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System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. LokiJS vs. ObjectBox

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopIn-memory JavaScript DBMSLightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectors
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument storeObject oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument storeTime Series DBMS
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Score12.57
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.41
Rank#265  Overall
#41  Document stores
Score1.12
Rank#173  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
#8  Vector DBMS
Websiteimpala.apache.orggithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSgithub.com/­objectbox
objectbox.io
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmltechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.objectbox.io
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaObjectBox Limited
Initial release201320142017
Current release4.1.0, June 20224.0 (May 2024)
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open SourceBindings are released under Apache 2.0 infoApache License 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageC++JavaScriptC and C++
Server operating systemsLinuxserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Android
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows
Data schemeyesschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesnoyes, plus "flex" map-like types
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.nonono
Secondary indexesyesyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsnono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
JavaScript APIProprietary native API
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBCJavaScriptC
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceView functions in JavaScriptno
Triggersnoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingnonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factornoneData sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offline
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReduceyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and Kerberosnoyes
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