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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. Apache Kylin vs. GeoMesa vs. OpenSearch

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Apache Kylin vs. GeoMesa vs. OpenSearch

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonApache Kylin  Xexclude from comparisonGeoMesa  Xexclude from comparisonOpenSearch  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryA distributed analytics engine for big data, providing a SQL interface and multi-dimensional analysis (OLAP) and leveraging the Hadoop stackGeoMesa is a distributed spatio-temporal DBMS based on various systems as storage layer.A distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine forked from Elasticsearch and based on Apache Lucene
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSSpatial DBMSSearch engine
Secondary database modelsVector DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score0.42
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
#122  Relational DBMS
Score1.14
Rank#171  Overall
#77  Relational DBMS
Score0.78
Rank#214  Overall
#4  Spatial DBMS
Score16.31
Rank#36  Overall
#4  Search engines
Websitealasql.orgkylin.apache.orgwww.geomesa.orggithub.com/­opensearch-project
opensearch.org
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlkylin.apache.org/­docswww.geomesa.org/­documentation/­stable/­user/­index.htmlopensearch.org/­docs/­latest
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffApache Software Foundation, originally contributed from eBay IncCCRi and othersAmazon Web Services
Initial release2014201520142021
Current release3.1.0, July 20205.0.1, July 20242.5.0, January 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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STACKIT OpenSearch offers OpenSearch in a managed version in enterprise grade, 100% GDPR-compliant, for a wide range of applications like analytics, website search, offering scalability and fast data access.
Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaScalaJava
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)LinuxAll OS with a Java VM
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesschema-free infoFlexible type definitions. Once a type is defined, it is persistent
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesyes
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
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyes infoAll search fields are automatically indexed
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.ANSI SQL for queries (using Apache Calcite)noSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptGo
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby infoElasticsearch client
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonoyes
Triggersyesnoyes infoby using the 'percolation' feature
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonedepending on storage layerSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonedepending on storage layeryes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate Consistencydepending on storage layerEventual Consistency infoSynchronous doc based replication. Get by ID may show delays up to 1 sec. Configurable write consistency: one, quorum, all
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storagenono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnodepending on storage layer
User concepts infoAccess controlnoyes infodepending on the DBMS used for storage
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AlaSQLApache KylinGeoMesaOpenSearch
Specific characteristicsOpenSearch is a highly scalable and extensible open-source software suite for search,...
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Competitive advantagesDistributed as fully open source under Apache License, Version 2.0 (ALv2), OpenSearch...
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Typical application scenariosThe OpenSearch platform is used across a broad range of search , analytics, and observability...
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Licensing and pricing modelsThe OpenSearch Project offers open source software licensed under Apache License...
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