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System Properties Comparison AgensGraph vs. Firebase Realtime Database vs. JSqlDb vs. mSQL vs. Sphinx

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NameAgensGraph  Xexclude from comparisonFirebase Realtime Database  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonmSQL infoMini SQL  Xexclude from comparisonSphinx  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 PostgreSQLCloud-hosted realtime document store. iOS, Android, and JavaScript clients share one Realtime Database instance and automatically receive updates with the newest data.JavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesmSQL (Mini SQL) is a simple and lightweight RDBMSOpen source search engine for searching in data from different sources, e.g. relational databases
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Document storeDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMSSearch engine
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score0.23
Rank#315  Overall
#26  Graph DBMS
#140  Relational DBMS
Score13.64
Rank#39  Overall
#6  Document stores
Score1.27
Rank#169  Overall
#76  Relational DBMS
Score5.95
Rank#55  Overall
#5  Search engines
Websitebitnine.net/­agensgraphfirebase.google.com/­products/­realtime-databasejsqldb.org (offline)hughestech.com.au/­products/­msqlsphinxsearch.com
Technical documentationbitnine.net/­documentationfirebase.google.com/­docs/­databasesphinxsearch.com/­docs
DeveloperBitnine Global Inc.Google infoacquired by Google 2014Konrad von BackstromHughes TechnologiesSphinx Technologies Inc.
Initial release20162012201819942001
Current release2.1, December 20180.8, December 20184.4, October 20213.5.1, February 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License 2.0commercialOpen Sourcecommercial infofree licenses can be providedOpen Source infoGPL version 2, commercial licence available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnonono
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Implementation languageCCC++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
hostedLinux
macOS
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris SPARC/x86
Windows
FreeBSD
Linux
NetBSD
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemedepending on used data modelschema-freeschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnoyesno
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 indexesyesyesnoyesyes infofull-text index on all search fields
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesnonoA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented infono subqueries, aggregate functions, views, foreign keys, triggersSQL-like query language (SphinxQL)
APIs and other access methodsCypher Query Language
JDBC
Android
iOS
JavaScript API
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
Supported programming languagesC
Java
JavaScript
Python
Java
JavaScript
Objective-C
JavaScriptC
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
PHP
Tcl
C++ infounofficial client library
Java
Perl infounofficial client library
PHP
Python
Ruby infounofficial client library
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyeslimited functionality with using 'rules'functions in JavaScriptnono
TriggersnoCallbacks are triggered when data changesnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesno, but can be realized using table inheritancenonenoneSharding infoPartitioning is done manually, search queries against distributed index is supported
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationnonenonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency infoif the client is offline
Immediate Consistency infoif the client is online
none
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDyesnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesnoyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infousing RocksDByesyes infoThe original contents of fields are not stored in the Sphinx index.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nono
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyes, based on authentication and database rulesnono

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