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System Properties Comparison Apache Spark (SQL) vs. dBASE vs. Milvus

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NameApache Spark (SQL)  Xexclude from comparisondBASE  Xexclude from comparisonMilvus  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApache Spark SQL is a component on top of 'Spark Core' for structured data processingdBase 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.A DBMS designed for efficient storage of vector data and vector similarity searches
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSVector DBMS
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Score16.43
Rank#34  Overall
#20  Relational DBMS
Score9.16
Rank#43  Overall
#27  Relational DBMS
Score3.01
Rank#89  Overall
#4  Vector DBMS
Websitespark.apache.org/­sqlwww.dbase.commilvus.io
Technical documentationspark.apache.org/­docs/­latest/­sql-programming-guide.htmlwww.dbase.com/­support/­knowledgebasemilvus.io/­docs/­overview.md
DeveloperApache Software FoundationAsthon Tate
Initial release201419792019
Current release3.5.0 ( 2.13), September 2023dBASE 2019, 20192.4.4, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageScalaC++, Go
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
DOS infodBase Classic
Windows infodBase Pro
Linux
macOS info10.14 or later
Windows infowith WSL 2 enabled
Data schemeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesVector, Numeric and String
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.nono
Secondary indexesnoyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsnono
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
none infoThe IDE can access other DBMS or ODBC-sources.RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJava
Python
R
Scala
dBase proprietary IDEC++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnono infoThe IDE can access stored procedures in other database systems.no
Triggersnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyes, utilizing Spark CorenoneSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemBounded Staleness
Eventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Session Consistency
Tunable Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono infonot for dBase internal data, but IDE does support transactions when accessing external DBMSno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
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.noyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoAccess rights for users and rolesRole based access control and fine grained access rights
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Apache Spark (SQL)dBASEMilvus
Specific characteristicsMilvus is an open-source and cloud-native vector database built for production-ready...
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Competitive advantagesHighly available, versatile, and robust with millisecond latency. Supports batch...
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Typical application scenariosRAG: retrieval augmented generation Video media : video understanding, video deduplication....
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Key customersMilvus is trusted by thousands of enterprises, including PayPal, eBay, IKEA, LINE,...
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Market metricsAs of January 2024, 25k+ GitHub stars 10M+ downloads and installations​ ​ 3k+ enterprise...
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Licensing and pricing modelsMilvus was released under the open-source Apache License 2.0 in October 2019. Fully-managed...
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