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DBMS > AgensGraph vs. Apache Drill vs. Apache Impala vs. EsgynDB vs. Greenplum

System Properties Comparison AgensGraph vs. Apache Drill vs. Apache Impala vs. EsgynDB vs. Greenplum

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NameAgensGraph  Xexclude from comparisonApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonEsgynDB  Xexclude from comparisonGreenplum  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionMulti-model database supporting relational and graph data models and built upon PostgreSQLSchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageAnalytic DBMS for HadoopEnterprise-class SQL-on-Hadoop solution, powered by Apache TrafodionAnalytic Database platform built on PostgreSQL. Full name is Pivotal Greenplum Database infoA logical database in Greenplum is an array of individual PostgreSQL databases working together to present a single database image.
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Document store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument storeDocument store
Spatial DBMS
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Score0.16
Rank#333  Overall
#30  Graph DBMS
#146  Relational DBMS
Score2.28
Rank#119  Overall
#23  Document stores
#56  Relational DBMS
Score14.03
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.23
Rank#319  Overall
#141  Relational DBMS
Score9.23
Rank#47  Overall
#30  Relational DBMS
Websitebitnine.net/­agensgraphdrill.apache.orgimpala.apache.orgwww.esgyn.cngreenplum.org
Technical documentationbitnine.net/­documentationdrill.apache.org/­docsimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmldocs.greenplum.org
DeveloperBitnine Global Inc.Apache Software FoundationApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaEsgynPivotal Software Inc.
Initial release20162012201320152005
Current release2.1, December 20181.20.3, January 20234.1.0, June 20227.0.0, September 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2commercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageCC++C++, Java
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
LinuxLinuxLinux
Data schemedepending on used data modelschema-freeyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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.nonononoyes infosince Version 4.2
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesSQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantSQL-like DML and DDL statementsyesyes
APIs and other access methodsCypher Query Language
JDBC
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesC
Java
JavaScript
Python
C++All languages supporting JDBC/ODBCAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.NetC
Java
Perl
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesuser defined functionsyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceJava Stored Proceduresyes
Triggersnonononoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesno, but can be realized using table inheritanceShardingShardingShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationselectable replication factorMulti-source replication between multi datacentersSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesyes infoquery execution via MapReduceyesyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnonoACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesDepending on the underlying data sourceyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noDepending on the underlying data sourcenonono
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardDepending on the underlying data sourceAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and Kerberosfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

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