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DBMS > Apache Drill vs. Apache Impala vs. H2GIS vs. Realm vs. searchxml

System Properties Comparison Apache Drill vs. Apache Impala vs. H2GIS vs. Realm vs. searchxml

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NameApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonH2GIS  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparisonsearchxml  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionSchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageAnalytic DBMS for HadoopSpatial extension of H2A DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core DataDBMS for structured and unstructured content wrapped with an application server
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSSpatial DBMSDocument storeNative XML DBMS
Search engine
Secondary database modelsDocument storeRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score1.95
Rank#127  Overall
#23  Document stores
#60  Relational DBMS
Score13.77
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#7  Spatial DBMS
Score7.60
Rank#52  Overall
#9  Document stores
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#7  Native XML DBMS
#25  Search engines
Websitedrill.apache.orgimpala.apache.orgwww.h2gis.orgrealm.iowww.searchxml.net/­category/­products
Technical documentationdrill.apache.org/­docsimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlwww.h2gis.org/­docs/­homerealm.io/­docswww.searchxml.net/­support/­handouts
DeveloperApache Software FoundationApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaCNRSRealm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019informationpartners gmbh
Initial release20122013201320142015
Current release1.20.3, January 20234.1.0, June 20221.0
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoLGPL 3.0Open Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++JavaC++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
LinuxAndroid
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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.nonononoyes
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantSQL-like DML and DDL statementsyesnono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
WebDAV
XQuery
XSLT
Supported programming languagesC++All languages supporting JDBC/ODBCJava.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
C++ infomost other programming languages supported via APIs
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceyes infobased on H2no inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessaryyes infoon the application server
Triggersnonoyesyes infoChange Listenersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardingnonenonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factoryes infobased on H2noneyes infosychronisation to multiple collections
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesyes infoquery execution via MapReducenonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanonoACIDACIDmultiple readers, single writer
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentDepending on the underlying data sourceyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.Depending on the underlying data sourcenoyesyes infoIn-Memory realmno
User concepts infoAccess controlDepending on the underlying data sourceAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and Kerberosyes infobased on H2yesDomain, group and role-based access control at the document level and for application services

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