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DBMS > Apache Pinot vs. Derby vs. eXtremeDB vs. Microsoft Azure SQL Database

System Properties Comparison Apache Pinot vs. Derby vs. eXtremeDB vs. Microsoft Azure SQL Database

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NameApache Pinot  Xexclude from comparisonDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL Azure  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionRealtime distributed OLAP datastore, designed to answer OLAP queries with low latencyFull-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.Natively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringDatabase as a Service offering with high compatibility to Microsoft SQL Server
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score0.40
Rank#270  Overall
#125  Relational DBMS
Score4.71
Rank#69  Overall
#37  Relational DBMS
Score0.74
Rank#223  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score77.99
Rank#16  Overall
#11  Relational DBMS
Websitepinot.apache.orgdb.apache.org/­derbywww.mcobject.comazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­products/­azure-sql/­database
Technical documentationdocs.pinot.apache.orgdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmlwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmdocs.microsoft.com/­en-us/­azure/­azure-sql
DeveloperApache Software Foundation and contributorsApache Software FoundationMcObjectMicrosoft
Initial release2015199720012010
Current release1.0.0, September 202310.17.1.0, November 20238.2, 2021V12
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache version 2commercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyes
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Implementation languageJavaJavaC and C++C++
Server operating systemsAll OS with a Java JDK11 or higherAll OS with a Java VMAIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
hosted
Data schemeyesyesyesyes
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.yesno infosupport of XML interfaces availableyes
Secondary indexesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like query languageyesyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBCJDBC.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesGo
Java
Python
Java.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
.Net
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored ProceduresyesTransact SQL
Triggersyesyes infoby defining eventsyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningnonehorizontal partitioning / sharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
yes, with always 3 replicas available
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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Apache PinotDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDBeXtremeDBMicrosoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL Azure
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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