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System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. Manticore Search vs. NuoDB vs. SingleStore vs. ToroDB

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonManticore Search  Xexclude from comparisonNuoDB  Xexclude from comparisonSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQL  Xexclude from comparisonToroDB  Xexclude from comparison
ToroDB seems to be discontinued. Therefore it is excluded from the DB-Engines Ranking.
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopMulti-storage database for search, including full-text search.NuoDB is a webscale distributed database that supports SQL and ACID transactionsMySQL 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 typeA MongoDB-compatible JSON document store, built on top of PostgreSQL
Primary database modelRelational DBMSSearch engineRelational DBMSRelational DBMSDocument store
Secondary database modelsDocument storeTime Series DBMS infousing the Manticore Columnar LibraryDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score12.45
Rank#40  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score0.29
Rank#302  Overall
#21  Search engines
Score0.94
Rank#197  Overall
#92  Relational DBMS
Score5.38
Rank#62  Overall
#35  Relational DBMS
Websiteimpala.apache.orgmanticoresearch.comwww.3ds.com/­nuodb-distributed-sql-databasewww.singlestore.comgithub.com/­torodb/­server
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlmanual.manticoresearch.comdoc.nuodb.comdocs.singlestore.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaManticore SoftwareDassault Systèmes infooriginally NuoDB, Inc.SingleStore Inc.8Kdata
Initial release20132017201320132016
Current release4.1.0, June 20226.0, February 20238.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoGPL version 2commercial infolimited edition freecommercial infofree developer edition availableOpen Source infoAGPL-V3
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageC++C++C++C++, GoJava
Server operating systemsLinuxFreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Windows
hosted infoAmazon EC2, Windows Azure, SoftLayer
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux info64 bit version requiredAll OS with a Java 7 VM
Data schemeyesFixed schemayesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesInt, Bigint, Float, Timestamp, Bit, Int array, Bigint array, JSON, Booleanyesyesyes infostring, integer, double, boolean, date, object_id
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.noCan index from XMLnonono
Secondary indexesyesyes infofull-text index on all search fieldsyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsSQL-like query languageyesyes infobut no triggers and foreign keys
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
Binary API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
RESTful HTTP/SQL API
SQL over MySQL
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
Cluster Management API infoas HTTP Rest and CLI
HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
ODBC
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBCElixir
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
.Net
C
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Bash
C
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceuser defined functionsJava, SQLyes
Triggersnonoyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingSharding infoPartitioning is done manually, search queries against distributed index is supporteddata is dynamically stored/cached on the nodes where it is read/writtenSharding infohash partitioningSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorSynchronous replication based on Galera libraryyes infoManaged transparently by NuoDBSource-replica replication infostores two copies of each physical data partition on two separate nodesSource-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReducenonono infocan define user-defined aggregate functions for map-reduce-style calculations
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyesnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoyes infoisolated transactions for atomic changes and binary logging for safe writesACID infotunable commit protocolACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infoMVCCyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoThe original contents of fields are not stored in the Manticore index.yesyes infoAll updates are persistent, including those to disk-based columnstores and memory-based row stores. Transaction commits are supported via write-ahead log.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes infoTemporary tableyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and KerberosnoStandard SQL roles/ privileges, Administrative UsersFine grained access control via users, groups and rolesAccess rights for users and roles
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Apache ImpalaManticore SearchNuoDBSingleStore infoformer name was MemSQLToroDB
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Typical application scenariosDriving Fast Analytics: SingleStore delivers the fastest and most scalable reporting...
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Key customersIEX Cloud : Improves Financial Data Distribution Speed 15x with Singlestore DB Comcast,...
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Market metricsCustomers in various industries worldwide including US and International Industry...
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Licensing and pricing modelsF ree Tier and Enterprise Edition
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