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DBMS > Apache Hive vs. ReductStore vs. Weaviate

System Properties Comparison Apache Hive vs. ReductStore vs. Weaviate

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NameApache Hive  Xexclude from comparisonReductStore  Xexclude from comparisonWeaviate  Xexclude from comparison
Descriptiondata warehouse software for querying and managing large distributed datasets, built on HadoopDesigned to manage unstructured time-series data efficiently, providing unique features such as storing time-stamped blobs with labels, customizable data retention policies, and a straightforward FIFO quota system.An AI-native realtime vector database engine that integrates scalable machine learning models.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSTime Series DBMSVector DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score62.49
Rank#18  Overall
#12  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#381  Overall
#40  Time Series DBMS
Score1.65
Rank#133  Overall
#10  Vector DBMS
Websitehive.apache.orggithub.com/­reductstore
www.reduct.store
github.com/­weaviate/­weaviate
weaviate.io
Technical documentationcwiki.apache.org/­confluence/­display/­Hive/­Homewww.reduct.store/­docsweaviate.io/­developers/­weaviate
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoinitially developed by FacebookReductStore LLCWeaviate B.V.
Initial release201220232019
Current release3.1.3, April 20221.9, March 20241.19, May 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoBusiness Source License 1.1Open Source infocommercial license available with Weaviate Enterprise
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageJavaC++, RustGo
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMDocker
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeyesyes, maps to GraphQL interface
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infostring, int, float, geo point, date, cross reference, fuzzy references
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.no
Secondary indexesyesyes infoall data objects are indexed in a semantic vector space (the Contextionary), all primitive fields are indexed
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsGraphQL is used as query language
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
Thrift
HTTP APIGraphQL query language
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
Supported programming languagesC++
Java
PHP
Python
C++
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust
JavaScript / TypeScript
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceno
Triggersnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factoryes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReduceno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and rolesAPI Keys
OpenID Connect Discovery
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Apache HiveReductStoreWeaviate
Specific characteristicsWeaviate is an open source vector database that is robust, scalable, cloud-native,...
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Competitive advantagesFlexible deployment - Free, open source or fully-managed cloud vector database service...
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Typical application scenariosAs a database supporting the development of generative AI and semantic search applications...
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Key customersAll companies that have data. ​
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Market metricsAs of mid 2023: Over 2 million open source downloads 3500+ Weaviate Slack community...
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Licensing and pricing modelsWeaviate is open-source, and free to use. Weaviate is also available as a fully managed...
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