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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. OrientDB vs. ScyllaDB vs. Weaviate

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonAtos Standard Common Repository  Xexclude from comparisonOrientDB  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparisonWeaviate  Xexclude from comparison
This system has been discontinued and will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryHighly scalable database system, designed for managing session and subscriber data in modern mobile communication networksMulti-model DBMS (Document, Graph, Key/Value)Cassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column storeAn AI-native realtime vector database engine that integrates scalable machine learning models.
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Key-value store
Document store
Graph DBMS
Key-value store
Wide column storeVector DBMS
Secondary database modelsKey-value store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score3.25
Rank#89  Overall
#16  Document stores
#6  Graph DBMS
#13  Key-value stores
Score4.08
Rank#76  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Score1.52
Rank#153  Overall
#5  Vector DBMS
Websitealasql.orgatos.net/en/convergence-creators/portfolio/standard-common-repositoryorientdb.orgwww.scylladb.comgithub.com/­weaviate/­weaviate
weaviate.io
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlwww.orientdb.com/­docs/­last/­index.htmldocs.scylladb.comweaviate.io/­developers/­weaviate
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffAtos Convergence CreatorsOrientDB LTD; CallidusCloud; SAPScyllaDBWeaviate B.V.
Initial release20142016201020152019
Current release17033.2.29, March 2024ScyllaDB Open Source 5.4.1, January 20241.19, May 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicensecommercialOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license availableOpen Source infocommercial license available with Weaviate Enterprise
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaJavaC++Go
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)LinuxAll OS with a Java JDK (>= JDK 6)Linux
Data schemeschema-freeSchema and schema-less with LDAP viewsschema-free infoSchema can be enforced for whole record ("schema-full") or for some fields only ("schema-hybrid")schema-freeyes, maps to GraphQL interface
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenooptionalyesyesyes infostring, int, float, geo point, date, cross reference, fuzzy references
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.noyesnonono
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyes infocluster global secondary indicesyes infoall data objects are indexed in a semantic vector space (the Contextionary), all primitive fields are indexed
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.noSQL-like query language, no joinsSQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)GraphQL is used as query language
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APILDAPTinkerpop technology stack with Blueprints, Gremlin, Pipes
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Proprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
GraphQL query language
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptAll languages with LDAP bindings.Net
C
C#
C++
Clojure
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
For CQL interface: C#, C++, Clojure, Erlang, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala
For DynamoDB interface: .Net, ColdFusion, Erlang, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
JavaScript / TypeScript
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonoJava, Javascriptyes, Luano
TriggersyesyesHooksnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneSharding infocell divisionShardingShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyesMulti-source replicationselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono infocould be achieved with distributed queriesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Eventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyes inforelationship in graphsnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageAtomic execution of specific operationsACIDno infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes infoin-memory tablesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoLDAP bind authenticationAccess rights for users and roles; record level security configurableAccess rights for users can be defined per objectAPI Keys
OpenID Connect Discovery
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Specific characteristicsScyllaDB is engineered to deliver predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted...
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Weaviate is an open source vector database that is robust, scalable, cloud-native,...
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Competitive advantagesHighly-performant (efficiently utilizes full resources of a node and network; millions...
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Flexible deployment - Free, open source or fully-managed cloud vector database service...
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Typical application scenariosScyllaDB is ideal for applications that require high throughput and low latency at...
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As a database supporting the development of generative AI and semantic search applications...
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Key customersDiscord, Epic Games, Expedia, Zillow, Comcast, Disney+ Hotstar, Samsung, ShareChat,...
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All companies that have data. ​
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Market metricsScyllaDB typically offers ~75% total cost of ownership savings, with ~5X higher throughput...
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As of mid 2023: Over 2 million open source downloads 3500+ Weaviate Slack community...
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Licensing and pricing modelsScyllaDB Open Source - free open source software (AGPL) ScyllaDB Enterprise - subscription-based...
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Weaviate is open-source, and free to use. Weaviate is also available as a fully managed...
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