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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Apache Drill vs. eXtremeDB vs. Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres vs. MaxDB

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonFujitsu Enterprise Postgres  Xexclude from comparisonMaxDB infoformerly named Adabas-D  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS librarySchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringEnterprise-grade PostgreSQL-based DBMS with security enhancements such as Transparent Data Encryption and Data Masking, plus high-availability and performance improvement features.A robust and reliable RDBMS optimized to run all major SAP solutions
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial 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
Score0.74
Rank#223  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score0.31
Rank#285  Overall
#129  Relational DBMS
Score2.32
Rank#112  Overall
#55  Relational DBMS
Websitealasql.orgdrill.apache.orgwww.mcobject.comwww.postgresql.fastware.commaxdb.sap.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldrill.apache.org/­docswww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmwww.postgresql.fastware.com/­product-manualsmaxdb.sap.com/­documentation
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffApache Software FoundationMcObjectPostgreSQL Global Development Group, Fujitsu Australia Software TechnologySAP, acquired from Software AG (Adabas-D) in 1997
Initial release2014201220011984
Current release1.20.3, January 20238.2, 2021Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres 14, January 20227.9.10.12, February 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercialcommercialcommercial infoLimited community edition free
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptC and C++CC++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesyesyes
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 infosupport of XML interfaces availableno
Secondary indexesnonoyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyesyes
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
JDBC
native C library
ODBC
streaming API for large objects
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
WebDAV
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptC++.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
.Net
C
C++
Delphi
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
Tcl
.Net
C#
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functionsyesuser defined functionsyes
Triggersyesnoyes infoby defining eventsyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardinghorizontal partitioning / shardingpartitioning by range, list and by hashnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
Source-replica replicationSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storagenoACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageDepending on the underlying data sourceyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesDepending on the underlying data sourceyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlnoDepending on the underlying data sourcefine grained access rights according to SQL-standardfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
More information provided by the system vendor
AlaSQLApache DrilleXtremeDBFujitsu Enterprise PostgresMaxDB infoformerly named Adabas-D
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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100% compatible with community PostgreSQL
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Built-in TDE and Data Masking security. In-Memory Columnar Index, and a high speed...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Transactional payments applications, reporting and mixed workloads.
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Over 30 years experience in database technology. Over 20 years in Postgres development...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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Core based licensing
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