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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Datomic vs. eXtremeDB vs. Graphite vs. Rockset

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonDatomic  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonGraphite  Xexclude from comparisonRockset  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryDatomic builds on immutable values, supports point-in-time queries and uses 3rd party systems for durabilityNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringData logging and graphing tool for time series data infoThe storage layer (fixed size database) is called WhisperA scalable, reliable search and analytics service in the cloud, built on RocksDB
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Time Series DBMSDocument store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
Search engine
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Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score1.66
Rank#144  Overall
#66  Relational DBMS
Score0.80
Rank#214  Overall
#99  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score4.83
Rank#67  Overall
#4  Time Series DBMS
Score0.82
Rank#212  Overall
#36  Document stores
Websitealasql.orgwww.datomic.comwww.mcobject.comgithub.com/­graphite-project/­graphite-webrockset.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldocs.datomic.comwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmgraphite.readthedocs.iodocs.rockset.com
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffCognitectMcObjectChris DavisRockset
Initial release20142012200120062019
Current release1.0.7075, December 20238.2, 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-Licensecommercial infolimited edition freecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononoyes
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJava, ClojureC and C++PythonC++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)All OS with a Java VMAIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Unix
hosted
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesNumeric data onlydynamic 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.nonono infosupport of XML interfaces availablenono infoingestion from XML files supported
Secondary indexesnoyesyesnoall fields are automatically indexed
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.noyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLnoRead-only SQL queries, including JOINs
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIRESTful HTTP API.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
HTTP API
Sockets
HTTP REST
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptClojure
Java
.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyes infoTransaction Functionsyesnono
TriggersyesBy using transaction functionsyes infoby defining eventsnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peershorizontal partitioning / shardingnoneAutomatic sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenone infoBut extensive use of caching in the application peersActive Replication Fabricâ„¢ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
noneyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
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-storageACIDACIDnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyes infolockingyes
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)yesyesyes
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 developmentyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnononoAccess rights for users and organizations can be defined via Rockset console
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AlaSQLDatomiceXtremeDBGraphiteRockset
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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