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DBMS > Apache Impala vs. GeoMesa vs. Immudb vs. JSqlDb vs. LokiJS

System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. GeoMesa vs. Immudb vs. JSqlDb vs. LokiJS

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonGeoMesa  Xexclude from comparisonImmudb  Xexclude from comparisonJSqlDb  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparison
JSqlDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopGeoMesa is a distributed spatio-temporal DBMS based on various systems as storage layer.An open source immutable (append-only) database with cryptographic verification which makes it tamper-resistant and fully auditable.JavaScript Query Language Database, stores JavaScript objects and primitivesIn-memory JavaScript DBMS
Primary database modelRelational DBMSSpatial DBMSKey-value storeDocument store
Object oriented DBMS
Document store
Secondary database modelsDocument storeRelational DBMS
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Score13.77
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.78
Rank#213  Overall
#4  Spatial DBMS
Score0.24
Rank#305  Overall
#43  Key-value stores
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Websiteimpala.apache.orgwww.geomesa.orggithub.com/­codenotary/­immudb
immudb.io
jsqldb.org (offline)github.com/­techfort/­LokiJS
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlwww.geomesa.org/­documentation/­stable/­user/­index.htmldocs.immudb.iotechfort.github.io/­LokiJS
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaCCRi and othersCodenotaryKonrad von Backstrom
Initial release20132014202020182014
Current release4.1.0, June 20224.0.5, February 20241.2.3, April 20220.8, December 2018
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache License 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2.0Open SourceOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++ScalaGoJavaScript
Server operating systemsLinuxBSD
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Linux
macOS
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnono
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 indexesyesyesyesnoyes infovia views
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsnoSQL-like syntaxnono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
gRPC protocol
PostgreSQL wire protocol
JavaScript API
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC.Net
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
JavaScriptJavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reducenonofunctions in JavaScriptView functions in JavaScript
Triggersnonononoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingdepending on storage layerShardingnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factordepending on storage layernonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReduceyesnonoyes
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistencydepending on storage layerImmediate Consistencynone
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonononono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanonoACIDno infoatomic operations within a single collection possible
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infousing RocksDByes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nodepending on storage layernoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and Kerberosyes infodepending on the DBMS used for storageno

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