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System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. HarperDB vs. NuoDB vs. searchxml vs. SingleStore

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonNuoDB  Xexclude from comparisonsearchxml  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopHarperDB takes the "stack" out of "tech stack" by combining an ultra-fast document-style data store, in-memory cache, real-time message broker, and your application components into a single distributed technology.NuoDB is a webscale distributed database that supports SQL and ACID transactionsDBMS for structured and unstructured content wrapped with an application serverMySQL wire-compliant distributed RDBMS that combines an in-memory row-oriented and a disc-based column-oriented storage with patented universal storage to handle transactional and analytical workloads in one single table type
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument storeRelational DBMSNative XML DBMS
Search engine
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument storeDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
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Score10.63
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.55
Rank#243  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score0.87
Rank#201  Overall
#94  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#385  Overall
#7  Native XML DBMS
#24  Search engines
Score4.02
Rank#74  Overall
#39  Relational DBMS
Websiteimpala.apache.orgwww.harperdb.iowww.3ds.com/­nuodb-distributed-sql-databasewww.searchxml.net/­category/­productswww.singlestore.com
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmldocs.harperdb.io/­docsdoc.nuodb.comwww.searchxml.net/­support/­handoutsdocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaHarperDBDassault Systèmes infooriginally NuoDB, Inc.informationpartners gmbhSingleStore Inc.
Initial release20132017201320152013
Current release4.1.0, June 20223.1, August 20211.08.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercial infofree community edition availablecommercial infolimited edition freecommercialcommercial infofree developer edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++Node.jsC++C++C++, Go
Server operating systemsLinuxLinux
OS X
hosted infoAmazon EC2, Windows Azure, SoftLayer
Linux
OS X
Windows
WindowsLinux info64 bit version required
Data schemeyesdynamic schemayesschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes infoJSON data typesyesyesyes
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.nononoyesno
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsSQL-like data manipulation statementsyesnoyes infobut no triggers and foreign keys
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
WebDAV
XQuery
XSLT
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC.Net
C
C#
C++
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
MatLab
Objective C
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
.Net
C
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
C++ infomost other programming languages supported via APIsBash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceCustom Functions infosince release 3.1Java, SQLyes infoon the application serveryes
Triggersnonoyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusterdata is dynamically stored/cached on the nodes where it is read/writtennoneSharding infohash partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factoryes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedyes infoManaged transparently by NuoDByes infosychronisation to multiple collectionsSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReducenononono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculations
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoAtomic execution of specific operationsACID infotunable commit protocolmultiple readers, single writerACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infoMVCCyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes, using LMDByesyesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes infoTemporary tablenoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and KerberosAccess rights for users and rolesStandard SQL roles/ privileges, Administrative UsersDomain, group and role-based access control at the document level and for application servicesFine grained access control via users, groups and roles

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