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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. LokiJS vs. PostGIS vs. WakandaDB

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. LokiJS vs. PostGIS vs. WakandaDB

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparisonWakandaDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryIn-memory JavaScript DBMSSpatial extension of PostgreSQLWakandaDB is embedded in a server that provides a REST API and a server-side javascript engine to access data
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document storeSpatial DBMSObject oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Score0.49
Rank#259  Overall
#40  Document stores
#120  Relational DBMS
Score0.48
Rank#262  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score23.90
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#352  Overall
#16  Object oriented DBMS
Websitealasql.orggithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSpostgis.netwakanda.github.io
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqltechfort.github.io/­LokiJSpostgis.net/­documentationwakanda.github.io/­doc
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffWakanda SAS
Initial release2014201420052012
Current release3.4.2, February 20242.7.0 (AprilĀ 29, 2019), April 2019
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source infoGPL v2.0Open Source infoAGPLv3, extended commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptJavaScriptCC++, JavaScript
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenonoyesyes
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.nonoyesno
Secondary indexesnoyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.noyesno
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJavaScript APIRESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoView functions in JavaScriptuser defined functionsyes
Triggersyesyesyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenoneyes infobased on PostgreSQLnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenoneyes infobased on PostgreSQLnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyes
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 possibleACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlnonoyes infobased on PostgreSQLyes

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