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System Properties Comparison Alibaba Cloud PolarDB vs. Firebase Realtime Database vs. Graphite vs. GreptimeDB

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NameAlibaba Cloud PolarDB  Xexclude from comparisonFirebase Realtime Database  Xexclude from comparisonGraphite  Xexclude from comparisonGreptimeDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA cloud-native relational database compatible with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. Designed for business critical applications.Cloud-hosted realtime document store. iOS, Android, and JavaScript clients share one Realtime Database instance and automatically receive updates with the newest data.Data logging and graphing tool for time series data infoThe storage layer (fixed size database) is called WhisperAn open source Time Series DBMS built for increased scalability, high performance and efficiency
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument storeTime Series DBMSTime Series DBMS
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Score0.66
Rank#235  Overall
#108  Relational DBMS
Score13.64
Rank#39  Overall
#6  Document stores
Score4.83
Rank#67  Overall
#4  Time Series DBMS
Score0.12
Rank#351  Overall
#34  Time Series DBMS
Websitewww.alibabacloud.com/­product/­polardbfirebase.google.com/­products/­realtime-databasegithub.com/­graphite-project/­graphite-webgreptime.com
Technical documentationwww.alibabacloud.com/­help/­en/­polardb/­product-overviewfirebase.google.com/­docs/­databasegraphite.readthedocs.iodocs.greptime.com
DeveloperAlibabaGoogle infoacquired by Google 2014Chris DavisGreptime Inc.
Initial release201220062022
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud serviceyesyesnono
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Implementation languagePythonRust
Server operating systemshostedhostedLinux
Unix
Android
Docker
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesschema-free, schema definition possible
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesNumeric data onlyyes
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.yesnonono
Secondary indexesyesyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesnonoyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
Android
iOS
JavaScript API
RESTful HTTP API
HTTP API
Sockets
gRPC
HTTP API
JDBC
Supported programming languagesJava
Python
Java
JavaScript
Objective-C
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
C++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyeslimited functionality with using 'rules'noPython
TriggersyesCallbacks are triggered when data changesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infoImplicit feature of the cloud servicenoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoImplicit feature of the cloud servicenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency infoif the client is offline
Immediate Consistency infoif the client is online
noneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDyesno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infolockingyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyes, based on authentication and database rulesnoSimple rights management via user accounts
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Alibaba Cloud PolarDBFirebase Realtime DatabaseGraphiteGreptimeDB
Specific characteristicsPolarDB, previously ApsaraDB for PolarDB, is a cloud-native relational database designed...
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GreptimeDB is a SQL & Python-enabled timeseries database system built from scratch...
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Competitive advantagesWebinar: Top Scientists Live: Tech Secrets to Double 11's Success Revealed. White...
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- Inherits advantages of Rust, such as excellent performance, memory safe, resource...
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Typical application scenariosCreating a Robust Cloud-Based Database for Fintech, E-Commerce and Gaming. Learn...
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For IoT industries, GreptimeDB can seamless integrate with message queues and other...
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Key customersGreptime's clients span multiple sectors including IoT, connected vehicles, and energy...
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Market metricsGreptimeDB has garnered global recognition by topping GitHub trends following its...
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Licensing and pricing modelsSpecification and pricing. You can use either of the following billing methods to...
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GreptimeDB: open source, distributed, cloud-native TSDB; supports Hybrid Time-series...
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