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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Apache Drill vs. jBASE vs. Kdb vs. WakandaDB

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonjBASE  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonWakandaDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS librarySchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageA robust multi-value DBMS comprising development tools and middlewareHigh performance Time Series DBMSWakandaDB is embedded in a server that provides a REST API and a server-side javascript engine to access data
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Relational DBMS
Multivalue DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Object oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational 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
Score1.41
Rank#159  Overall
#3  Multivalue DBMS
Score7.55
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score0.03
Rank#364  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Websitealasql.orgdrill.apache.orgwww.rocketsoftware.com/­products/­rocket-multivalue-application-development-platform/­rocket-jbasekx.comwakanda.github.io
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldrill.apache.org/­docsdocs.rocketsoftware.com/­bundle?labelkey=jbase_5.9code.kx.comwakanda.github.io/­doc
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffApache Software FoundationRocket Software (formerly Zumasys)Kx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcWakanda SAS
Initial release2014201219912000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 20032012
Current release1.20.3, January 20235.73.6, May 20182.7.0 (AprilĀ 29, 2019), April 2019
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercialcommercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoAGPLv3, extended commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptqC++, JavaScript
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
Windows
AIX
Linux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesoptionalyesyes
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.nonoyesyesno
Secondary indexesnonoyes infotable attribute 'grouped'
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantEmbedded SQL for jBASE in BASICSQL-like query language (q)no
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
SOAP-based API
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptC++.Net
Basic
Jabbascript
Java
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functionsyesuser defined functionsyes
Triggersyesnoyesyes infowith viewsyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingShardinghorizontal partitioningnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyesSource-replica replicationnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storagenoACIDnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
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 sourceyesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlnoDepending on the underlying data sourceAccess rights can be defined down to the item levelrights management via user accountsyes
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AlaSQLApache DrilljBASEKdbWakandaDB
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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