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System Properties Comparison AgensGraph vs. Google Cloud Spanner vs. LokiJS vs. NCache

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NameAgensGraph  Xexclude from comparisonGoogle Cloud Spanner  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionMulti-model database supporting relational and graph data models and built upon PostgreSQLA horizontally scalable, globally consistent, relational database service. It is the externalization of the core Google database that runs the biggest aspects of Google, like Ads and Google Play.In-memory JavaScript DBMSOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value Store
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSDocument storeKey-value store
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.20
Rank#321  Overall
#27  Graph DBMS
#143  Relational DBMS
Score2.89
Rank#103  Overall
#52  Relational DBMS
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.94
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Websitebitnine.net/­agensgraphcloud.google.com/­spannergithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.alachisoft.com/­ncache
Technical documentationbitnine.net/­documentationcloud.google.com/­spanner/­docstechfort.github.io/­LokiJSwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docs
DeveloperBitnine Global Inc.GoogleAlachisoft
Initial release2016201720142005
Current release2.1, December 20185.3.3, April 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License 2.0commercialOpen SourceOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnono
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Implementation languageCJavaScriptC#, .NET, .NET Core, Java
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
hostedserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
Windows
Data schemedepending on used data modelyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnopartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counter
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 infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesyes infoQuery statements complying to ANSI 2011noSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.
APIs and other access methodsCypher Query Language
JDBC
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
JDBC infoAt present, JDBC supports read-only queries. No support for DDL or DML statements.
RESTful HTTP API
JavaScript APIIDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
Supported programming languagesC
Java
JavaScript
Python
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
JavaScript.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnoView functions in JavaScriptno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLR
Triggersnonoyesyes infoNotifications
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesno, but can be realized using table inheritanceShardingnoneyes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationMulti-source replication with 3 replicas for regional instances.noneyes, with selectable consistency level
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyes infousing Google Cloud Dataflowyesyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencynoneEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes infoby using interleaved tables, this features focuses more on performance improvements than on referential integritynono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID infoStrict serializable isolationno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleoptimistic locking and pessimistic locking
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users, groups and roles based on Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM)noAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)
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AgensGraphGoogle Cloud SpannerLokiJSNCache
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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Typical application scenariosNCache 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 modelsNCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
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