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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Datomic vs. EsgynDB vs. LokiJS vs. Rockset

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonDatomic  Xexclude from comparisonEsgynDB  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonRockset  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryDatomic builds on immutable values, supports point-in-time queries and uses 3rd party systems for durabilityEnterprise-class SQL-on-Hadoop solution, powered by Apache TrafodionIn-memory JavaScript DBMSA scalable, reliable search and analytics service in the cloud, built on RocksDB
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMSDocument storeDocument store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score1.59
Rank#150  Overall
#69  Relational DBMS
Score0.16
Rank#329  Overall
#146  Relational DBMS
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.79
Rank#211  Overall
#35  Document stores
Websitealasql.orgwww.datomic.comwww.esgyn.cngithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSrockset.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldocs.datomic.comtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.rockset.com
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffCognitectEsgynRockset
Initial release20142012201520142019
Current release1.0.6735, June 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-Licensecommercial infolimited edition freecommercialOpen Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononoyes
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJava, ClojureC++, JavaJavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)All OS with a Java VMLinuxserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)hosted
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesnodynamic typing
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 infoingestion from XML files supported
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyes infovia viewsall fields are automatically indexed
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.noyesnoRead-only SQL queries, including JOINs
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIRESTful HTTP APIADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
JavaScript APIHTTP REST
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptClojure
Java
All languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.NetJavaScriptGo
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyes infoTransaction FunctionsJava Stored ProceduresView functions in JavaScriptno
TriggersyesBy using transaction functionsnoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peersShardingnoneAutomatic sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peersMulti-source replication between multi datacentersnoneyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencynoneEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDACIDno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyes infousing external storage systems (e.g. Cassandra, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Couchbase and others)yesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes inforecommended only for testing and developmentnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnonofine grained access rights according to SQL-standardnoAccess rights for users and organizations can be defined via Rockset console

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