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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. Altibase vs. CockroachDB vs. jBASE vs. Realm

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Altibase vs. CockroachDB vs. jBASE vs. Realm

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonAltibase  Xexclude from comparisonCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonjBASE  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryAn enterprise grade, high-performance RDBMSCockroachDB is a distributed database architected for modern cloud applications. It is wire compatible with PostgreSQL and backed by a Key-Value Store, which is either RocksDB or a purpose-built derivative, called Pebble.A robust multi-value DBMS comprising development tools and middlewareA DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core Data
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMSMultivalue DBMSDocument store
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Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score1.07
Rank#186  Overall
#87  Relational DBMS
Score6.15
Rank#55  Overall
#33  Relational DBMS
Score1.41
Rank#159  Overall
#3  Multivalue DBMS
Score7.60
Rank#52  Overall
#9  Document stores
Websitealasql.orgaltibase.comwww.cockroachlabs.comwww.rocketsoftware.com/­products/­rocket-multivalue-application-development-platform/­rocket-jbaserealm.io
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlgithub.com/­ALTIBASE/­Documents/­tree/­master/­Manualswww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsdocs.rocketsoftware.com/­bundle?labelkey=jbase_5.9realm.io/­docs
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffAltibaseCockroach LabsRocket Software (formerly Zumasys)Realm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019
Initial release20141999201519912014
Current releasev7.3, 2023, August 202324.1.0, May 20245.7
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-Licensecommercial infoOpen source edition discontinued with March 2023Open Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availablecommercialOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptC++Go
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Linux
macOS
Windows
AIX
Linux
Windows
Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesdynamic schemaschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesoptionalyes
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.nononoyesno
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.ANSI SQL-92yes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLEmbedded SQL for jBASE in BASICno
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
JDBCJDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
SOAP-based API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptC
C++
Java
C#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
.Net
Basic
Jabbascript
Java
.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnostored procedures and stored functionsnoyesno inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessary
Triggersyesyesnoyesyes infoChange Listeners
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardinghorizontal partitioning (by key range) infoall tables are translated to an ordered KV store and then broken down into 64MB ranges, which are then used as replicas in RAFTShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyesMulti-source replication using RAFTyesnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnoyesyes infoIn-Memory realm
User concepts infoAccess controlnofine grained access rights according to SQL-standardRole-based access controlAccess rights can be defined down to the item levelyes

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