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DBMS > Apache Derby vs. Databricks vs. JSqlDb vs. Kyligence Enterprise

System Properties Comparison Apache Derby vs. Databricks vs. JSqlDb vs. Kyligence Enterprise

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NameApache Derby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonDatabricks  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonKyligence Enterprise  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionFull-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.The Databricks Lakehouse Platform combines elements of data lakes and data warehouses to provide a unified view onto structured and unstructured data. It is based on Apache Spark.JavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesA distributed analytics engine for big data, built on top of Apache Kylin
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMS
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Score3.04
Rank#85  Overall
#46  Relational DBMS
Score102.66
Rank#12  Overall
#2  Document stores
#8  Relational DBMS
Score0.32
Rank#273  Overall
#126  Relational DBMS
Websitedb.apache.org/­derbywww.databricks.comjsqldb.org (offline)kyligence.io/­kyligence-enterprise
Technical documentationdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmldocs.databricks.com
DeveloperApache Software FoundationDatabricksKonrad von BackstromKyligence, Inc.
Initial release1997201320182016
Current release10.17.1.0, November 20230.8, December 2018
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2commercialOpen Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnono
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Implementation languageJavaJava
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMhostedLinux
macOS
Windows
Linux
Data schemeyesFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free)schema-freeyes
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.yesyesnono
Secondary indexesyesyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyeswith Databricks SQLnoANSI SQL for queries (using Apache Calcite)
APIs and other access methodsJDBCJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJavaPython
R
Scala
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored Proceduresuser defined functions and aggregatesfunctions in JavaScript
Triggersyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationyesnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infousing RocksDByes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnono
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

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