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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. ArcadeDB vs. LokiJS vs. searchxml

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. ArcadeDB vs. LokiJS vs. searchxml

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonArcadeDB  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonsearchxml  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryFast and scalable multi-model DBMS, originally forked from OrientDB but most of the code has been rewrittenIn-memory JavaScript DBMSDBMS for structured and unstructured content wrapped with an application server
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Graph DBMS
Key-value store
Time Series DBMS infoin next version
Document storeNative XML DBMS
Search engine
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Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score0.10
Rank#358  Overall
#48  Document stores
#38  Graph DBMS
#52  Key-value stores
#35  Time Series DBMS
Score0.49
Rank#260  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.03
Rank#390  Overall
#7  Native XML DBMS
#24  Search engines
Websitealasql.orgarcadedb.comgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.searchxml.net/­category/­products
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldocs.arcadedb.comtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSwww.searchxml.net/­support/­handouts
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffArcade Datainformationpartners gmbh
Initial release2014202120142015
Current releaseSeptember 20211.0
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaJavaScriptC++
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)Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesnoyes
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.nononoyes
Secondary indexesnoyesyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL-like query language, no joinsnono
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
MongoDB API
OpenCypher
PostgreSQL wire protocol
Redis API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
TinkerPop Gremlin
JavaScript APIRESTful HTTP API
WebDAV
XQuery
XSLT
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptJavaJavaScriptC++ infomost other programming languages supported via APIs
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoView functions in JavaScriptyes infoon the application server
Triggersyesyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneSource-replica replicationnoneyes infosychronisation to multiple collections
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes inforelationship in graphsnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDno infoatomic operations within a single collection possiblemultiple readers, single writer
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
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
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlnonoDomain, group and role-based access control at the document level and for application services

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