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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. Ehcache vs. Google Cloud Firestore vs. LokiJS vs. OrientDB

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Ehcache vs. Google Cloud Firestore vs. LokiJS vs. OrientDB

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonEhcache  Xexclude from comparisonGoogle Cloud Firestore  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonOrientDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryA widely adopted Java cache with tiered storage optionsCloud Firestore is an auto-scaling document database for storing, syncing, and querying data for mobile and web apps. It offers seamless integration with other Firebase and Google Cloud Platform products.In-memory JavaScript DBMSMulti-model DBMS (Document, Graph, Key/Value)
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Key-value storeDocument storeDocument storeDocument store
Graph DBMS
Key-value store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score4.89
Rank#67  Overall
#8  Key-value stores
Score7.85
Rank#51  Overall
#8  Document stores
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score3.19
Rank#93  Overall
#16  Document stores
#7  Graph DBMS
#14  Key-value stores
Websitealasql.orgwww.ehcache.orgfirebase.google.com/­products/­firestoregithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSorientdb.org
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlwww.ehcache.org/­documentationfirebase.google.com/­docs/­firestoretechfort.github.io/­LokiJSwww.orientdb.com/­docs/­last/­index.html
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffTerracotta Inc, owned by Software AGGoogleOrientDB LTD; CallidusCloud; SAP
Initial release20142009201720142010
Current release3.10.0, March 20223.2.29, March 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses availablecommercialOpen SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonoyesnono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaJavaScriptJava
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)All OS with a Java VMhostedserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)All OS with a Java JDK (>= JDK 6)
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeschema-free infoSchema can be enforced for whole record ("schema-full") or for some fields only ("schema-hybrid")
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesnoyes
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 indexesnonoyesyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.nononoSQL-like query language, no joins
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJCacheAndroid
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
iOS
JavaScript API
RESTful HTTP API
JavaScript APITinkerpop technology stack with Blueprints, Gremlin, Pipes
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptJavaGo
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
Objective-C
Python
JavaScript.Net
C
C#
C++
Clojure
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonoyes, Firebase Rules & Cloud FunctionsView functions in JavaScriptJava, Javascript
Triggersyesyes infoCache Event Listenersyes, with Cloud FunctionsyesHooks
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneSharding infoby using Terracotta ServerShardingnoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyes infoby using Terracotta ServerMulti-source replicationnoneMulti-source replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoUsing Cloud Dataflowyesno infocould be achieved with distributed queries
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneTunable Consistency (Strong, Eventual, Weak)Immediate Consistencynone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnononoyes inforelationship in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageyes infosupports JTA and can work as an XA resourceyesno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyes infousing a tiered cache-storage approachyesyes 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.yesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnonoAccess rights for users, groups and roles based on Google Cloud Identity and Access Management. Security Rules for 3rd party authentication using Firebase Auth.noAccess rights for users and roles; record level security configurable

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