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System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. eXtremeDB vs. Hyprcubd vs. ScyllaDB

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonHyprcubd  Xexclude from comparisonScyllaDB  Xexclude from comparison
Hyprcubd seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringServerless Time Series DBMSCassandra and DynamoDB compatible wide column store
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Time Series DBMSWide column store
Secondary database modelsDocument storeKey-value store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score12.45
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.80
Rank#214  Overall
#99  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score4.08
Rank#76  Overall
#5  Wide column stores
Websiteimpala.apache.orgwww.mcobject.comhyprcubd.com (offline)www.scylladb.com
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmdocs.scylladb.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaMcObjectHyprcubd, Inc.ScyllaDB
Initial release201320012015
Current release4.1.0, June 20228.2, 2021ScyllaDB Open Source 5.4.1, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2commercialcommercialOpen Source infoOpen Source (AGPL), commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonoyesno
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Implementation languageC++C and C++GoC++
Server operating systemsLinuxAIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
hostedLinux
Data schemeyesyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes infotime, int, uint, float, stringyes
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 availablenono
Secondary indexesyesyesnoyes infocluster global secondary indices
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLSQL-like query languageSQL-like DML and DDL statements (CQL)
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
gRPC (https)Proprietary protocol (CQL) infocompatible with CQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
RESTful HTTP API (DynamoDB compatible)
Thrift
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBC.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
For CQL interface: C#, C++, Clojure, Erlang, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala
For DynamoDB interface: .Net, ColdFusion, Erlang, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceyesnoyes, Lua
Triggersnoyes infoby defining eventsnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardinghorizontal partitioning / shardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
selectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possible
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReducenonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Tunable Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDnono infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operations
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availablenoyes
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.noyesnoyes infoin-memory tables
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and Kerberostoken accessAccess rights for users can be defined per object
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Apache ImpalaeXtremeDBHyprcubdScyllaDB
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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ScyllaDB is engineered to deliver predictable performance at scale. It’s adopted...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Highly-performant (efficiently utilizes full resources of a node and network; millions...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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ScyllaDB is ideal for applications that require high throughput and low latency at...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Discord, Epic Games, Expedia, Zillow, Comcast, Disney+ Hotstar, Samsung, ShareChat,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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ScyllaDB typically offers ~75% total cost of ownership savings, with ~5X higher throughput...
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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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ScyllaDB Open Source - free open source software (AGPL) ScyllaDB Enterprise - subscription-based...
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