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System Properties Comparison Apache Drill vs. GreptimeDB vs. NuoDB vs. SQream DB vs. YugabyteDB

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NameApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonGreptimeDB  Xexclude from comparisonNuoDB  Xexclude from comparisonSQream DB  Xexclude from comparisonYugabyteDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionSchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageAn open source Time Series DBMS built for increased scalability, high performance and efficiencyNuoDB is a webscale distributed database that supports SQL and ACID transactionsa GPU-based, columnar RDBMS for big data analytics workloadsHigh-performance distributed SQL database for global, internet-scale applications. Wire and feature compatible with PostgreSQL.
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Wide column store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score2.02
Rank#124  Overall
#22  Document stores
#59  Relational DBMS
Score0.12
Rank#351  Overall
#34  Time Series DBMS
Score0.94
Rank#197  Overall
#92  Relational DBMS
Score0.74
Rank#224  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
Score2.63
Rank#109  Overall
#53  Relational DBMS
Websitedrill.apache.orggreptime.comwww.3ds.com/­nuodb-distributed-sql-databasesqream.comwww.yugabyte.com
Technical documentationdrill.apache.org/­docsdocs.greptime.comdoc.nuodb.comdocs.sqream.comdocs.yugabyte.com
github.com/­yugabyte/­yugabyte-db
DeveloperApache Software FoundationGreptime Inc.Dassault Systèmes infooriginally NuoDB, Inc.SQream TechnologiesYugabyte Inc.
Initial release20122022201320172017
Current release1.20.3, January 20232022.1.6, December 20222.19, September 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2.0commercial infolimited edition freecommercialOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageRustC++C++, CUDA, Haskell, Java, ScalaC and C++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
Android
Docker
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
hosted infoAmazon EC2, Windows Azure, SoftLayer
Linux
OS X
Windows
LinuxLinux
OS X
Data schemeschema-freeschema-free, schema definition possibleyesyesdepending on used data model
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes, ANSI Standard SQL Typesyes
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 indexesnoyesyesnoyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantyesyesyesyes, PostgreSQL compatible
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
gRPC
HTTP API
JDBC
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
.Net
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
YCQL, an SQL-based flexible-schema API with its roots in Cassandra Query Language
YSQL - a fully relational SQL API that is wire compatible with the SQL language in PostgreSQL
Supported programming languagesC++C++
Erlang
Go
Java
JavaScript
.Net
C
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsPythonJava, SQLuser defined functions in Pythonyes infosql, plpgsql, C
Triggersnoyesnoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardingdata is dynamically stored/cached on the nodes where it is read/writtenhorizontal and vertical partitioningHash and Range Sharding, row-level geo-partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes infoManaged transparently by NuoDBnoneBased on Raft distributed consensus protocol, minimum 3 replicas for continuous availability
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyStrong consistency on writes and tunable consistency on reads
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACID infotunable commit protocolACIDDistributed ACID with Serializable & Snapshot Isolation. Inspired by Google Spanner architecture.
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infoMVCCyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentDepending on the underlying data sourceyesyesyesyes infobased on RocksDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.Depending on the underlying data sourceyes infoTemporary tableno
User concepts infoAccess controlDepending on the underlying data sourceSimple rights management via user accountsStandard SQL roles/ privileges, Administrative Usersyes
More information provided by the system vendor
Apache DrillGreptimeDBNuoDBSQream DBYugabyteDB
Specific characteristicsGreptimeDB is a SQL & Python-enabled timeseries database system built from scratch...
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YugabyteDB is an open source distributed SQL database for cloud native transactional...
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Competitive advantages- Inherits advantages of Rust, such as excellent performance, memory safe, resource...
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PostgreSQL compatible: Get instantly productive with a PostgreSQL compatible RDBMS....
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Typical application scenariosFor IoT industries, GreptimeDB can seamless integrate with message queues and other...
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Systems of record and engagement for cloud native applications that require resilience,...
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Key customersGreptime's clients span multiple sectors including IoT, connected vehicles, and energy...
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Market metricsGreptimeDB has garnered global recognition by topping GitHub trends following its...
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2 Million+ lifetime clusters deployed, 6.5K+ GitHub stars, 7K YugabyteDB Community...
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Licensing and pricing modelsGreptimeDB: open source, distributed, cloud-native TSDB; supports Hybrid Time-series...
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Apache 2.0 license for the database
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