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DBMS > Apache Impala vs. JaguarDB vs. LokiJS vs. Memgraph

System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. JaguarDB vs. LokiJS vs. Memgraph

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonJaguarDB  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonMemgraph  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopPerformant, highly scalable DBMS for AI and IoT applicationsIn-memory JavaScript DBMSAn open source graph database built for real-time streaming and compatible with Neo4j
Primary database modelRelational DBMSKey-value store
Vector DBMS
Document storeGraph DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
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Score10.63
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#385  Overall
#61  Key-value stores
#16  Vector DBMS
Score0.44
Rank#256  Overall
#40  Document stores
Score2.91
Rank#94  Overall
#7  Graph DBMS
Websiteimpala.apache.orgwww.jaguardb.comgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSmemgraph.com
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlwww.jaguardb.com/­support.htmltechfort.github.io/­LokiJSmemgraph.com/­docs
Social network pagesLinkedInTwitterFacebookGitHubDiscord
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaDataJaguar, Inc.Memgraph Ltd
Initial release2013201520142017
Current release4.1.0, June 20223.3 July 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoGPL V3.0Open SourceOpen Source infoBSL 1.1; commercial license for enterprise edition available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageC++C++ infothe server part. Clients available in other languagesJavaScriptC and C++
Server operating systemsLinuxLinuxserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeschema-free and schema-optional
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesnoyes
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
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infovia views
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented infobut no views, foreign keys, triggersnono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
JavaScript APIBolt protocol
Cypher query language
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBCC
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
JavaScript.Net
C
C++
Elixir
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reducenoView functions in JavaScript
Triggersnonoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingShardingnoneSharding infodynamic graph partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorMulti-source replicationnoneMulti-source replication using RAFT
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReducenoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyEventual ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononoyes inforelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanonono infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACID infowith snapshot isolation
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes infowith periodic snapshot and write-ahead logging (WAL) of changes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and Kerberosrights management via user accountsnoUsers, roles and permissions
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Apache ImpalaJaguarDBLokiJSMemgraph
Specific characteristicsMemgraph directly connects to your streaming infrastructure so you and your team...
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Competitive advantagesBusiness Source License ensures a future for the Memgraph community MAGE algorithm...
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Typical application scenariosGraph algorithms in bioinformatics Social network analysis Cryptocurrency network...
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