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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. BoltDB vs. DataFS vs. GeoMesa vs. Hazelcast

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. BoltDB vs. DataFS vs. GeoMesa vs. Hazelcast

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonBoltDB  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonGeoMesa  Xexclude from comparisonHazelcast  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryAn embedded key-value store for Go.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.GeoMesa is a distributed spatio-temporal DBMS based on various systems as storage layer.A widely adopted in-memory data grid
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Key-value storeObject oriented DBMSSpatial DBMSKey-value store
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSDocument store infoJSON support with IMDG 3.12
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Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score0.80
Rank#215  Overall
#31  Key-value stores
Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score0.86
Rank#205  Overall
#4  Spatial DBMS
Score5.46
Rank#61  Overall
#7  Key-value stores
Websitealasql.orggithub.com/­boltdb/­boltnewdatabase.comwww.geomesa.orghazelcast.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.geomesa.org/­documentation/­stable/­user/­index.htmlhazelcast.org/­imdg/­docs
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffMobiland AGCCRi and othersHazelcast
Initial release20142013201820142008
Current release1.1.263, October 20225.0.0, May 20245.3.6, November 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoMIT LicensecommercialOpen Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptGoScalaJava
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)BSD
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
WindowsAll OS with a Java VM
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenonoyesyesyes
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.nonononoyes infothe object must implement a serialization strategy
Secondary indexesnononoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.nononoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript API.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
JCache
JPA
Memcached protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptGo.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
.Net
C#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnononoyes infoEvent Listeners, Executor Services
Triggersyesnono, except callback-events from server when changes happenednoyes infoEvents
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenoneProprietary Sharding systemdepending on storage layerSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenonedepending on storage layeryes infoReplicated Map
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononoyesyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenoneImmediate Consistencydepending on storage layerImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency selectable by user infoRaft Consensus Algorithm
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageyesACIDnoone or two-phase-commit; repeatable reads; read commited
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.yesnonodepending on storage layeryes
User concepts infoAccess controlnonoWindows-Profileyes infodepending on the DBMS used for storageRole-based access control

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