensGraph  Xexclude from comparisonAlibaba Cloud PolarDB  Xexclude from comparisonHeroic  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonYugabyteDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionMulti-model database supporting relational and graph data models and built upon PostgreSQLA cloud-native relational database compatible with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. Designed for business critical applications.Time Series DBMS built at Spotify based on Cassandra or Google Cloud Bigtable, and ElasticSearchIn-memory JavaScript DBMSHigh-performance distributed SQL database for global, internet-scale applications. Wire and feature compatible with PostgreSQL.
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSTime Series DBMSDocument storeRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Wide column store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.23
Rank#315  Overall
#26  Graph DBMS
#140  Relational DBMS
Score0.66
Rank#235  Overall
#108  Relational DBMS
Score0.46
Rank#265  Overall
#22  Time Series DBMS
Score0.49
Rank#260  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score2.63
Rank#109  Overall
#53  Relational DBMS
Websitebitnine.net/­agensgraphwww.alibabacloud.com/­product/­polardbgithub.com/­spotify/­heroicgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.yugabyte.com
Technical documentationbitnine.net/­documentationwww.alibabacloud.com/­help/­en/­polardb/­product-overviewspotify.github.io/­heroictechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.yugabyte.com
github.com/­yugabyte/­yugabyte-db
DeveloperBitnine Global Inc.AlibabaSpotifyYugabyte Inc.
Initial release2016201420142017
Current release2.1, December 20182.19, September 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License 2.0commercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
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Implementation languageCJavaJavaScriptC and C++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
hostedserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
Data schemedepending on used data modelyesschema-freeschema-freedepending on used data model
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesnoyes
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.noyesnonono
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infovia Elasticsearchyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesyesnonoyes, PostgreSQL compatible
APIs and other access methodsCypher Query Language
JDBC
JDBC
ODBC
HQL (Heroic Query Language, a JSON-based language)
HTTP API
JavaScript APIJDBC
YCQL, an SQL-based flexible-schema API with its roots in Cassandra Query Language
YSQL - a fully relational SQL API that is wire compatible with the SQL language in PostgreSQL
Supported programming languagesC
Java
JavaScript
Python
Java
Python
JavaScriptC
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyesnoView functions in JavaScriptyes infosql, plpgsql, C
Triggersnoyesnoyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesno, but can be realized using table inheritanceSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud serviceShardingnoneHash and Range Sharding, row-level geo-partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationyes infoImplicit feature of the cloud serviceyesnoneBased on Raft distributed consensus protocol, minimum 3 replicas for continuous availability
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
noneStrong consistency on writes and tunable consistency on reads
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDnono infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleDistributed ACID with Serializable & Snapshot Isolation. Inspired by Google Spanner architecture.
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes infobased on RocksDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesnoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardnoyes
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AgensGraphAlibaba Cloud PolarDBHeroicLokiJSYugabyteDB
Specific characteristicsPolarDB, previously ApsaraDB for PolarDB, is a cloud-native relational database designed...
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YugabyteDB is an open source distributed SQL database for cloud native transactional...
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Competitive advantagesWebinar: Top Scientists Live: Tech Secrets to Double 11's Success Revealed. White...
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PostgreSQL compatible: Get instantly productive with a PostgreSQL compatible RDBMS....
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Typical application scenariosCreating a Robust Cloud-Based Database for Fintech, E-Commerce and Gaming. Learn...
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Systems of record and engagement for cloud native applications that require resilience,...
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Market metrics2 Million+ lifetime clusters deployed, 6.5K+ GitHub stars, 7K YugabyteDB Community...
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Licensing and pricing modelsSpecification and pricing. You can use either of the following billing methods to...
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Apache 2.0 license for the database
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