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DBMS > Apache Druid vs. CockroachDB vs. Geode vs. ScyllaDB

System Properties Comparison Apache Druid vs. CockroachDB vs. Geode vs. ScyllaDB

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NameApache Druid  Xexclude from comparisonCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonGeode  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionOpen-source analytics data store designed for sub-second OLAP queries on high dimensionality and high cardinality dataCockroachDB is a distributed database architected for modern cloud applications. It is wire compatible with PostgreSQL and backed by a Key-Value Store, which is either RocksDB or a purpose-built derivative, called Pebble.Geode is a distributed data container, pooling memory, CPU, network resources, and optionally local disk across multiple processesCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column store
Primary database modelRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMSKey-value storeWide column store
Secondary database modelsKey-value store
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Score3.29
Rank#95  Overall
#49  Relational DBMS
#7  Time Series DBMS
Score6.10
Rank#58  Overall
#33  Relational DBMS
Score1.99
Rank#133  Overall
#23  Key-value stores
Score5.27
Rank#67  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Websitedruid.apache.orgwww.cockroachlabs.comgeode.apache.orgwww.scylladb.com
Technical documentationdruid.apache.org/­docs/­latest/­designwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsgeode.apache.org/­docsdocs.scylladb.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation and contributorsCockroach LabsOriginally developed by Gemstone. They outsourced the project to Apache in 2015 but still deliver a commercial version as Gemfire.ScyllaDB
Initial release2012201520022015
Current release29.0.1, April 202423.1.1, May 20231.1, February 2017ScyllaDB Open Source 5.4.1, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache license v2Open Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availableOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses available as GemfireOpen Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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CockroachDB: A cloud-native, distributed SQL database designed for speed, scale, and survival. Get started for free today with a fully-managed CockroachDB cluster -- leave operations behind and get your app to market faster.Scylla Cloud: Create real-time applications that run at global scale with Scylla Cloud, the industry’s most powerful NoSQL DBaaS
Implementation languageJavaGoJavaC++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Unix
Linux
macOS
Windows
All OS with a Java VM infothe JDK (8 or later) is also requiredLinux
Data schemeyes infoschema-less columns are supporteddynamic schemaschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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 indexesyesyesnoyes infocluster global secondary indices
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL for queryingyes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLSQL-like query language (OQL)SQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
JDBCJava Client API
Memcached protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Proprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
Supported programming languagesClojure
JavaScript
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Scala
C#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
.Net
All JVM based languages
C++
Groovy
Java
Scala
For CQL interface: C#, C++, Clojure, Erlang, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala
For DynamoDB interface: .Net, ColdFusion, Erlang, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonouser defined functionsyes, Lua
Triggersnonoyes infoCache Event Listenersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infomanual/auto, time-basedhorizontal partitioning (by key range) infoall tables are translated to an ordered KV store and then broken down into 64MB ranges, which are then used as replicas in RAFTShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, via HDFS, S3 or other storage enginesMulti-source replication using RAFTMulti-source replicationselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possible
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDyes, on a single nodeno infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operations
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyesyes infoin-memory tables
User concepts infoAccess controlRBAC using LDAP or Druid internals for users and groups for read/write by datasource and systemRole-based access controlAccess rights per client and object definableAccess rights for users can be defined per object
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Apache DruidCockroachDBGeodeScyllaDB
Specific characteristicsCockroachDB is a cloud-native, distributed SQL database architected for modern applications....
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ScyllaDB is engineered to deliver predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted...
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Competitive advantages- EFFORTLESS SCALE: Scale your applications, not operational complexity. CockroachDB...
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Highly-performant (efficiently utilizes full resources of a node and network; millions...
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Typical application scenariosPayment processing, user account management, metadata management, identity access...
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ScyllaDB is ideal for applications that require high throughput and low latency at...
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Key customersComcast, DoorDash, Mythical Games, Norfolk Southern, Netflix, LUSH, Bose, Shipt,...
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Discord, Epic Games, Expedia, Zillow, Comcast, Disney+ Hotstar, Samsung, ShareChat,...
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Market metrics12K+ long-running clusters 25K+ CockroachDB self-hosted clusters 75K+ CockroachDB...
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ScyllaDB typically offers ~75% total cost of ownership savings, with ~5X higher throughput...
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Licensing and pricing models- Apache 2.0 for core features released up to and including the 19.1 release - Time-limited...
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ScyllaDB Open Source - free open source software (AGPL) ScyllaDB Enterprise - subscription-based...
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