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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. Kdb vs. Microsoft Azure AI Search vs. OrigoDB vs. SingleStore

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure AI Search  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryHigh performance Time Series DBMSSearch-as-a-service for web and mobile app developmentA fully ACID in-memory object graph databaseMySQL 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
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Search engineDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSVector DBMSDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score7.55
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score5.59
Rank#63  Overall
#7  Search engines
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#53  Document stores
#20  Object oriented DBMS
Score5.60
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Websitealasql.orgkx.comazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­services/­searchorigodb.comwww.singlestore.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlcode.kx.comlearn.microsoft.com/­en-us/­azure/­searchorigodb.com/­docsdocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcMicrosoftRobert Friberg et alSingleStore Inc.
Initial release20142000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 200320152009 infounder the name LiveDB2013
Current release3.6, May 2018V18.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-Licensecommercial infofree 32-bit versioncommercialOpen Sourcecommercial infofree developer edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonoyesnono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptqC#C++, Go
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
hostedLinux
Windows
Linux info64 bit version required
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesUser defined using .NET types and collectionsyes
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.noyesnono infocan be achieved using .NETno
Secondary indexesnoyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL-like query language (q)nonoyes infobut no triggers and foreign keys
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIHTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
RESTful HTTP API.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptC
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
.NetBash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functionsnoyesyes
Triggersyesyes infowith viewsnoyes infoDomain Eventsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioningSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud servicehorizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizedSharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneSource-replica replicationyes infoImplicit feature of the cloud serviceSource-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 methodsnono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingnonono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculations
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesnodepending on modelno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storagenonoACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyesyes infoWrite ahead logyes 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.yesyesnoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnorights management via user accountsyes infousing Azure authenticationRole based authorizationFine grained access control via users, groups and roles
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AlaSQLKdbMicrosoft Azure AI SearchOrigoDBSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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SingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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SingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Driving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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IEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Customers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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