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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Databricks vs. FileMaker vs. PostGIS

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonDatabricks  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryThe Databricks Lakehouse Platform combines elements of data lakes and data warehouses to provide a unified view onto structured and unstructured data. It is based on Apache Spark.FileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.Spatial extension of PostgreSQL
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSSpatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score78.61
Rank#15  Overall
#2  Document stores
#10  Relational DBMS
Score48.20
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score22.69
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Websitealasql.orgwww.databricks.comwww.claris.com/­filemakerpostgis.net
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldocs.databricks.comwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationpostgis.net/­documentation
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffDatabricksClaris infoa subsidiary of Apple
Initial release2014201319832005
Current release19.4.1, November 20213.4.2, February 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicensecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoGPL v2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptC
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)hostediOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free)yesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyes
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.noyesyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML formatyes
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.with Databricks SQLyes infovia pluginsyes
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Filemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptPython
R
Scala
PHP
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functions and aggregatesyesuser defined functions
Triggersyesyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenoneyes infobased on PostgreSQL
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyesSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14yes infobased on PostgreSQL
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDnoACID
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.yesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlnosimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesyes infobased on PostgreSQL
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