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System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. NuoDB vs. Sadas Engine vs. SingleStore vs. Valentina Server

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonNuoDB  Xexclude from comparisonSadas Engine  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparisonValentina Server  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryNuoDB is a webscale distributed database that supports SQL and ACID transactionsSADAS Engine is a columnar DBMS specifically designed for high performance in data warehouse environmentsMySQL 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 typeObject-relational database and reports server
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
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Score0.51
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
#118  Relational DBMS
Score0.94
Rank#197  Overall
#92  Relational DBMS
Score0.07
Rank#373  Overall
#157  Relational DBMS
Score5.38
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Score0.21
Rank#325  Overall
#144  Relational DBMS
Websitealasql.orgwww.3ds.com/­nuodb-distributed-sql-databasewww.sadasengine.comwww.singlestore.comwww.valentina-db.net
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldoc.nuodb.comwww.sadasengine.com/­en/­sadas-engine-download-free-trial-and-documentation/­#documentationdocs.singlestore.comvalentina-db.com/­docs/­dokuwiki/­v5/­doku.php
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffDassault Systèmes infooriginally NuoDB, Inc.SADAS s.r.l.SingleStore Inc.Paradigma Software
Initial release20142013200620131999
Current release8.08.5, January 20245.7.5
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-Licensecommercial infolimited edition freecommercial infofree trial version availablecommercial infofree developer edition availablecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageJavaScriptC++C++C++, Go
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)hosted infoAmazon EC2, Windows Azure, SoftLayer
Linux
OS X
Windows
AIX
Linux
Windows
Linux info64 bit version requiredLinux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesyesyes
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 indexesnoyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.yesyesyes infobut no triggers and foreign keysyes
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaScript.Net
C
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
.Net
C
C#
C++
Objective-C
PHP
Ruby
Visual Basic
Visual Basic.NET
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoJava, SQLnoyesyes
Triggersyesyesnonoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonedata is dynamically stored/cached on the nodes where it is read/writtenhorizontal partitioningSharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyes infoManaged transparently by NuoDBnoneSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculationsno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACID infotunable commit protocolACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayes infoMVCCyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyesyesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes infoTemporary tableyes infomanaged by 'Learn by Usage'yesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoStandard SQL roles/ privileges, Administrative UsersAccess rights for users, groups and roles according to SQL-standardFine grained access control via users, groups and rolesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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AlaSQLNuoDBSadas EngineSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQLValentina Server
Specific characteristicsSingleStore offers a fully-managed , distributed, highly-scalable SQL database designed...
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Competitive advantagesSingleStore’s competitive advantages include: Easy and Simplified Architecture with...
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Typical application scenariosDriving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersIEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsCustomers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsF ree Tier and Enterprise Edition
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