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DBMS > Apache Drill vs. Kdb vs. OpenQM vs. OrigoDB vs. VelocityDB

System Properties Comparison Apache Drill vs. Kdb vs. OpenQM vs. OrigoDB vs. VelocityDB

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NameApache Drill  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonOpenQM infoalso called QM  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonVelocityDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionSchema-free SQL Query Engine for Hadoop, NoSQL and Cloud StorageHigh performance Time Series DBMSQpenQM is a high-performance, self-tuning, multi-value DBMSA fully ACID in-memory object graph databaseA .NET Object Database that can be embedded/distributed and extended to a graph data model (VelocityGraph)
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Multivalue DBMSDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Graph DBMS
Object oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Trend Chart
Score1.95
Rank#127  Overall
#23  Document stores
#60  Relational DBMS
Score7.55
Rank#53  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score0.27
Rank#298  Overall
#10  Multivalue DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#53  Document stores
#20  Object oriented DBMS
Score0.05
Rank#358  Overall
#36  Graph DBMS
#16  Object oriented DBMS
Websitedrill.apache.orgkx.comwww.rocketsoftware.com/­products/­rocket-multivalue-application-development-platform/­rocket-open-qmorigodb.comvelocitydb.com
Technical documentationdrill.apache.org/­docscode.kx.comorigodb.com/­docsvelocitydb.com/­UserGuide
DeveloperApache Software FoundationKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcRocket Software, originally Martin PhillipsRobert Friberg et alVelocityDB Inc
Initial release20122000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 200319932009 infounder the name LiveDB2011
Current release1.20.3, January 20233.6, May 20183.4-127.x
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercial infofree 32-bit versionOpen Source infoGPLv2, extended commercial license availableOpen Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageqC#C#
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
AIX
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Raspberry Pi
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Windows
Any that supports .NET
Data schemeschema-freeyesyes infowith some exceptionsyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesUser 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.noyesyesno infocan be achieved using .NETno
Secondary indexesnoyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL SELECT statement is SQL:2003 compliantSQL-like query language (q)nonono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
.Net
Supported programming languagesC++C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
.Net
Basic
C
Java
Objective C
PHP
Python
.Net.Net
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsuser defined functionsyesyesno
Triggersnoyes infowith viewsyesyes infoDomain EventsCallbacks are triggered when data changes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardinghorizontal partitioningyeshorizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizedSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationyesSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesno infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnodepending on modelno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanonoACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
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 sourceyesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlDepending on the underlying data sourcerights management via user accountsAccess rights can be defined down to the item levelRole based authorizationBased on Windows Authentication
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Apache DrillKdbOpenQM infoalso called QMOrigoDBVelocityDB
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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