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DBMS > Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB for MySQL vs. Google Cloud Datastore vs. Realm vs. SpaceTime vs. Teradata Aster

System Properties Comparison Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB for MySQL vs. Google Cloud Datastore vs. Realm vs. SpaceTime vs. Teradata Aster

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NameAlibaba Cloud AnalyticDB for MySQL  Xexclude from comparisonGoogle Cloud Datastore  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparisonSpaceTime  Xexclude from comparisonTeradata Aster  Xexclude from comparison
Teradata Aster has been integrated into other Teradata systems and therefore will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionA real-time data warehousing service that can process petabytes of data with high concurrency and low latency. It is fully compatible with the MySQL protocol.Automatically scaling NoSQL Database as a Service (DBaaS) on the Google Cloud PlatformA DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core DataSpaceTime is a spatio-temporal DBMS with a focus on performance.Platform for big data analytics on multistructured data sources and types
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument storeDocument storeSpatial DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument storeRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.85
Rank#207  Overall
#96  Relational DBMS
Score4.47
Rank#76  Overall
#12  Document stores
Score7.60
Rank#52  Overall
#9  Document stores
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#7  Spatial DBMS
Websitewww.alibabacloud.com/­product/­analyticdb-for-mysqlcloud.google.com/­datastorerealm.iowww.mireo.com/­spacetime
Technical documentationwww.alibabacloud.com/­help/­doc-detail/­93776.htmcloud.google.com/­datastore/­docsrealm.io/­docs
DeveloperAlibabaGoogleRealm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019MireoTeradata
Initial release2008201420202005
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialOpen Sourcecommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud serviceyesyesnonono
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Implementation languageC++
Server operating systemshostedhostedAndroid
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
LinuxLinux
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesyesFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free) infodefined schema within the relational store; partial schema or schema free in the Aster File Store
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes, details hereyesyesyes
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.yesnononoyes infoin Aster File Store
Secondary indexesyesyesyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesSQL-like query language (GQL)noA subset of ANSI SQL is implementedyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
RESTful HTTP APIADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
OLE DB
Supported programming languagesC#
Java
PHP
Python
.Net
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
C#
C++
Python
C
C#
C++
Java
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesusing Google App Engineno inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessarynoR packages
TriggersyesCallbacks using the Google Apps Engineyes infoChange Listenersnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud serviceShardingnoneFixed-grid hypercubesSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoImplicit feature of the cloud serviceMulti-source replication using PaxosnoneReal-time block device replication (DRBD)yes infoDimension tables are replicated across all nodes in the cluster. The number of replicas for the file store can be configured.
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyes infousing Google Cloud Dataflownonoyes infoSQL Map-Reduce Framework
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on type of query and configuration infoStrong Consistency is default for entity lookups and queries within an Entity Group (but can instead be made eventually consistent). Other queries are always eventual consistent.Immediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configuration
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyes infovia ReferenceProperties or Ancestor pathsnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID infoSerializable Isolation within Transactions, Read Committed outside of TransactionsACIDnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnoyes infoIn-Memory realmnono
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users, groups and roles based on Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM)yesyesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB for MySQLGoogle Cloud DatastoreRealmSpaceTimeTeradata Aster
Specific characteristicsA real-time data warehousing service that can process PB data with high concurrency...
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Competitive advantagesTPC Benchmark: The world leading result in TPC-DS benchmark . TPC-H benchmark for...
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Licensing and pricing modelsAvailable regions: America US Virginia US Silicon Valley Asia China Hong Kong India...
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