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DBMS > Apache Cassandra vs. Apache Drill vs. GreptimeDB vs. Hypertable vs. SWC-DB

System Properties Comparison Apache Cassandra vs. Apache Drill vs. GreptimeDB vs. Hypertable vs. SWC-DB

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NameApache Cassandra  Xexclude from comparisonApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonGreptimeDB  Xexclude from comparisonHypertable  Xexclude from comparisonSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column Database  Xexclude from comparison
Hypertable has stopped its further development with March 2016 and is removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionWide-column store based on ideas of BigTable and DynamoDB infoOptimized for write accessSchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageAn open source Time Series DBMS built for increased scalability, high performance and efficiencyAn open source BigTable implementation based on distributed file systems such as HadoopA high performance, scalable Wide Column DBMS
Primary database modelWide column storeDocument store
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMSWide column storeWide column store
Secondary database modelsVector DBMS infostarting with release V5Time Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score98.94
Rank#11  Overall
#1  Wide column stores
Score1.90
Rank#126  Overall
#23  Document stores
#60  Relational DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#343  Overall
#31  Time Series DBMS
Score0.01
Rank#378  Overall
#13  Wide column stores
Websitecassandra.apache.orgdrill.apache.orggreptime.comgithub.com/­kashirin-alex/­swc-db
www.swcdb.org
Technical documentationcassandra.apache.org/­doc/­latestdrill.apache.org/­docsdocs.greptime.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top level project, originally developped by FacebookApache Software FoundationGreptime Inc.Hypertable Inc.Alex Kashirin
Initial release20082012202220092020
Current release5.0-rc1, July 20241.20.3, January 20230.9.8.11, March 20160.5, April 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoGNU version 3. Commercial license availableOpen Source infoGPL V3
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaRustC++C++
Server operating systemsBSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
Android
Docker
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows infoan inofficial Windows port is available
Linux
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-free, schema definition possibleschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesno
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.nononono
Secondary indexesrestricted infoonly equality queries, not always the best performing solutionnoyesrestricted infoonly exact value or prefix value scans
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like SELECT, DML and DDL statements (CQL)SQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantyesnoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsProprietary protocol infoCQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
Thrift
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
gRPC
HTTP API
JDBC
C++ API
Thrift
Proprietary protocol
Thrift
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
C++C++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript
C++
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
C++
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnouser defined functionsPythonnono
Triggersyesnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infono "single point of failure"ShardingShardingShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleselectable replication factor on file system level
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesyesnoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
noneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsnono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesDepending on the underlying data sourceyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noDepending on the underlying data sourceno
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users can be defined per objectDepending on the underlying data sourceSimple rights management via user accountsno
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Apache CassandraApache DrillGreptimeDBHypertableSWC-DB infoSuper Wide Column Database
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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