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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. CockroachDB vs. DataFS vs. H2 vs. Kinetica

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonH2  Xexclude from comparisonKinetica  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryCockroachDB is a distributed database architected for modern cloud applications. It is wire compatible with PostgreSQL and backed by a Key-Value Store, which is either RocksDB or a purpose-built derivative, called Pebble.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.Full-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.Fully vectorized database across both GPUs and CPUs
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSSpatial DBMSSpatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
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Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score5.73
Rank#58  Overall
#34  Relational DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score8.33
Rank#46  Overall
#30  Relational DBMS
Score0.66
Rank#234  Overall
#107  Relational DBMS
Websitealasql.orgwww.cockroachlabs.comnewdatabase.comwww.h2database.comwww.kinetica.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.h2database.com/­html/­main.htmldocs.kinetica.com
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffCockroach LabsMobiland AGThomas MuellerKinetica
Initial release20142015201820052012
Current release24.1.0, May 20241.1.263, October 20222.2.220, July 20237.1, August 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availablecommercialOpen Source infodual-licence (Mozilla public license, Eclipse public license)commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptGoJavaC, C++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
macOS
Windows
WindowsAll OS with a Java VMLinux
Data schemeschema-freedynamic schemaClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesyesyes
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.nonononono
Secondary indexesnoyesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.yes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLnoyesSQL-like DML and DDL statements
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptC#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
JavaC++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonoJava Stored Procedures and User-Defined Functionsuser defined functions
Triggersyesnono, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyesyes infotriggers when inserted values for one or more columns fall within a specified range
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning (by key range) infoall tables are translated to an ordered KV store and then broken down into 64MB ranges, which are then used as replicas in RAFTProprietary Sharding systemnoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneMulti-source replication using RAFTWith clustering: 2 database servers on different computers operate on identical copies of a databaseSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configuration
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDACIDACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
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.yesnonoyesyes infoGPU vRAM or System RAM
User concepts infoAccess controlnoRole-based access controlWindows-Profilefine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users and roles on table level

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