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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. OrigoDB vs. PostGIS vs. TerarkDB

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. OrigoDB vs. PostGIS vs. TerarkDB

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparisonTerarkDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryA fully ACID in-memory object graph databaseSpatial extension of PostgreSQLA key-value store forked from RocksDB with advanced compression algorithms. It can be used standalone or as a storage engine for MySQL and MongoDB
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Object oriented DBMS
Spatial DBMSKey-value store
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#53  Document stores
#20  Object oriented DBMS
Score22.69
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#60  Key-value stores
Websitealasql.orgorigodb.compostgis.netgithub.com/­bytedance/­terarkdb
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqlorigodb.com/­docspostgis.net/­documentationbytedance.larkoffice.com/­docs/­doccnZmYFqHBm06BbvYgjsHHcKc
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffRobert Friberg et alByteDance, originally Terark
Initial release20142009 infounder the name LiveDB20052016
Current release3.4.2, February 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source infoGPL v2.0commercial inforestricted open source version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptC#CC++
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoUser defined using .NET types and collectionsyesno
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.nono infocan be achieved using .NETyesno
Secondary indexesnoyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.noyesno
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript API.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
C++ API
Java API
Supported programming languagesJavaScript.NetC++
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesuser defined functionsno
Triggersyesyes infoDomain Eventsyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizedyes infobased on PostgreSQLnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneSource-replica replicationyes infobased on PostgreSQLnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesdepending on modelyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageACIDACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyes infoWrite ahead logyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoRole based authorizationyes infobased on PostgreSQLno

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