DB-EnginesextremeDB - Data management wherever you need itEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by Redgate Software

DBMS > Altibase vs. BigchainDB vs. Hazelcast vs. ObjectBox vs. SAP IQ

System Properties Comparison Altibase vs. BigchainDB vs. Hazelcast vs. ObjectBox vs. SAP IQ

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameAltibase  Xexclude from comparisonBigchainDB  Xexclude from comparisonHazelcast  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparisonSAP IQ infoformer name: Sybase IQ  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAn enterprise grade, high-performance RDBMSBigchainDB is scalable blockchain database offering decentralization, immutability and native assetsA widely adopted in-memory data gridLightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectorsColumnar RDBMS optimized for Big Data analytics
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument storeKey-value storeObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMS infocolumn-oriented
Secondary database modelsDocument store infoJSON support with IMDG 3.12Time Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.87
Rank#200  Overall
#93  Relational DBMS
Score0.76
Rank#216  Overall
#36  Document stores
Score5.72
Rank#59  Overall
#6  Key-value stores
Score1.08
Rank#179  Overall
#6  Object oriented DBMS
#9  Vector DBMS
Score2.56
Rank#106  Overall
#52  Relational DBMS
Websitealtibase.comwww.bigchaindb.comhazelcast.comgithub.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
www.sap.com/­products/­technology-platform/­sybase-iq-big-data-management.html
Technical documentationgithub.com/­ALTIBASE/­Documents/­tree/­master/­Manualsbigchaindb.readthedocs.io/­en/­latesthazelcast.org/­imdg/­docsdocs.objectbox.iohelp.sap.com/­docs/­SAP_IQ
DeveloperAltibaseHazelcastObjectBox LimitedSAP, formerly Sybase
Initial release19992016200820171994
Current releasev7.3, 2023, August 20235.3.6, November 20234.0 (May 2024)16.1 SPS04, April 2019
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infoOpen source edition discontinued with March 2023Open Source infoAGPL v3Open Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses availableBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageC++PythonJavaC and C++
Server operating systemsAIX
HP-UX
Linux
LinuxAll OS with a Java VMAndroid
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyesyes, plus "flex" map-like typesyes
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.nonoyes infothe object must implement a serialization strategynono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLANSI SQL-92noSQL-like query languagenoyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
CLI Client
RESTful HTTP API
JCache
JPA
Memcached protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Proprietary native APIADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC
C++
Java
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
.Net
C#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
C
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
C
C#
C++
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresstored procedures and stored functionsyes infoEvent Listeners, Executor Servicesnoyes
Triggersyesyes infoEventsnoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardingShardingnoneshared disk or shared nothing architectures with SAP IQ Multiplexer
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyesselectable replication factoryes infoReplicated MapData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offlineSAP/Sybase Replication Server
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesnoHadoop integration
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency selectable by user infoRaft Consensus AlgorithmImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDone or two-phase-commit; repeatable reads; read commitedACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes,with MongoDB ord RethinkDByesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyesRole-based access controlyesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
More information provided by the system vendor
AltibaseBigchainDBHazelcastObjectBoxSAP IQ infoformer name: Sybase IQ
News

MongoDB Realm & Device Sync alternatives – ObjectBox
17 September 2024

Local AI – what it is and why we need it
11 September 2024

First on-device Vector Database (aka Semantic Index) for iOS
24 July 2024

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with vector databases: Expanding AI Capabilities
18 June 2024

The on-device Vector Database for Android and Java
29 May 2024

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
AltibaseBigchainDBHazelcastObjectBoxSAP IQ infoformer name: Sybase IQ
Recent citations in the news

Altibase is Adopted for Presence Service to Provide User Information and Online Presence
8 April 2019, PR Newswire

15 Best Database Software Of 2024
3 July 2024, Spotlight | DesignRush

In-memory OLAP Database Market Is Booming (CAGR of 24.95%)
26 October 2018, openPR

South Korean company to provide database solution to Mobicom
10 April 2020, UB Post

Up and Coming Latin Rapper Lil Mexico HOV to Release Singles Every Month
10 April 2020, One World Herald

provided by Google News

Using BigchainDB: A Database with Blockchain Characteristics
20 January 2022, Open Source For You

Top 10 startups in Digital Twin in Germany
11 July 2024, Tracxn

7 blockchain firms join Bosch led GAIA-X consortium for vehicle identity
13 September 2022, Ledger Insights

BigchainDB: A Popular and Powerful Database for Blockchain
9 September 2019, Open Source For You

How to use blockchain to build a database solution
2 March 2017, ZDNet

provided by Google News

Hazelcast 5.4 real time data processing platform boosts AI and consistency
17 April 2024, VentureBeat

Hazelcast Weaves Wider Logic Threads Through The Data Fabric
7 March 2024, Forbes

Hazelcast Showcases Real-Time Data Platform at 2024 Gartner Summit
15 May 2024, Datanami

Hazelcast appoints Anthony Griffin as Chief Architect -
11 June 2024, Enterprise Times

Hazelcast Versus Redis: A Practical Comparison
4 January 2024, Database Trends and Applications

provided by Google News

New Services in SAP HANA Cloud Lower TCO for Customers in Data-Intensive, Highly Regulated Industries
7 April 2021, SAP News

Google Cloud adds backup vaults and centralized management
10 September 2024, Blocks & Files

SAP Products & Services Data Portfolio
2 July 2021, Datamation

SAP Scales Out HANA In-Memory For Clouds
6 March 2014, EnterpriseAI

Data Integration Tools, Connectors & Solutions | Progress DataDirect
17 August 2015, Progress Software

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

SingleStore logo

The data platform to build your intelligent applications.
Try it free.

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Present your product here