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

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NameAgensGraph  Xexclude from comparisonApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonEsgynDB  Xexclude from comparisonGreenplum  Xexclude from comparisonHive  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionMulti-model database supporting relational and graph data models and built upon PostgreSQLAnalytic 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.data warehouse software for querying and managing large distributed datasets, built on Hadoop
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument storeDocument store
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.16
Rank#333  Overall
#30  Graph DBMS
#146  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
Score62.59
Rank#18  Overall
#12  Relational DBMS
Websitebitnine.net/­agensgraphimpala.apache.orgwww.esgyn.cngreenplum.orghive.apache.org
Technical documentationbitnine.net/­documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmldocs.greenplum.orgcwiki.apache.org/­confluence/­display/­Hive/­Home
DeveloperBitnine Global Inc.Apache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaEsgynPivotal Software Inc.Apache Software Foundation infoinitially developed by Facebook
Initial release20162013201520052012
Current release2.1, December 20184.1.0, June 20227.0.0, September 20233.1.3, April 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2commercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageCC++C++, JavaJava
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
LinuxLinuxLinuxAll OS with a Java VM
Data schemedepending on used data modelyesyesyesyes
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.nononoyes infosince Version 4.2
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesSQL-like DML and DDL statementsyesyesSQL-like DML and DDL statements
APIs and other access methodsCypher Query Language
JDBC
JDBC
ODBC
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
Thrift
Supported programming languagesC
Java
JavaScript
Python
All languages supporting JDBC/ODBCAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.NetC
Java
Perl
Python
R
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceJava Stored Proceduresyesyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduce
Triggersnononoyesno
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 replicationselectable replication factor
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyes infoquery execution via MapReduceyesyesyes infoquery execution via MapReduce
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnoACIDACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nononono
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess 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-standardAccess rights for users, groups and roles

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