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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. Apache Jena - TDB vs. LokiJS vs. OrigoDB vs. TerminusDB

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Apache Jena - TDB vs. LokiJS vs. OrigoDB vs. TerminusDB

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonApache Jena - TDB  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonTerminusDB infoformer name was DataChemist  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryA RDF storage and query DBMS, shipped as an optional-use component of the Apache Jena frameworkIn-memory JavaScript DBMSA fully ACID in-memory object graph databaseScalable Graph Database platform making enterprise data available by exploiting inferred entities and relationships
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
RDF storeDocument storeDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Graph DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
RDF store
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Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score3.75
Rank#84  Overall
#3  RDF stores
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#53  Document stores
#20  Object oriented DBMS
Score0.17
Rank#325  Overall
#29  Graph DBMS
Websitealasql.orgjena.apache.org/­documentation/­tdb/­index.htmlgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSorigodb.comterminusdb.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqljena.apache.org/­documentation/­tdb/­index.htmltechfort.github.io/­LokiJSorigodb.com/­docsterminusdb.github.io/­terminusdb/­#
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffApache Software Foundation infooriginally developed by HP LabsRobert Friberg et alDataChemist Ltd.
Initial release2014200020142009 infounder the name LiveDB2018
Current release4.9.0, July 202311.0.0, January 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache License, Version 2.0Open SourceOpen SourceOpen Source infoGPL V3
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaJavaScriptC#Prolog, Rust
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)All OS with a Java VMserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
Windows
Linux
Data schemeschema-freeyes infoRDF Schemasschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesnoUser defined using .NET types and collectionsyes
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 infocan be achieved using .NETno
Secondary indexesnoyesyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.nononoSQL-like query language (WOQL)
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIFuseki infoREST-style SPARQL HTTP Interface
Jena RDF API
RIO infoRDF Input/Output
JavaScript API.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
OWL
RESTful HTTP API
WOQL (Web Object Query Language)
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptJavaJavaScript.NetJavaScript
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesView functions in JavaScriptyesyes
Triggersyesyes infovia event handleryesyes infoDomain Eventsyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonenonehorizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizedGraph Partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenonenoneSource-replica replicationJournaling Streams
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnodepending on modelyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACID infoTDB Transactionsno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes infoWrite ahead logyes infoin-memory journaling
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoAccess control via Jena SecuritynoRole based authorizationRole-based access control

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