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DBMS > Apache Doris vs. Cassandra vs. Derby vs. InterSystems Caché

System Properties Comparison Apache Doris vs. Cassandra vs. Derby vs. InterSystems Caché

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NameApache Doris  Xexclude from comparisonCassandra  Xexclude from comparisonDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonInterSystems Caché  Xexclude from comparison
Caché is a deprecated database engine which is substituted with InterSystems IRIS. It therefore is removed from the DB-Engines Ranking.
DescriptionAn MPP-based analytics DBMS embracing the MySQL protocolWide-column store based on ideas of BigTable and DynamoDB infoOptimized for write accessFull-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.A multi-model DBMS and application server
Primary database modelRelational DBMSWide column storeRelational DBMSKey-value store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsVector DBMS infostarting with release V5Document store
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Score0.57
Rank#244  Overall
#113  Relational DBMS
Score101.89
Rank#12  Overall
#1  Wide column stores
Score4.71
Rank#69  Overall
#37  Relational DBMS
Websitedoris.apache.org
github.com/­apache/­doris
cassandra.apache.orgdb.apache.org/­derbywww.intersystems.com/­products/­cache
Technical documentationgithub.com/­apache/­doris/­wikicassandra.apache.org/­doc/­latestdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmldocs.intersystems.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation, originally contributed from BaiduApache Software Foundation infoApache top level project, originally developped by FacebookApache Software FoundationInterSystems
Initial release2017200819971997
Current release1.2.2, February 20234.1.3, July 202310.17.1.0, November 20232018.1.4, May 2020
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache version 2commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaJavaJava
Server operating systemsLinuxBSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
All OS with a Java VMAIX
HP Open VMS
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesdepending on used data model
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.nonoyesyes
Secondary indexesyesrestricted infoonly equality queries, not always the best performing solutionyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesSQL-like SELECT, DML and DDL statements (CQL)yesyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
MySQL client
Proprietary protocol infoCQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
Thrift
JDBC.NET Client API
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJavaC#
C++
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
JavaC#
C++
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsnoJava Stored Proceduresyes
Triggersnoyesyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningSharding infono "single point of failure"nonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleSource-replica replicationSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Immediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
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.nonoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users can be defined per objectfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users, groups and roles
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Apache DorisCassandraDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDBInterSystems Caché
Specific characteristicsApache Cassandra is the leading NoSQL, distributed database management system, well...
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Competitive advantagesNo single point of failure ensures 100% availability . Operational simplicity for...
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Typical application scenariosInternet of Things (IOT), fraud detection applications, recommendation engines, product...
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Key customersApple, Netflix, Uber, ING,, Intuit,Fidelity, NY Times, Outbrain, BazaarVoice, Best...
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Market metricsCassandra is used by 40% of the Fortune 100.
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Licensing and pricing modelsApache license  Pricing for commercial distributions provided by DataStax and available...
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