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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. Apache Impala vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. EXASOL vs. SingleStore

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Apache Impala vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. EXASOL vs. SingleStore

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonAtos Standard Common Repository  Xexclude from comparisonEXASOL  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparison
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DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryAnalytic DBMS for HadoopHighly scalable database system, designed for managing session and subscriber data in modern mobile communication networksHigh-performance, in-memory, MPP database specifically designed for in-memory analytics.MySQL wire-compliant distributed RDBMS that combines an in-memory row-oriented and a disc-based column-oriented storage with patented universal storage to handle transactional and analytical workloads in one single table type
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSDocument store
Key-value store
Relational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument storeDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score13.77
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score1.99
Rank#124  Overall
#58  Relational DBMS
Score5.60
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Websitealasql.orgimpala.apache.orgatos.net/en/convergence-creators/portfolio/standard-common-repositorywww.exasol.comwww.singlestore.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlwww.exasol.com/­resourcesdocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaAtos Convergence CreatorsExasolSingleStore Inc.
Initial release20142013201620002013
Current release4.1.0, June 202217038.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercialcommercialcommercial infofree developer edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptC++JavaC++, Go
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)LinuxLinuxLinux info64 bit version required
Data schemeschema-freeyesSchema and schema-less with LDAP viewsyesyes
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.nonoyesnono
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL-like DML and DDL statementsnoyesyes infobut no triggers and foreign keys
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
LDAP.Net
JDBC
ODBC
WebSocket
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBCAll languages with LDAP bindingsJava
Lua
Python
R
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reducenouser defined functionsyes
Triggersyesnoyesyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingSharding infocell divisionShardingSharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneselectable replication factoryesSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyes infoquery execution via MapReduceyes infoHadoop integrationno infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculations
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneEventual ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationImmediate 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-storagenoAtomic execution of specific operationsACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyesyesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnoyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and KerberosLDAP bind authenticationAccess rights for users, groups and roles according to SQL-standardFine grained access control via users, groups and roles
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AlaSQLApache ImpalaAtos Standard Common RepositoryEXASOLSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL
Specific characteristicsSingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Typical application scenariosDriving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersIEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsCustomers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsF ree Tier and Enterprise Edition
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