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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. Apache Drill vs. DataFS

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Apache Drill vs. DataFS

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS librarySchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageAll data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Relational DBMS
Object oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
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Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score1.95
Rank#127  Overall
#23  Document stores
#60  Relational DBMS
Score0.06
Rank#354  Overall
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Websitealasql.orgdrill.apache.orgnewdatabase.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldrill.apache.org/­docsdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xsp
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffApache Software FoundationMobiland AG
Initial release201420122018
Current release1.20.3, January 20231.1.263, October 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageJavaScript
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
Windows
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyes
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.nonono
Secondary indexesnonono
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantno
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptC++.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functions
Triggersyesnono, except callback-events from server when changes happened
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingProprietary Sharding system
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storagenoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageDepending on the underlying data sourceyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesDepending on the underlying data sourceno
User concepts infoAccess controlnoDepending on the underlying data sourceWindows-Profile

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