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System Properties Comparison Apache Jena - TDB vs. Dgraph vs. LokiJS vs. NebulaGraph

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NameApache Jena - TDB  Xexclude from comparisonDgraph  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA RDF storage and query DBMS, shipped as an optional-use component of the Apache Jena frameworkDistributed and scalable native Graph DBMSIn-memory JavaScript DBMSA distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMS
Primary database modelRDF storeGraph DBMSDocument storeGraph DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score3.75
Rank#84  Overall
#3  RDF stores
Score1.45
Rank#156  Overall
#15  Graph DBMS
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score2.14
Rank#120  Overall
#10  Graph DBMS
Websitejena.apache.org/­documentation/­tdb/­index.htmldgraph.iogithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSgithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
Technical documentationjena.apache.org/­documentation/­tdb/­index.htmldgraph.io/­docstechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocs.nebula-graph.io
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infooriginally developed by HP LabsDgraph Labs, Inc.Vesoft Inc.
Initial release2000201620142019
Current release4.9.0, July 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License, Version 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaGoJavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VMLinux
OS X
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
Data schemeyes infoRDF Schemasschema-freeschema-freeStrong typed schema
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.nonono
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infovia viewsyes infoNebula Graph internally uses the Key-Value store RocksDB for persistency. The vertices, edges, and their properties are stored as Key while their values are stored as Value. The primary indexes are per Key and secondary indexes are per Value.
SQL infoSupport of SQLnononoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsFuseki infoREST-style SPARQL HTTP Interface
Jena RDF API
RIO infoRDF Input/Output
GraphQL query language
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
HTTP API
JavaScript APIBrowser interface
console (shell)
Cypher Query Language
GO Object Graph Mapper
Java Object Graph Mapper
NGBatis infoORM framework for NebulaGraph and Spring-Boot
Proprietary native API
Python Object Graph Mapper
Query language nGQL
Supported programming languagesJavaC#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
JavaScript.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesnoView functions in JavaScriptuser defined functions
Triggersyes infovia event handlernoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneyesnoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneSynchronous replication via RaftnoneCausal Clustering using Raft protocol
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyes infoRelationships in graphs
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACID infoTDB TransactionsACIDno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
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 infousing RocksDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess control via Jena Securityno infoPlanned for future releasesnoRole-based access control
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Specific characteristicsNebulaGraph is a truly distributed, linearly scalable, lightning-fast graph database,...
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Competitive advantagesNebulaGraph boasts the world's only graph database solution that is able to host...
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Typical application scenariosSocial networking Fraud detection Knowledge graph Data warehouse management Anti...
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Key customersCompanies from a variety of industries have implemented NebulaGraph Database in production,...
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Market metricsAt our very early stage, NebulaGraph has already received over 10,000 stars on GitHub...
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Licensing and pricing modelsNebulaGraph is open source and free to use under Apache 2.0 license.
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