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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. Blazegraph vs. DataFS vs. Kdb

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Blazegraph vs. DataFS vs. Kdb

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonBlazegraph  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparison
Amazon has acquired Blazegraph's domain and (probably) product. It is said that Amazon Neptune is based on Blazegraph.
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryHigh-performance graph database supporting Semantic Web (RDF/SPARQL) and Graph Database (tinkerpop3, blueprints, vertex-centric) APIs with scale-out and High Availability.All data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.High performance Time Series DBMS
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Graph DBMS
RDF store
Object oriented DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score0.75
Rank#219  Overall
#19  Graph DBMS
#8  RDF stores
Score0.06
Rank#354  Overall
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Score7.55
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Websitealasql.orgblazegraph.comnewdatabase.comkx.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlwiki.blazegraph.comdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspcode.kx.com
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffBlazegraphMobiland AGKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plc
Initial release2014200620182000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003
Current release2.1.5, March 20191.1.263, October 20223.6, May 2018
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoextended commercial license availablecommercialcommercial infofree 32-bit version
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaq
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
Windows
WindowsLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyes infoRDF literal typesyesyes
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.nonoyes
Secondary indexesnoyesnoyes infotable attribute 'grouped'
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SPARQL is used as query languagenoSQL-like query language (q)
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJava API
RESTful HTTP API
SPARQL QUERY
SPARQL UPDATE
TinkerPop 3
.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Supported programming languagesJavaScript.Net
C
C++
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesuser defined functions
Triggersyesnono, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyes infowith views
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingProprietary Sharding systemhorizontal partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyesSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processing
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes infoRelationships in Graphsyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDACIDno
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.yesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoSecurity and Authentication via Web Application Container (Tomcat, Jetty)Windows-Profilerights management via user accounts
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AlaSQLBlazegraphDataFSKdb
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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