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System Properties Comparison AgensGraph vs. Apache Drill vs. JSqlDb vs. MonetDB vs. QuestDB

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NameAgensGraph  Xexclude from comparisonApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonMonetDB  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionMulti-model database supporting relational and graph data models and built upon PostgreSQLSchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageJavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesA relational database management system that stores data in columnsA high performance open source SQL database for time series data
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Document store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMSTime Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Relational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.20
Rank#321  Overall
#27  Graph DBMS
#143  Relational DBMS
Score1.95
Rank#127  Overall
#23  Document stores
#60  Relational DBMS
Score1.72
Rank#145  Overall
#67  Relational DBMS
Score2.52
Rank#109  Overall
#9  Time Series DBMS
Websitebitnine.net/­agensgraphdrill.apache.orgjsqldb.org (offline)www.monetdb.orgquestdb.io
Technical documentationbitnine.net/­documentationdrill.apache.org/­docswww.monetdb.org/­Documentationquestdb.io/­docs
DeveloperBitnine Global Inc.Apache Software FoundationKonrad von BackstromMonetDB BVQuestDB Technology Inc
Initial release20162012201820042014
Current release2.1, December 20181.20.3, January 20230.8, December 2018Dec2023 (11.49), December 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2Open SourceOpen Source infoMozilla Public License 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageCCJava (Zero-GC), C++, Rust
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
FreeBSD
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemedepending on used data modelschema-freeschema-freeyesyes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocol
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnoyesyes
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.nononono
Secondary indexesyesnonoyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesSQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantnoyes infoSQL 2003 with some extensionsSQL with time-series extensions
APIs and other access methodsCypher Query Language
JDBC
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
native C library infoMAPI library (MonetDB application programming interface)
ODBC
HTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
Supported programming languagesC
Java
JavaScript
Python
C++JavaScriptC
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesuser defined functionsfunctions in JavaScriptyes, in SQL, C, Rno
Triggersnononoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesno, but can be realized using table inheritanceShardingnoneSharding via remote tableshorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationnonenone infoSource-replica replication available in experimental statusSource-replica replication with eventual consistency
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnoACIDACID for single-table writes
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesDepending on the underlying data sourceyes infousing RocksDByesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noDepending on the underlying data sourceyes infothrough memory mapped files
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardDepending on the underlying data sourcefine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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AgensGraphApache DrillJSqlDbMonetDBQuestDB
Specific characteristicsRelational model with native time series support Column-based storage and time partitioned...
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Competitive advantagesHigh ingestion throughput: peak of 4M rows/sec (TSBS Benchmark) Code optimizations...
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Typical application scenariosFinancial tick data Industrial IoT Application Metrics Monitoring
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Key customersBanks & Hedge funds, Yahoo, OKX, Airbus, Aquis Exchange, Net App, Cloudera, Airtel,...
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Licensing and pricing modelsOpen source Apache 2.0 QuestDB Enterprise QuestDB Cloud
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