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System Properties Comparison Apache Drill vs. Apache Impala vs. mSQL vs. OrigoDB vs. Realm

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NameApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonmSQL infoMini SQL  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionSchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageAnalytic DBMS for HadoopmSQL (Mini SQL) is a simple and lightweight RDBMSA fully ACID in-memory object graph databaseA DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core Data
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSRelational DBMSDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Document store
Secondary database modelsDocument store
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Score2.28
Rank#119  Overall
#23  Document stores
#56  Relational DBMS
Score14.03
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score1.67
Rank#151  Overall
#70  Relational DBMS
Score0.03
Rank#378  Overall
#51  Document stores
#18  Object oriented DBMS
Score7.71
Rank#52  Overall
#9  Document stores
Websitedrill.apache.orgimpala.apache.orghughestech.com.au/­products/­msqlorigodb.comrealm.io
Technical documentationdrill.apache.org/­docsimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlorigodb.com/­docsrealm.io/­docs
DeveloperApache Software FoundationApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaHughes TechnologiesRobert Friberg et alRealm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019
Initial release2012201319942009 infounder the name LiveDB2014
Current release1.20.3, January 20234.1.0, June 20224.4, October 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2commercial infofree licenses can be providedOpen SourceOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++CC#
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
LinuxAIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris SPARC/x86
Windows
Linux
Windows
Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesUser defined using .NET types and collectionsyes
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 infocan be achieved using .NETno
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantSQL-like DML and DDL statementsA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented infono subqueries, aggregate functions, views, foreign keys, triggersnono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
Supported programming languagesC++All languages supporting JDBC/ODBCC
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
PHP
Tcl
.Net.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reducenoyesno inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessary
Triggersnononoyes infoDomain Eventsyes infoChange Listeners
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardingnonehorizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizednone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factornoneSource-replica replicationnone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesyes infoquery execution via MapReducenonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneEventual ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononodepending on modelno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanononoACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesnoyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentDepending on the underlying data sourceyesyesyes infoWrite ahead logyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.Depending on the underlying data sourcenonoyesyes infoIn-Memory realm
User concepts infoAccess controlDepending on the underlying data sourceAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and KerberosnoRole based authorizationyes

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