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System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. ArangoDB vs. Immudb vs. Realm vs. Trafodion

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonArangoDB  Xexclude from comparisonImmudb  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparisonTrafodion  Xexclude from comparison
Apache Trafodion has been retired in 2021. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines Ranking.
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopNative multi-model DBMS for graph, document, key/value and search. All in one engine and accessible with one query language.An open source immutable (append-only) database with cryptographic verification which makes it tamper-resistant and fully auditable.A DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core DataTransactional SQL-on-Hadoop DBMS
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Key-value store
Search engine
Key-value storeDocument storeRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument storeRelational DBMS
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Score12.45
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score3.26
Rank#88  Overall
#15  Document stores
#5  Graph DBMS
#12  Key-value stores
#10  Search engines
Score0.31
Rank#295  Overall
#42  Key-value stores
Score7.41
Rank#52  Overall
#8  Document stores
Websiteimpala.apache.orgarangodb.comgithub.com/­codenotary/­immudb
immudb.io
realm.iotrafodion.apache.org
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmldocs.arangodb.comdocs.immudb.iorealm.io/­docstrafodion.apache.org/­documentation.html
Social network pagesLinkedInTwitterYouTubeFacebookInstagram
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaArangoDB Inc.CodenotaryRealm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019Apache Software Foundation, originally developed by HP
Initial release20132012202020142014
Current release4.1.0, June 20223.11.5, November 20231.2.3, April 20222.3.0, February 2019
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2; Commercial license (Enterprise) availableOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++C++GoC++, Java
Server operating systemsLinuxLinux
OS X
Windows
BSD
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Linux
Data schemeyesschema-free infoautomatically recognizes schema within a collectionschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infostring, double, boolean, list, hashyesyes
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 indexesyesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsnoSQL-like syntaxnoyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
AQL
Foxx Framework
Graph API (Gremlin)
GraphQL query language
HTTP API
Java & SpringData
JSON style queries
VelocyPack/VelocyStream
gRPC protocol
PostgreSQL wire protocol
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBCC#
C++
Clojure
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R
Rust
.Net
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
All languages supporting JDBC/ODBC/ADO.Net
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceJavaScriptnono inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessaryJava Stored Procedures
Triggersnononoyes infoChange Listenersno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingSharding infosince version 2.0ShardingnoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorSource-replica replication with configurable replication factornoneyes, via HBase
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReduceno infocan be done with stored procedures in JavaScriptnonoyes infovia user defined functions and HBase
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyEventual Consistency infoconfigurable per collection or per write
Immediate Consistency
OneShard (highly available, fault-tolerant deployment mode with ACID semantics)
Immediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyes inforelationships in graphsnonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyes infoIn-Memory realmno
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and Kerberosyesyesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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Apache ImpalaArangoDBImmudbRealmTrafodion
Specific characteristicsGraph and Beyond. With more than 11,000 stargazers on GitHub, ArangoDB is the leading...
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Competitive advantagesConsolidation: As a native multi-model database, can be used as a full blown document...
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Typical application scenariosNative multi-model in ArangoDB is being used for a broad range of projects across...
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Key customersCisco, Barclays, Refinitive, Siemens Mentor, Kabbage, Liaison, Douglas, MakeMyTrip,...
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Market metricsArangoDB is the leading native multi-model database with over 11,000 stargazers on...
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Licensing and pricing modelsVery permissive Apache 2 License for Community Edition & commercial licenses are...
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