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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. InfinityDB vs. InterSystems Caché vs. Lovefield vs. Sadas Engine

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. InfinityDB vs. InterSystems Caché vs. Lovefield vs. Sadas Engine

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonInfinityDB  Xexclude from comparisonInterSystems Caché  Xexclude from comparisonLovefield  Xexclude from comparisonSadas Engine  Xexclude from comparison
Caché is a deprecated database engine which is substituted with InterSystems IRIS. It therefore is removed from the DB-Engines Ranking.
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryA Java embedded Key-Value Store which extends the Java Map interfaceA multi-model DBMS and application serverEmbeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScriptSADAS Engine is a columnar DBMS specifically designed for high performance in data warehouse environments
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Key-value storeKey-value store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
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Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score0.08
Rank#365  Overall
#55  Key-value stores
Score0.33
Rank#286  Overall
#131  Relational DBMS
Score0.07
Rank#373  Overall
#157  Relational DBMS
Websitealasql.orgboilerbay.comwww.intersystems.com/­products/­cachegoogle.github.io/­lovefieldwww.sadasengine.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlboilerbay.com/­infinitydb/­manualdocs.intersystems.comgithub.com/­google/­lovefield/­blob/­master/­docs/­spec_index.mdwww.sadasengine.com/­en/­sadas-engine-download-free-trial-and-documentation/­#documentation
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffBoiler Bay Inc.InterSystemsGoogleSADAS s.r.l.
Initial release20142002199720142006
Current release4.02018.1.4, May 20202.1.12, February 20178.0
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicensecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercial infofree trial version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaJavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)All OS with a Java VMAIX
HP Open VMS
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js) infotested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, SafariAIX
Linux
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyes infonested virtual Java Maps, multi-value, logical ‘tuple space’ runtime Schema upgradedepending on used data modelyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyes infoall Java primitives, Date, CLOB, BLOB, huge sparse arraysyesyesyes
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.nonoyesnono
Secondary indexesnono infomanual creation possible, using inversions based on multi-value capabilityyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.noyesSQL-like query language infovia JavaScript builder patternyes
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIAccess via java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentNavigableMap Interface
Proprietary API to InfinityDB ItemSpace (boilerbay.com/­docs/­ItemSpaceDataStructures.htm)
.NET Client API
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptJavaC#
C++
Java
JavaScript.Net
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonoyesnono
TriggersyesnoyesUsing read-only observersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonenonenonehorizontal partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenoneSource-replica replicationnonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate Consistency infoREAD-COMMITTED or SERIALIZEDImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesno infomanual creation possible, using inversions based on multi-value capabilityyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACID infoOptimistic locking for transactions; no isolation for bulk loadsACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyesyes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Databaseyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnoyesyes infousing MemoryDByes infomanaged by 'Learn by Usage'
User concepts infoAccess controlnonoAccess rights for users, groups and rolesnoAccess rights for users, groups and roles according to SQL-standard

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