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DBMS > Apache Impala vs. EJDB vs. eXtremeDB vs. HBase vs. Manticore Search

System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. EJDB vs. eXtremeDB vs. HBase vs. Manticore Search

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonEJDB  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonHBase  Xexclude from comparisonManticore Search  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopEmbeddable document-store database library with JSON representation of queries (in MongoDB style)Natively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringWide-column store based on Apache Hadoop and on concepts of BigTableMulti-storage database for search, including full-text search.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument storeRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Wide column storeSearch engine
Secondary database modelsDocument storeTime Series DBMS infousing the Manticore Columnar Library
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score13.77
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.27
Rank#297  Overall
#44  Document stores
Score0.74
Rank#223  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score30.50
Rank#26  Overall
#2  Wide column stores
Score0.22
Rank#312  Overall
#21  Search engines
Websiteimpala.apache.orggithub.com/­Softmotions/­ejdbwww.mcobject.comhbase.apache.orgmanticoresearch.com
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlgithub.com/­Softmotions/­ejdb/­blob/­master/­README.mdwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmhbase.apache.org/­book.htmlmanual.manticoresearch.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaSoftmotionsMcObjectApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by PowersetManticore Software
Initial release20132012200120082017
Current release4.1.0, June 20228.2, 20212.3.4, January 20216.0, February 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoGPLv2commercialOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoGPL version 2
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++CC and C++JavaC++
Server operating systemsLinuxserver-lessAIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Unix
Windows infousing Cygwin
FreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeyesschema-free, schema definition possibleFixed schema
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infostring, integer, double, bool, date, object_idyesoptions to bring your own types, AVROInt, Bigint, Float, Timestamp, Bit, Int array, Bigint array, JSON, Boolean
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 availablenoCan index from XML
Secondary indexesyesnoyesnoyes infofull-text index on all search fields
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsnoyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLnoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
in-process shared library.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
Thrift
Binary API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
RESTful HTTP/SQL API
SQL over MySQL
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBCActionscript
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lua
Objective-C
Pike
Python
Ruby
.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Scala
Elixir
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reducenoyesyes infoCoprocessors in Javauser defined functions
Triggersnonoyes infoby defining eventsyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingnonehorizontal partitioning / shardingShardingSharding infoPartitioning is done manually, search queries against distributed index is supported
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factornoneActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
Multi-source replication
Source-replica replication
Synchronous replication based on Galera library
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReducenonoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynono infotypically not needed, however similar functionality with collection joins possibleyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanonoACIDSingle row ACID (across millions of columns)yes infoisolated transactions for atomic changes and binary logging for safe writes
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoRead/Write Lockingyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes infoThe original contents of fields are not stored in the Manticore index.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and KerberosnoAccess Control Lists (ACL) for RBAC, integration with Apache Ranger for RBAC & ABACno
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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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