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System Properties Comparison Apache Cassandra vs. BoltDB vs. GreptimeDB

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NameApache Cassandra  Xexclude from comparisonBoltDB  Xexclude from comparisonGreptimeDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionWide-column store based on ideas of BigTable and DynamoDB infoOptimized for write accessAn embedded key-value store for Go.An open source Time Series DBMS built for increased scalability, high performance and efficiency
Primary database modelWide column storeKey-value storeTime Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsVector DBMS infostarting with release V5
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Score97.61
Rank#11  Overall
#1  Wide column stores
Score0.66
Rank#226  Overall
#31  Key-value stores
Score0.11
Rank#336  Overall
#29  Time Series DBMS
Websitecassandra.apache.orggithub.com/­boltdb/­boltgreptime.com
Technical documentationcassandra.apache.org/­doc/­latestdocs.greptime.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top level project, originally developped by FacebookGreptime Inc.
Initial release200820132022
Current release5.0-rc1, July 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoMIT LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageJavaGoRust
Server operating systemsBSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
BSD
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Android
Docker
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-free, schema definition possible
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyes
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.nonono
Secondary indexesrestricted infoonly equality queries, not always the best performing solutionnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like SELECT, DML and DDL statements (CQL)noyes
APIs and other access methodsProprietary protocol infoCQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
Thrift
gRPC
HTTP API
JDBC
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
GoC++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonoPython
Triggersyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infono "single point of failure"noneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possiblenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
noneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsyes
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nono
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users can be defined per objectnoSimple rights management via user accounts
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Specific characteristicsApache Cassandra is the leading NoSQL, distributed database management system, well...
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GreptimeDB is a SQL & Python-enabled timeseries database system built from scratch...
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Competitive advantagesNo single point of failure ensures 100% availability . Operational simplicity for...
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- Inherits advantages of Rust, such as excellent performance, memory safe, resource...
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Typical application scenariosInternet of Things (IOT), fraud detection applications, recommendation engines, product...
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For IoT industries, GreptimeDB can seamless integrate with message queues and other...
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Key customersApple, Netflix, Uber, ING,, Intuit,Fidelity, NY Times, Outbrain, BazaarVoice, Best...
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Greptime's clients span multiple sectors including IoT, connected vehicles, and energy...
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Market metricsApache Cassandra is used by 40% of the Fortune 100.
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GreptimeDB has garnered global recognition by topping GitHub trends following its...
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Licensing and pricing modelsApache license  Pricing for commercial distributions provided by DataStax and available...
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GreptimeDB: open source, distributed, cloud-native TSDB; supports Hybrid Time-series...
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