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DBMS > Apache Impala vs. DataFS vs. Dragonfly vs. H2GIS vs. Realm

System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. DataFS vs. Dragonfly vs. H2GIS vs. Realm

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonDragonfly  Xexclude from comparisonH2GIS  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopAll data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.A drop-in Redis replacement that scales vertically to support millions of operations per second and terabyte sized workloads, all on a single instanceSpatial extension of H2A DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core Data
Primary database modelRelational DBMSObject oriented DBMSKey-value storeSpatial DBMSDocument store
Secondary database modelsDocument storeGraph DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score13.77
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.06
Rank#354  Overall
#15  Object oriented DBMS
Score0.41
Rank#266  Overall
#38  Key-value stores
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#7  Spatial DBMS
Score7.60
Rank#52  Overall
#9  Document stores
Websiteimpala.apache.orgnewdatabase.comgithub.com/­dragonflydb/­dragonfly
www.dragonflydb.io
www.h2gis.orgrealm.io
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmldev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.dragonflydb.io/­docswww.h2gis.org/­docs/­homerealm.io/­docs
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaMobiland AGDragonflyDB team and community contributorsCNRSRealm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019
Initial release20132018202320132014
Current release4.1.0, June 20221.1.263, October 20221.0, March 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercialOpen Source infoBSL 1.1Open Source infoLGPL 3.0Open Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++C++Java
Server operating systemsLinuxWindowsLinuxAndroid
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Data schemeyesClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)scheme-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesstrings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, bit arraysyesyes
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.nonononono
Secondary indexesyesnonoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsnonoyesno
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
Proprietary protocol infoRESP - REdis Serialization Protocol
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
C
C#
C++
Clojure
D
Dart
Elixir
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
Lua
Objective-C
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
Tcl
Java.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceLuayes infobased on H2no inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessary
Triggersnono, except callback-events from server when changes happenedpublish/subscribe channels provide some trigger functionalityyesyes infoChange Listeners
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingProprietary Sharding systemnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorSource-replica replicationyes infobased on H2none
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReducenononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDAtomic execution of command blocks and scriptsACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, strict serializability by the serveryes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
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.nonoyesyesyes infoIn-Memory realm
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and KerberosWindows-ProfilePassword-based authenticationyes infobased on H2yes

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