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DBMS > Apache Impala vs. Apache Kylin vs. ArcadeDB vs. OrigoDB vs. Snowflake

System Properties Comparison Apache Impala vs. Apache Kylin vs. ArcadeDB vs. OrigoDB vs. Snowflake

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NameApache Impala  Xexclude from comparisonApache Kylin  Xexclude from comparisonArcadeDB  Xexclude from comparisonOrigoDB  Xexclude from comparisonSnowflake  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAnalytic DBMS for HadoopA distributed analytics engine for big data, providing a SQL interface and multi-dimensional analysis (OLAP) and leveraging the Hadoop stackFast and scalable multi-model DBMS, originally forked from OrientDB but most of the code has been rewrittenA fully ACID in-memory object graph databaseCloud-based data warehousing service for structured and semi-structured data
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Key-value store
Time Series DBMS infoin next version
Document store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
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Score15.06
Rank#39  Overall
#24  Relational DBMS
Score1.26
Rank#175  Overall
#81  Relational DBMS
Score0.11
Rank#351  Overall
#49  Document stores
#35  Graph DBMS
#52  Key-value stores
#34  Time Series DBMS
Score0.06
Rank#379  Overall
#51  Document stores
#18  Object oriented DBMS
Score125.38
Rank#9  Overall
#6  Relational DBMS
Websiteimpala.apache.orgkylin.apache.orgarcadedb.comorigodb.comwww.snowflake.com
Technical documentationimpala.apache.org/­impala-docs.htmlkylin.apache.org/­docsdocs.arcadedb.comorigodb.com/­docsdocs.snowflake.net/­manuals/­index.html
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top-level project, originally developed by ClouderaApache Software Foundation, originally contributed from eBay IncArcade DataRobert Friberg et alSnowflake Computing Inc.
Initial release2013201520212009 infounder the name LiveDB2014
Current release4.1.0, June 20223.1.0, July 2020September 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2Open Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Sourcecommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononoyes
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Implementation languageC++JavaJavaC#
Server operating systemsLinuxLinuxAll OS with a Java VMLinux
Windows
hosted
Data schemeyesyesschema-freeyesyes infosupport of semi-structured data formats (JSON, XML, Avro)
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesUser defined using .NET types and collectionsyes
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.nononono infocan be achieved using .NETyes
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsANSI SQL for queries (using Apache Calcite)SQL-like query language, no joinsnoyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
MongoDB API
OpenCypher
PostgreSQL wire protocol
Redis API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
TinkerPop Gremlin
.NET Client API
HTTP API
LINQ
CLI Client
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesAll languages supporting JDBC/ODBCJava.NetJavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyes infouser defined functions and integration of map-reduceyesuser defined functions
Triggersnoyes infoDomain Eventsno infosimilar concept for controling cloud resources
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardinghorizontal partitioning infoclient side managed; servers are not synchronizedyes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorSource-replica replicationSource-replica replicationyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyes infoquery execution via MapReduceyesnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyes inforelationship in graphsdepending on modelyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes infoWrite ahead logyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles infobased on Apache Sentry and KerberosRole based authorizationUsers with fine-grained authorization concept, user roles and pluggable authentication

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