DB-EnginesExtremeDB for everyone with an RTOSEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > Apache IoTDB vs. Google Cloud Datastore vs. Hazelcast vs. IBM Cloudant vs. STSdb

System Properties Comparison Apache IoTDB vs. Google Cloud Datastore vs. Hazelcast vs. IBM Cloudant vs. STSdb

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameApache IoTDB  Xexclude from comparisonGoogle Cloud Datastore  Xexclude from comparisonHazelcast  Xexclude from comparisonIBM Cloudant  Xexclude from comparisonSTSdb  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAn IoT native database with high performance for data management and analysis, deployable on the edge and the cloud and integrated with Hadoop, Spark and FlinkAutomatically scaling NoSQL Database as a Service (DBaaS) on the Google Cloud PlatformA widely adopted in-memory data gridDatabase as a Service offering based on Apache CouchDBKey-Value Store with special method for indexing infooptimized for high performance using a special indexing method
Primary database modelTime Series DBMSDocument storeKey-value storeDocument storeKey-value store
Secondary database modelsDocument store infoJSON support with IMDG 3.12
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score1.18
Rank#173  Overall
#15  Time Series DBMS
Score4.47
Rank#76  Overall
#12  Document stores
Score5.97
Rank#57  Overall
#6  Key-value stores
Score2.68
Rank#106  Overall
#20  Document stores
Score0.04
Rank#360  Overall
#52  Key-value stores
Websiteiotdb.apache.orgcloud.google.com/­datastorehazelcast.comwww.ibm.com/­products/­cloudantgithub.com/­STSSoft/­STSdb4
Technical documentationiotdb.apache.org/­UserGuide/­Master/­QuickStart/­QuickStart.htmlcloud.google.com/­datastore/­docshazelcast.org/­imdg/­docscloud.ibm.com/­docs/­Cloudant
DeveloperApache Software FoundationGoogleHazelcastIBM, Apache Software Foundation infoIBM acquired Cloudant in February 2014STS Soft SC
Initial release20182008200820102011
Current release1.1.0, April 20235.3.6, November 20234.0.8, September 2015
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0commercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2; commercial licenses availablecommercialOpen Source infoGPLv2, commercial license available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenoyesnoyesno
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageJavaJavaErlangC#
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VM (>= 1.8)hostedAll OS with a Java VMhostedWindows
Data schemeyesschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyes, details hereyesnoyes infoprimitive types and user defined types (classes)
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.nonoyes infothe object must implement a serialization strategyno
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query languageSQL-like query language (GQL)SQL-like query languagenono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
Native API
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
JCache
JPA
Memcached protocol
RESTful HTTP API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API.NET Client API
Supported programming languagesC
C#
C++
Go
Java
Python
Scala
.Net
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
C#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
C#
Java
JavaScript
Objective-C
PHP
Ruby
C#
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesusing Google App Engineyes infoEvent Listeners, Executor ServicesView functions (Map-Reduce) in JavaScriptno
TriggersyesCallbacks using the Google Apps Engineyes infoEventsyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioning (by time range) + vertical partitioning (by deviceId)ShardingShardingShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication methods; using Raft/IoTConsensus algorithm to ensure strong/eventual data consistency among multiple replicasMulti-source replication using Paxosyes infoReplicated MapMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
none
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsIntegration with Hadoop and Sparkyes infousing Google Cloud Dataflowyesyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency
Strong Consistency with Raft
Immediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on type of query and configuration infoStrong Consistency is default for entity lookups and queries within an Entity Group (but can instead be made eventually consistent). Other queries are always eventual consistent.Immediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency selectable by user infoRaft Consensus AlgorithmEventual Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyes infovia ReferenceProperties or Ancestor pathsnonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACID infoSerializable Isolation within Transactions, Read Committed outside of Transactionsone or two-phase-commit; repeatable reads; read commitedno infoatomic operations within a document possibleno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes infoOptimistic lockingyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesnoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlyesAccess rights for users, groups and roles based on Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM)Role-based access controlAccess rights for users can be defined per databaseno

More information provided by the system vendor

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
Apache IoTDBGoogle Cloud DatastoreHazelcastIBM CloudantSTSdb
Recent citations in the news

TsFile: A Standard Format for IoT Time Series Data
27 February 2024, The New Stack

Linux 6.5 With AMD P-State EPP Default Brings Performance & Power Efficiency Benefits For Ryzen Servers
21 September 2023, Phoronix

AMD EPYC 8324P / 8324PN Siena 32-Core Siena Linux Server Performance Review
10 October 2023, Phoronix

Apache Promotes IoT Database Project
25 September 2020, Datanami

IoTDB Provides Data Management for Industrial Edge IT
15 October 2020, The New Stack

provided by Google News

Best cloud storage of 2024
21 May 2024, TechRadar

Google Cloud Stops Exit Fees
12 January 2024, Spiceworks News and Insights

BigID Data Intelligence Platform Now Available on Google Cloud Marketplace
6 November 2023, PR Newswire

Google says it'll stop charging fees to transfer data out of Google Cloud
11 January 2024, TechCrunch

What is Google App Engine? | Definition from TechTarget
26 April 2024, TechTarget

provided by Google News

Hazelcast Weaves Wider Logic Threads Through The Data Fabric
7 March 2024, Forbes

Hazelcast Showcases Real-Time Data Platform at 2024 Gartner Summit
15 May 2024, Datanami

Hazelcast 5.4 real time data processing platform boosts AI and consistency
17 April 2024, VentureBeat

Real-Time Data Platform Hazelcast Introduces New Chief Technology Officer Adrian Soars
7 November 2023, Finovate

Hazelcast to Demonstrate Power of Unified Platform for Real-Time and AI Applications at the ...
13 May 2024, WDRB

provided by Google News

Cloudant Best (and Worst) Practices — Part 1
18 March 2019, IBM

Intro to Enterprise Cloud Storage: How to Set Up a Cloudant Database
1 December 2014, Linux.com

IBM Expands Cloud Database Services with Kubernetes
26 September 2019, EnterpriseAI

IBM Code Engine and IBM Cloudant: Serverless Data and Infrastructure
16 August 2021, IBM

IBM to Purchase Cloudant Database as a service (DBaaS) Provider
22 March 2014, App Developer Magazine

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

SingleStore logo

Build AI apps with Vectors on SQL and JSON with milliseconds response times.
Try it today.

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Present your product here