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DBMS > Apache Impala vs. DataFS vs. EXASOL vs. Ingres

System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. DataFS vs. EXASOL vs. Ingres

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonEXASOL  Xexclude from comparisonIngres  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.High-performance, in-memory, MPP database specifically designed for in-memory analytics.Well established RDBMS
Primary database modelRelational DBMSObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument storeGraph DBMS
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Score12.45
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score1.76
Rank#139  Overall
#62  Relational DBMS
Score3.80
Rank#82  Overall
#44  Relational DBMS
Websiteimpala.apache.orgnewdatabase.comwww.exasol.comwww.actian.com/­databases/­ingres
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmldev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.exasol.com/­resourcesdocs.actian.com/­ingres
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaMobiland AGExasolActian Corporation
Initial release2013201820001974 infooriginally developed at University Berkely in early 1970s
Current release4.1.0, June 20221.1.263, October 202211.2, May 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercialcommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC++C
Server operating systemsLinuxWindowsAIX
HP Open VMS
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeyesClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyes
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 infobut tools for importing/exporting data from/to XML-files available
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsnoyesyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
.Net
JDBC
ODBC
WebSocket
.NET Client API
JDBC
ODBC
proprietary protocol (OpenAPI)
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
Java
Lua
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceuser defined functionsyes
Triggersnono, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingProprietary Sharding systemShardinghorizontal partitioning infoIngres Star to access multiple databases simultaneously
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorIngres Replicator
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReducenoyes infoHadoop integrationno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes infoMVCC
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.nonoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and KerberosWindows-ProfileAccess rights for users, groups and roles according to SQL-standardfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

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