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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. JSqlDb vs. LokiJS vs. ObjectBox

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. JSqlDb vs. LokiJS vs. ObjectBox

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryJavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesIn-memory JavaScript DBMSLightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectors
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Object oriented DBMS
Document storeObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Secondary database modelsTime Series DBMS
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Trend Chart
Score0.42
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
#122  Relational DBMS
Score0.44
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
Score1.08
Rank#179  Overall
#6  Object oriented DBMS
#9  Vector DBMS
Websitealasql.orgjsqldb.org (offline)github.com/­techfort/­LokiJSgithub.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqltechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.objectbox.io
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffKonrad von BackstromObjectBox Limited
Initial release2014201820142017
Current release0.8, December 20184.0 (May 2024)
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen SourceOpen SourceBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaScriptC and C++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
macOS
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Android
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenononoyes, plus "flex" map-like types
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 indexesnonoyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.nonono
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJavaScript APIProprietary native API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScriptC
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnofunctions in JavaScriptView functions in JavaScriptno
Triggersyesnoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonenonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenonenoneData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offline
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyes infousing RocksDByes 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.yesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlnonoyes
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