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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. HarperDB vs. SWC-DB vs. Transwarp Hippo

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. HarperDB vs. SWC-DB vs. Transwarp Hippo

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column Database  Xexclude from comparisonTranswarp Hippo  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryUltra-low latency distributed database with an intuitive REST API supporting NoSQL and SQL (including joins). Deployment of functions and databases simultaneously with a consolidated node-level architecture.A high performance, scalable Wide Column DBMSCloud-native distributed Vector DBMS that supports storage, retrieval, and management of massive vector-based datasets
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document storeWide column storeVector DBMS
Secondary database modelsTime Series DBMS
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Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score0.60
Rank#244  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score0.08
Rank#364  Overall
#13  Wide column stores
Score0.05
Rank#386  Overall
#14  Vector DBMS
Websitealasql.orgwww.harperdb.iogithub.com/­kashirin-alex/­swc-db
www.swcdb.org
www.transwarp.cn/­en/­subproduct/­hippo
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldocs.harperdb.io/­docs
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffHarperDBAlex Kashirin
Initial release2014201720202023
Current release3.1, August 20210.5, April 20211.0, May 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-Licensecommercial infofree community edition availableOpen Source infoGPL V3commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptNode.jsC++C++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
LinuxLinux
macOS
Data schemeschema-freedynamic schemaschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyes infoJSON data typesVector, Numeric and String
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
Secondary indexesnoyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL-like data manipulation statementsSQL-like query languageno
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
Proprietary protocol
Thrift
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJavaScript.Net
C
C#
C++
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
MatLab
Objective C
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
C++C++
Java
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoCustom Functions infosince release 3.1nono
Triggersyesnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusterShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be defined
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageAtomic execution of specific operationsno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyes, using LMDByesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoAccess rights for users and rolesRole based access control and fine grained access rights

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