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System Properties Comparison Apache Jena - TDB vs. Graph Engine vs. NebulaGraph vs. PostGIS

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NameApache Jena - TDB  Xexclude from comparisonGraph Engine infoformer name: Trinity  Xexclude from comparisonNebulaGraph  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA RDF storage and query DBMS, shipped as an optional-use component of the Apache Jena frameworkA distributed in-memory data processing engine, underpinned by a strongly-typed RAM store and a general distributed computation engineA distributed, linear scalable, high perfomant Graph DBMSSpatial extension of PostgreSQL
Primary database modelRDF storeGraph DBMS
Key-value store
Graph DBMSSpatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
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Score2.91
Rank#93  Overall
#3  RDF stores
Score0.56
Rank#241  Overall
#21  Graph DBMS
#34  Key-value stores
Score1.92
Rank#122  Overall
#11  Graph DBMS
Score20.16
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Websitejena.apache.org/­documentation/­tdb/­index.htmlwww.graphengine.iogithub.com/­vesoft-inc/­nebula
www.nebula-graph.io
postgis.net
Technical documentationjena.apache.org/­documentation/­tdb/­index.htmlwww.graphengine.io/­docs/­manualdocs.nebula-graph.iopostgis.net/­documentation
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infooriginally developed by HP LabsMicrosoftVesoft Inc.
Initial release2000201020192005
Current release4.9.0, July 20233.4.2, February 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache License, Version 2.0Open Source infoMIT LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0 + Common Clause 1.0Open Source infoGPL v2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJava.NET and CC++C
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java VM.NETLinux
Data schemeyes infoRDF SchemasyesStrong typed schemayes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyes
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
Secondary indexesyesyes 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.yes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoSQL-like query languageyes
APIs and other access methodsFuseki infoREST-style SPARQL HTTP Interface
Jena RDF API
RIO infoRDF Input/Output
RESTful HTTP 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++
F#
Visual Basic
.Net
C++
Go
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyesuser defined functionsuser defined functions
Triggersyes infovia event handlernoyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioningShardingyes infobased on PostgreSQL
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneCausal Clustering using Raft protocolyes infobased on PostgreSQL
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyes infoRelationships in graphsyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACID infoTDB TransactionsnoACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesoptional: either by committing a write-ahead log (WAL) to the local persistent storage or by dumping the memory to a persistent storageyes infousing RocksDByes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess control via Jena SecurityRole-based access controlyes infobased on PostgreSQL
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Apache Jena - TDBGraph Engine infoformer name: TrinityNebulaGraphPostGIS
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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