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DBMS > AllegroGraph vs. Apache Impala vs. DataFS vs. Lovefield

System Properties Comparison AllegroGraph vs. Apache Impala vs. DataFS vs. Lovefield

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NameAllegroGraph  Xexclude from comparisonApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonLovefield  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionHigh performance, persistent RDF store with additional support for Graph DBMSAnalytic DBMS for HadoopAll data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.Embeddable relational database for web apps written in pure JavaScript
Primary database modelDocument store infowith version 6.5
Graph DBMS
RDF store
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMSObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsSpatial DBMSDocument storeGraph DBMS
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Score1.06
Rank#187  Overall
#30  Document stores
#17  Graph DBMS
#7  RDF stores
#7  Vector DBMS
Score13.77
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.06
Rank#354  Overall
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Score0.29
Rank#293  Overall
#133  Relational DBMS
Websiteallegrograph.comimpala.apache.orgnewdatabase.comgoogle.github.io/­lovefield
Technical documentationfranz.com/­agraph/­support/­documentation/­current/­agraph-introduction.htmlimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmldev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspgithub.com/­google/­lovefield/­blob/­master/­docs/­spec_index.md
DeveloperFranz Inc.Apache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaMobiland AGGoogle
Initial release2004201320182014
Current release8.0, December 20234.1.0, June 20221.1.263, October 20222.1.12, February 2017
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infoLimited community edition freeOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC++JavaScript
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
LinuxWindowsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js) infotested with Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari
Data schemeyes infoRDF schemasyesClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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.no infobulk load of XML files possiblenonono
Secondary indexesyesyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSPARQL is used as query languageSQL-like DML and DDL statementsnoSQL-like query language infovia JavaScript builder pattern
APIs and other access methodsRESTful HTTP API
SPARQL
JDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
Supported programming languagesC#
Clojure
Java
Lisp
Perl
Python
Ruby
Scala
All languages supporting JDBC/ODBC.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infoJavaScript or Common Lispyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceno
Triggersyesnono, except callback-events from server when changes happenedUsing read-only observers
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeswith FederationShardingProprietary Sharding systemnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
selectable replication factornone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyes infoquery execution via MapReducenono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationEventual ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDnoACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes, by using IndexedDB or the cloud service Firebase Realtime Database
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nononoyes infousing MemoryDB
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers with fine-grained authorization concept, user roles and pluggable authenticationAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and KerberosWindows-Profileno
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AllegroGraphApache ImpalaDataFSLovefield
Specific characteristicsKnowledge Graph Platform Leader FedShard - Designed for Entity-Event Knowledge Graph...
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Competitive advantagesAllegroGraph is uniquely suited to support adhoc queries through SPARQL, Prolog and...
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