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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. FeatureBase vs. LokiJS vs. Raima Database Manager vs. SingleStore

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonFeatureBase  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonRaima Database Manager infoformerly named db_Vista  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryReal-time database platform that powers real-time analytics and machine learning applications by simultaneously executing low-latency, high-throughput, and highly concurrent workloads.In-memory JavaScript DBMSRDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into an application or used as a database serverMySQL wire-compliant distributed RDBMS that combines an in-memory row-oriented and a disc-based column-oriented storage with patented universal storage to handle transactional and analytical workloads in one single table type
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSDocument storeRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score0.31
Rank#292  Overall
#135  Relational DBMS
Score0.49
Rank#260  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.49
Rank#259  Overall
#121  Relational DBMS
#21  Time Series DBMS
Score5.38
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Websitealasql.orgwww.featurebase.comgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSraima.comwww.singlestore.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldocs.featurebase.comtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.raima.comdocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffMolecula and Pilosa Open Source ContributorsRaima Inc.SingleStore Inc.
Initial release20142017201419842013
Current release2022, May 202215, June 20218.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicensecommercialOpen Sourcecommercialcommercial infofree developer edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageJavaScriptGoJavaScriptCC++, Go
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
macOS
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Android
HP-UX
Integrity RTOS
iOS
Linux
OS X
QNX
Solaris
VxWorks
Windows
Linux info64 bit version required
Data schemeschema-freeyesschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesnoyesyes
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.nononono infoExporting/Importing of XML structures possibleno
Secondary indexesnonoyes infovia viewsyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL queriesnoyesyes infobut no triggers and foreign keys
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIgRPC
JDBC
Kafka Connector
ODBC
JavaScript APIADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptJava
Python
JavaScript.Net
C
C++
Objective-C
PL/SQL
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoView functions in JavaScriptyes infobased on the ANSI/ISO SQL Persistent Stored Modules (PSM) specificationyes
Triggersyesnoyesyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingnonehorizontal partitioningSharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyesnoneSource-replica replicationSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculations
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenoneImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageyesno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyes, using Linux fsyncyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnononoFine grained access control via users, groups and roles
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AlaSQLFeatureBaseLokiJSRaima Database Manager infoformerly named db_VistaSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL
Specific characteristicsRaima Database Manager (RDM) is an embedded time-series database optimized to run...
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SingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantagesDecreased time-to-market Industry-standard interfaces & tools for making your job...
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SingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariosTypical use cases include: Internet of Things (IoT) Embedded In-Memory Database Time-Series...
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Driving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersInfor, ABB, The Boeing Company, BAE Systems, Dow Jones, Dun & Bradstreet, Fujitsu,...
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IEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsOver 30 000 applications developers worldwide have field-tested RDM products More...
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Customers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsJust as the technical aspects of Raima Database Manager are flexible, so are the...
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