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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. EventStoreDB vs. FileMaker vs. Typesense

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. EventStoreDB vs. FileMaker vs. Typesense

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonEventStoreDB  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonTypesense  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryIndustrial-strength, open-source database solution built from the ground up for event sourcing.FileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.A typo-tolerant, in-memory search engine optimized for instant search-as-you-type experiences and developer productivity
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Event StoreRelational DBMSSearch engine
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Score0.42
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
#122  Relational DBMS
Score1.07
Rank#181  Overall
#1  Event Stores
Score45.20
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score0.80
Rank#209  Overall
#14  Search engines
Websitealasql.orgwww.eventstore.comwww.claris.com/­filemakertypesense.org
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldevelopers.eventstore.comwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationtypesense.org/­docs
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffEvent Store LimitedClaris infoa subsidiary of Apple
Initial release2014201219832015
Current release21.2, February 202119.4.1, November 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen SourcecommercialOpen Source infoGPL V3
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
Windows
iOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
Data schemeschema-freeyesschema-free infopre-defined schema optional
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.noyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML format
Secondary indexesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.yes infovia pluginsno
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIFilemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptPHP.Net infocommunity maintained
Clojure infocommunity maintained
Dart infocommunity maintained
Go infocommunity maintained
Java infocommunity maintained
JavaScript
Perl infocommunity maintained
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust infocommunity maintained
Swift infocommunity maintained
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesno
Triggersyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14Multi-source replication using RAFT
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storagenono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnosimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory services

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