DBMS > Apache Pinot vs. dBASE vs. STSdb vs. VoltDB

System Properties Comparison Apache Pinot vs. dBASE vs. STSdb vs. VoltDB

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines

Name

Description

Realtime distributed OLAP datastore, designed to answer OLAP queries with low latency

dBase was one of the first databases with a development environment on PC's. Its latest version dBase V is still sold as dBase classic, which needs a DOS Emulation. The up-to-date product is dBase plus.

Key-Value Store with special method for indexing

optimized for high performance using a special indexing method

Distributed In-Memory NewSQL RDBMS

Used for OLTP applications with a high frequency of relatively simple transactions, that can hold all their data in memory

Primary database model

Relational DBMS

Key-value store

Relational DBMS

DB-Engines Ranking measures the popularity of database management systems
Trend Chart

Score	0.38
Rank	#275	Overall
	#126	Relational DBMS

Score	9.70
Rank	#44	Overall
	#28	Relational DBMS

Score	0.10
Rank	#357	Overall
	#51	Key-value stores

Score	1.47
Rank	#157	Overall
	#73	Relational DBMS

Website

pinot.apache.org

www.dbase.com

github.com/STSSoft/STSdb4

www.voltdb.com

Technical documentation

docs.pinot.apache.org

www.dbase.com/support/knowledgebase

docs.voltdb.com

Developer

Apache Software Foundation and contributors

Asthon Tate

STS Soft SC

VoltDB Inc.

Initial release

2015

1979

2011

2010

Current release

1.0.0, September 2023

dBASE 2019, 2019

4.0.8, September 2015

11.3, April 2022

License

Commercial or Open Source

Open Source

Apache Version 2.0

commercial

Open Source

GPLv2, commercial license available

Open Source

AGPL for Community Edition, commercial license for Enterprise, AWS, and Pro Editions

Cloud-based only

Only available as a cloud service

DBaaS offerings (sponsored links)

Database as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.

Implementation language

Java

Java, C++

Server operating systems

All OS with a Java JDK11 or higher

DOS

dBase Classic
Windows

dBase Pro

Windows

Linux
OS X

for development

Data scheme

yes

Typing

predefined data types such as float or date

yes

primitive types and user defined types (classes)

yes

Secondary indexes

yes

SQL

Support of SQL

SQL-like query language

yes

only a subset of SQL 99

APIs and other access methods

JDBC

none

The IDE can access other DBMS or ODBC-sources.

.NET Client API

Java API
JDBC
RESTful HTTP/JSON API

Supported programming languages

Go
Java
Python

dBase proprietary IDE

C#
Java

C#
C++
Erlang

not officially supported
Go
Java
JavaScript

Node.js
PHP
Python

Server-side scripts

Stored procedures

The IDE can access stored procedures in other database systems.

Java

Triggers

Partitioning methods

Methods for storing different data on different nodes

horizontal partitioning

none

Sharding

Replication methods

Methods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodes

none

Multi-source replication
Source-replica replication

MapReduce

Offers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methods

Foreign keys

Referential integrity

yes

FOREIGN KEY constraints are not supported

Transaction concepts

Support to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of data

not for dBase internal data, but IDE does support transactions when accessing external DBMS

ACID

Transactions are executed single-threaded within stored procedures

Concurrency

Support for concurrent manipulation of data

yes

Data access is serialized by the server

Durability

Support for making data persistent

yes

Snapshots and command logging

User concepts

Access control

Access rights for users and roles

Users and roles with access to stored procedures

More information provided by the system vendor

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources

DB-Engines blog posts

DB-Engines Ranking coverage expanded to 169 database management systems
3 June 2013, Paul Andlinger

show all

Recent citations in the news

StarTree broadly enhances Apache Pinot-based analytics platform
8 May 2024, SiliconANGLE News

StarTree Finds Apache Pinot the Right Vintage for IT Observability
8 May 2024, Datanami

Real-Time Analytics for Mobile App Crashes using Apache Pinot
2 November 2023, Uber

Apache Pinot - SD Times Open Source Project of the Week
31 May 2024, SDTimes.com

Open source Apache Pinot advances as StarTree boosts real-time analytics and observability
8 May 2024, VentureBeat

provided by Google News

AIHA and dBase Media Launch Season Two of Healthier Workplaces, A Healthier World, an Occupational and ...
13 June 2024, businesswire.com

30 Years Ago: The Rise, Fall and Survival of Ashton-Tate's dBASE
19 September 2013, eWeek

Microsoft Access 2016 Now Supports dBase Database Format
7 September 2016, redmondmag.com

A malicious document could lead to RCE in Apache OpenOffice (CVE-2021-33035)
22 September 2021, Help Net Security

WFP DBase (Logistics Data, Budgets and Systems Execution) Factsheet (November 2019) - World
23 December 2019, ReliefWeb

provided by Google News

Unveiling Volt Active Data's game-changing approach to limitless app performance
16 October 2023, YourStory

VoltDB Launches Active(N) Lossless Cross Data Center Replication
31 August 2021, PR Newswire

VoltDB Turns to Real-Time Analytics with NewSQL Database
30 January 2014, Datanami

VoltDB Upgrades Power, Security of Its In-Memory Database
1 February 2017, eWeek

VoltDB Adds Geospatial Support, Cross-Site Replication
28 January 2016, The New Stack

provided by Google News

Share this page