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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. JSqlDb vs. Lovefield vs. SurrealDB vs. TigerGraph

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. JSqlDb vs. Lovefield vs. SurrealDB vs. TigerGraph

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonLovefield  Xexclude from comparisonSurrealDB  Xexclude from comparisonTigerGraph  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 primitivesEmbeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScriptA fully ACID transactional, developer-friendly, multi-model DBMSA complete, distributed, parallel graph computing platform supporting web-scale data analytics in real-time
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Graph DBMS
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Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score0.29
Rank#293  Overall
#133  Relational DBMS
Score0.86
Rank#203  Overall
#34  Document stores
#18  Graph DBMS
Score1.83
Rank#139  Overall
#13  Graph DBMS
Websitealasql.orgjsqldb.org (offline)google.github.io/­lovefieldsurrealdb.comwww.tigergraph.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlgithub.com/­google/­lovefield/­blob/­master/­docs/­spec_index.mdsurrealdb.com/­docsdocs.tigergraph.com
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffKonrad von BackstromGoogleSurrealDB Ltd
Initial release20142018201420222017
Current release0.8, December 20182.1.12, February 2017v1.1.1, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaScriptRustC++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
macOS
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js) infotested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, SafariLinux
macOS
Windows
Linux
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeyesschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenonoyesyesyes
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
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.noSQL-like query language infovia JavaScript builder patternSQL-like query languageSQL-like query language (GSQL)
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIGraphQL
RESTful HTTP API
WebSocket
GSQL (TigerGraph Query Language)
Kafka
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScriptDeno
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Rust
C++
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnofunctions in JavaScriptnoyes
TriggersyesnoUsing read-only observersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononoyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyesyes infoRelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyes infousing RocksDByes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Databaseyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes infousing MemoryDBno
User concepts infoAccess controlnonoyes, based on authentication and database rulesRole-based access control

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