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NameApache Kylin  Xexclude from comparisonOrientDB  Xexclude from comparisonQuestDB  Xexclude from comparisonSQL.JS  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionA distributed analytics engine for big data, providing a SQL interface and multi-dimensional analysis (OLAP) and leveraging the Hadoop stackMulti-model DBMS (Document, Graph, Key/Value)A high performance open source SQL database for time series dataPort of SQLite to JavaScript
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Key-value store
Time Series DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score1.14
Rank#171  Overall
#77  Relational DBMS
Score3.02
Rank#88  Overall
#16  Document stores
#6  Graph DBMS
#12  Key-value stores
Score2.81
Rank#98  Overall
#7  Time Series DBMS
Score0.53
Rank#246  Overall
#115  Relational DBMS
Websitekylin.apache.orgorientdb.orgquestdb.iosql.js.org
Technical documentationkylin.apache.org/­docswww.orientdb.com/­docs/­last/­index.htmlquestdb.io/­docssql.js.org/­documentation/­index.html
DeveloperApache Software Foundation, originally contributed from eBay IncOrientDB LTD; CallidusCloud; SAPQuestDB Technology IncAlon Zakai infoenhancements implemented by others
Initial release2015201020142012
Current release3.1.0, July 20203.2.29, March 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache 2.0Open Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
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Implementation languageJavaJavaJava (Zero-GC), C++, RustJavaScript
Server operating systemsLinuxAll OS with a Java JDK (>= JDK 6)Linux
macOS
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)
Data schemeyesschema-free infoSchema can be enforced for whole record ("schema-full") or for some fields only ("schema-hybrid")yes infoschema-free via InfluxDB Line Protocolyes
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.nononono
Secondary indexesyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLANSI SQL for queries (using Apache Calcite)SQL-like query language, no joinsSQL with time-series extensionsyes infoSQL-92 is not fully supported
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Tinkerpop technology stack with Blueprints, Gremlin, Pipes
Java API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
HTTP REST
InfluxDB Line Protocol (TCP/UDP)
JDBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
JavaScript API
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C#
C++
Clojure
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
C infoPostgreSQL driver
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Rust infoover HTTP
JavaScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava, Javascriptnono
TriggersHooksnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardinghorizontal partitioning (by timestamps)none
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replicationSource-replica replication with eventual consistencynone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesno infocould be achieved with distributed queriesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistencynone
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyes inforelationship in graphsnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACID for single-table writesACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesno infoexcept by serializing a db to a file
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyes infothrough memory mapped filesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users and roles; record level security configurableno
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