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System Properties Comparison Alibaba Cloud PolarDB vs. Dgraph vs. HugeGraph vs. Lovefield vs. NebulaGraph

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NameAlibaba Cloud PolarDB  Xexclude from comparisonDgraph  Xexclude from comparisonHugeGraph  Xexclude from comparisonLovefield  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA cloud-native relational database compatible with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. Designed for business critical applications.Distributed and scalable native Graph DBMSA fast-speed and highly-scalable Graph DBMSEmbeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScriptA distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMS
Primary database modelRelational DBMSGraph DBMSGraph DBMSRelational DBMSGraph DBMS
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Score0.59
Rank#241  Overall
#110  Relational DBMS
Score1.45
Rank#156  Overall
#15  Graph DBMS
Score0.13
Rank#336  Overall
#32  Graph DBMS
Score0.29
Rank#293  Overall
#133  Relational DBMS
Score2.14
Rank#120  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Websitewww.alibabacloud.com/­product/­polardbdgraph.iogithub.com/­hugegraph
hugegraph.apache.org
google.github.io/­lovefieldgithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
Technical documentationwww.alibabacloud.com/­help/­en/­polardb/­product-overviewdgraph.io/­docshugegraph.apache.org/­docsgithub.com/­google/­lovefield/­blob/­master/­docs/­spec_index.mddocs.nebula-graph.io
DeveloperAlibabaDgraph Labs, Inc.BaiduGoogleVesoft Inc.
Initial release2016201820142019
Current release0.92.1.12, February 2017
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud serviceyesnononono
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Implementation languageGoJavaJavaScriptC++
Server operating systemshostedLinux
OS X
Windows
Linux
macOS
Unix
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js) infotested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, SafariLinux
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesyesStrong typed schema
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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.yesnononono
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infoalso supports composite index and range indexyesyes infoNebula Graph internally uses the Key-Value store RocksDB for persistency. The vertices, edges, and their properties are stored as Key while their values are stored as Value. The primary indexes are per Key and secondary indexes are per Value.
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesnonoSQL-like query language infovia JavaScript builder patternSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
GraphQL query language
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
HTTP API
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
TinkerPop Gremlin
Browser interface
console (shell)
Cypher Query Language
GO Object Graph Mapper
Java Object Graph Mapper
NGBatis infoORM framework for NebulaGraph and Spring-Boot
Proprietary native API
Python Object Graph Mapper
Query language nGQL
Supported programming languagesJava
Python
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Groovy
Java
Python
JavaScript.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnoasynchronous Gremlin script jobsnouser defined functions
TriggersyesnonoUsing read-only observers
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud serviceyesyes infodepending on used storage backend, e.g. Cassandra and HBasenoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoImplicit feature of the cloud serviceSynchronous replication via Raftyes infodepending on used storage backend, e.g. Cassandra and HBasenoneCausal Clustering using Raft protocol
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonovia hugegraph-sparknono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnoyes infoedges in graphyesyes infoRelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Databaseyes infousing RocksDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes infousing MemoryDByes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardno infoPlanned for future releasesUsers, roles and permissionsnoRole-based access control
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Alibaba Cloud PolarDBDgraphHugeGraphLovefieldNebulaGraph
Specific characteristicsPolarDB, previously ApsaraDB for PolarDB, is a cloud-native relational database designed...
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NebulaGraph is a truly distributed, linearly scalable, lightning-fast graph database,...
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Competitive advantagesWebinar: Top Scientists Live: Tech Secrets to Double 11's Success Revealed. White...
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NebulaGraph boasts the world's only graph database solution that is able to host...
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Social networking Fraud detection Knowledge graph Data warehouse management Anti...
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Key customersCompanies from a variety of industries have implemented NebulaGraph Database in production,...
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Market metricsAt our very early stage, NebulaGraph has already received over 10,000 stars on GitHub...
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Licensing and pricing modelsSpecification and pricing. You can use either of the following billing methods to...
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NebulaGraph is open source and free to use under Apache 2.0 license.
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