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DBMS > Apache Druid vs. eXtremeDB vs. NuoDB vs. Quasardb vs. SpaceTime

System Properties Comparison Apache Druid vs. eXtremeDB vs. NuoDB vs. Quasardb vs. SpaceTime

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NameApache Druid  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonNuoDB  Xexclude from comparisonQuasardb  Xexclude from comparisonSpaceTime  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionOpen-source analytics data store designed for sub-second OLAP queries on high dimensionality and high cardinality dataNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringNuoDB is a webscale distributed database that supports SQL and ACID transactionsDistributed, high-performance timeseries databaseSpaceTime is a spatio-temporal DBMS with a focus on performance.
Primary database modelRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMSTime Series DBMSSpatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Score3.25
Rank#90  Overall
#47  Relational DBMS
#7  Time Series DBMS
Score0.80
Rank#214  Overall
#99  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score0.94
Rank#197  Overall
#92  Relational DBMS
Score0.21
Rank#322  Overall
#29  Time Series DBMS
Score0.03
Rank#392  Overall
#8  Spatial DBMS
Websitedruid.apache.orgwww.mcobject.comwww.3ds.com/­nuodb-distributed-sql-databasequasar.aiwww.mireo.com/­spacetime
Technical documentationdruid.apache.org/­docs/­latest/­designwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmdoc.nuodb.comdoc.quasar.ai/­master
DeveloperApache Software Foundation and contributorsMcObjectDassault Systèmes infooriginally NuoDB, Inc.quasardbMireo
Initial release20122001201320092020
Current release29.0.1, April 20248.2, 20213.14.1, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache license v2commercialcommercial infolimited edition freecommercial infoFree community edition, Non-profit organizations and non-commercial usage are eligible for free licensescommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaC and C++C++C++C++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Unix
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
hosted infoAmazon EC2, Windows Azure, SoftLayer
Linux
OS X
Windows
BSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
Data schemeyes infoschema-less columns are supportedyesyesschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes infointeger and binaryyes
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.nono infosupport of XML interfaces availablenonono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes infowith tagsno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL for queryingyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyesSQL-like query languageA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
HTTP APIRESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesClojure
JavaScript
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Scala
.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
.Net
C
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R
C#
C++
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesJava, SQLnono
Triggersnoyes infoby defining eventsyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infomanual/auto, time-basedhorizontal partitioning / shardingdata is dynamically stored/cached on the nodes where it is read/writtenSharding infoconsistent hashingFixed-grid hypercubes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesyes, via HDFS, S3 or other storage enginesActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
yes infoManaged transparently by NuoDBSource-replica replication with selectable replication factorReal-time block device replication (DRBD)
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononowith Hadoop integrationno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACID infotunable commit protocolACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyes infoMVCCyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infoby using LevelDByes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes infoTemporary tableyes infoTransient modeno
User concepts infoAccess controlRBAC using LDAP or Druid internals for users and groups for read/write by datasource and systemStandard SQL roles/ privileges, Administrative UsersCryptographically strong user authentication and audit trailyes
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Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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