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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Apache Drill vs. LokiJS vs. Sadas Engine vs. StarRocks

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonSadas Engine  Xexclude from comparisonStarRocks  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS librarySchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageIn-memory JavaScript DBMSSADAS Engine is a columnar DBMS specifically designed for high performance in data warehouse environmentsAn open source, high-performance columnar analytical database that enables real-time, multi-dimensional, and highly concurrent data analytics infoForked from Apache Doris
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Relational DBMS
Document storeRelational DBMSRelational 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
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#158  Relational DBMS
Score1.04
Rank#189  Overall
#88  Relational DBMS
Websitealasql.orgdrill.apache.orggithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.sadasengine.comwww.starrocks.io
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldrill.apache.org/­docstechfort.github.io/­LokiJSwww.sadasengine.com/­en/­sadas-engine-download-free-trial-and-documentation/­#documentationdocs.starrocks.io/­en-us/­latest/­introduction/­StarRocks_intro
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffApache Software FoundationSADAS s.r.l.The Linux Foundation infosince Feb 2023
Initial release20142012201420062020
Current release1.20.3, January 20238.02.5.3, March 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Sourcecommercial infofree trial version availableOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaScriptC++C++, Java
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)AIX
Linux
Windows
Linux
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesnoyesyes
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.nonononono
Secondary indexesnonoyes infovia viewsyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantnoyesyes
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
JDBC
MySQL protocol
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptC++JavaScript.Net
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functionsView functions in JavaScriptnouser defined functions
Triggersyesnoyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingnonehorizontal partitioninghorizontal partitioning (by range and hash)
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenonenoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storagenono infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageDepending on the underlying data sourceyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesDepending on the underlying data sourceyesyes infomanaged by 'Learn by Usage'no
User concepts infoAccess controlnoDepending on the underlying data sourcenoAccess rights for users, groups and roles according to SQL-standardRole based access control and fine grained access rights

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