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DBMS > AgensGraph vs. Drizzle vs. Memgraph vs. NCache vs. Pinecone

System Properties Comparison AgensGraph vs. Drizzle vs. Memgraph vs. NCache vs. Pinecone

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NameAgensGraph  Xexclude from comparisonDrizzle  Xexclude from comparisonMemgraph  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonPinecone  Xexclude from comparison
Drizzle has published its last release in September 2012. The open-source project is discontinued and Drizzle is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionMulti-model database supporting relational and graph data models and built upon PostgreSQLMySQL fork with a pluggable micro-kernel and with an emphasis of performance over compatibility.An open source graph database built for real-time streaming and compatible with Neo4jOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreA managed, cloud-native vector database
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSGraph DBMSKey-value storeVector DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.17
Rank#320  Overall
#29  Graph DBMS
#143  Relational DBMS
Score2.91
Rank#94  Overall
#7  Graph DBMS
Score0.91
Rank#196  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score3.02
Rank#87  Overall
#3  Vector DBMS
Websitebitnine.net/­agensgraphmemgraph.comwww.alachisoft.com/­ncachewww.pinecone.io
Technical documentationbitnine.net/­documentationmemgraph.com/­docswww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docsdocs.pinecone.io/­docs/­overview
Social network pagesLinkedInTwitterFacebookGitHubDiscord
DeveloperBitnine Global Inc.Drizzle project, originally started by Brian AkerMemgraph LtdAlachisoftPinecone Systems, Inc
Initial release20162008201720052019
Current release2.1, December 20187.2.4, September 20125.3.3, April 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoGNU GPLOpen Source infoBSL 1.1; commercial license for enterprise edition availableOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availablecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononoyes
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Implementation languageCC++C and C++C#, .NET, .NET Core, Java
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
FreeBSD
Linux
OS X
LinuxLinux
Windows
hosted
Data schemedepending on used data modelyesschema-free and schema-optionalschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and CounterString, Number, Boolean
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 indexesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesyes infowith proprietary extensionsnoSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.no
APIs and other access methodsCypher Query Language
JDBC
JDBCBolt protocol
Cypher query language
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC
Java
JavaScript
Python
C
C++
Java
PHP
.Net
C
C++
Elixir
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnono infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLR
Triggersnono infohooks for callbacks inside the server can be used.yes infoNotifications
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesno, but can be realized using table inheritanceShardingSharding infodynamic graph partitioningyes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
Multi-source replication using RAFTyes, with selectable consistency level
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
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyes inforelationships in graphsno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACID infowith snapshot isolationoptimistic locking and pessimistic locking
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infowith periodic snapshot and write-ahead logging (WAL) of changesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardPluggable authentication mechanisms infoe.g. LDAP, HTTPUsers, roles and permissionsAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)
More information provided by the system vendor
AgensGraphDrizzleMemgraphNCachePinecone
Specific characteristicsMemgraph directly connects to your streaming infrastructure so you and your team...
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NCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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Competitive advantagesBusiness Source License ensures a future for the Memgraph community MAGE algorithm...
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NCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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Typical application scenariosGraph algorithms in bioinformatics Social network analysis Cryptocurrency network...
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NCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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Licensing and pricing modelsYou can check out our pricing model and licenses on the company website .
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NCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
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