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System Properties Comparison AgensGraph vs. HBase vs. JanusGraph vs. Kdb vs. Sphinx

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NameAgensGraph  Xexclude from comparisonHBase  Xexclude from comparisonJanusGraph infosuccessor of Titan  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonSphinx  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionMulti-model database supporting relational and graph data models and built upon PostgreSQLWide-column store based on Apache Hadoop and on concepts of BigTableA Graph DBMS optimized for distributed clusters infoIt was forked from the latest code base of Titan in January 2017High performance Time Series DBMSOpen source search engine for searching in data from different sources, e.g. relational databases
Primary database modelGraph DBMS
Relational DBMS
Wide column storeGraph DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Search engine
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.23
Rank#315  Overall
#26  Graph DBMS
#140  Relational DBMS
Score27.97
Rank#26  Overall
#2  Wide column stores
Score2.02
Rank#125  Overall
#12  Graph DBMS
Score7.71
Rank#49  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score5.95
Rank#55  Overall
#5  Search engines
Websitebitnine.net/­agensgraphhbase.apache.orgjanusgraph.orgkx.comsphinxsearch.com
Technical documentationbitnine.net/­documentationhbase.apache.org/­book.htmldocs.janusgraph.orgcode.kx.comsphinxsearch.com/­docs
DeveloperBitnine Global Inc.Apache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by PowersetLinux Foundation; originally developed as Titan by AureliusKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcSphinx Technologies Inc.
Initial release2016200820172000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 20032001
Current release2.1, December 20182.3.4, January 20210.6.3, February 20233.6, May 20183.5.1, February 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache 2.0commercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoGPL version 2, commercial licence available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageCJavaJavaqC++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
Linux
Unix
Windows infousing Cygwin
Linux
OS X
Unix
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
FreeBSD
Linux
NetBSD
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemedepending on used data modelschema-free, schema definition possibleyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesoptions to bring your own types, AVROyesyesno
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
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yes infofull-text index on all search fields
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesnonoSQL-like query language (q)SQL-like query language (SphinxQL)
APIs and other access methodsCypher Query Language
JDBC
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
Thrift
Java API
TinkerPop Blueprints
TinkerPop Frames
TinkerPop Gremlin
TinkerPop Rexster
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Proprietary protocol
Supported programming languagesC
Java
JavaScript
Python
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Scala
Clojure
Java
Python
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
C++ infounofficial client library
Java
Perl infounofficial client library
PHP
Python
Ruby infounofficial client library
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyes infoCoprocessors in Javayesuser defined functionsno
Triggersnoyesyesyes infowith viewsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesno, but can be realized using table inheritanceShardingyes infodepending on the used storage backend (e.g. Cassandra, HBase, BerkeleyDB)horizontal partitioningSharding infoPartitioning is done manually, search queries against distributed index is supported
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
yesSource-replica replicationnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesyes infovia Faunus, a graph analytics engineno infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyes infoRelationships in graphsyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDSingle row ACID (across millions of columns)ACIDnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infoSupports various storage backends: Cassandra, HBase, Berkeley DB, Akiban, Hazelcastyesyes 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.noyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess Control Lists (ACL) for RBAC, integration with Apache Ranger for RBAC & ABACUser authentification and security via Rexster Graph Serverrights management via user accountsno
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AgensGraphHBaseJanusGraph infosuccessor of TitanKdbSphinx
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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