DB-EnginesextremeDB - solve IoT connectivity disruptionsEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by Redgate Software

DBMS > Apache Spark (SQL) vs. Interbase vs. Quasardb

System Properties Comparison Apache Spark (SQL) vs. Interbase vs. Quasardb

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameApache Spark (SQL)  Xexclude from comparisonInterbase  Xexclude from comparisonQuasardb  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionApache Spark SQL is a component on top of 'Spark Core' for structured data processingLight-weight proven RDBMS infooriginally from BorlandDistributed, high-performance timeseries database
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSTime Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score21.62
Rank#29  Overall
#18  Relational DBMS
Score3.35
Rank#77  Overall
#41  Relational DBMS
Score0.17
Rank#320  Overall
#28  Time Series DBMS
Websitespark.apache.org/­sqlwww.embarcadero.com/­products/­interbasequasar.ai
Technical documentationspark.apache.org/­docs/­latest/­sql-programming-guide.htmldocs.embarcadero.com/­products/­interbasedoc.quasar.ai/­master
DeveloperApache Software FoundationEmbarcaderoquasardb
Initial release201419842009
Current release3.5.0 ( 2.13), September 2023InterBase 2020, December 20193.14.1, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0commercialcommercial infoFree community edition, Non-profit organizations and non-commercial usage are eligible for free licenses
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageScalaCC++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
Android
iOS
Linux
OS X
Windows
BSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeyesyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes infointeger and binary
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 infoexport as XML data possibleno
Secondary indexesnoyesyes infowith tags
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like DML and DDL statementsyesSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
HTTP API
Supported programming languagesJava
Python
R
Scala
.Net
C
C++
Delphi
Java
Object Pascal
PHP
Ruby
.Net
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyes infoInterbase procedure and trigger languageno
Triggersnoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesyes, utilizing Spark CorenoneSharding infoconsistent hashing
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneInterbase Change ViewsSource-replica replication with selectable replication factor
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnowith Hadoop integration
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoMultiversion concurreny controlyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes infoby using LevelDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes infoTransient mode
User concepts infoAccess controlnofine grained access rights according to SQL-standardCryptographically strong user authentication and audit trail

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
Apache Spark (SQL)InterbaseQuasardb
Recent citations in the news

Introducing AWS Glue 5.0 for Apache Spark
4 December 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Scala vs Python for Apache Spark: An In-depth Comparison With Use Cases For Each
21 April 2025, Simplilearn.com

How to run Pandas code on Spark
25 January 2025, Theodo Data & AI

The 6 Best Apache Spark Courses on Udemy to Consider for 2025
1 January 2025, solutionsreview.com

18 top big data tools and technologies to know about in 2025
22 January 2025, TechTarget

provided by Google News

Interbase-FRET binding assay for pre-microRNAs
30 April 2021, Nature

Borland InterBase backdoor detected
11 January 2001, ZDNET

Design of the interbase-FRET assay. (a) The full-length pre-miR-21 (1)...
13 June 2021, ResearchGate

An independent soccer league transforming lives in a slum in Kenya
15 November 2022, FanSided

COMPANY NEWS; Ashton to Raise Interbase Holding (Published 1989)
18 March 1989, The New York Times

provided by Google News

NVIDIA to Present Innovations at Hot Chips That Boost Data Center Performance and Energy Efficiency
23 August 2024, NVIDIA Blog

SQUAB—I: The First Release of Strange QUasar Candidates With ABnormal Astrometric Characteristics From Gaia EDR3 and SDSS
26 June 2024, Frontiers

Exploring secular variation of the gravitational constant from high-resolution quasar spectra
6 July 2024, Nature

Evaluation of CD3 and CD8 T-Cell Immunohistochemistry for Prognostication and Prediction of Benefit From Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer Within the QUASAR Trial
31 July 2024, ASCO Publications

Levyx Signs Fintech OEM QuasarDB to Bring Unprecedented Performance to Latency-Sensitive Applications
19 January 2018, GlobeNewswire

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

SingleStore logo

The data platform to build your intelligent applications.
Try it free.

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Present your product here