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DBMS > Apache Cassandra vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. GigaSpaces vs. Google Cloud Datastore vs. Microsoft SQL Server

System Properties Comparison Apache Cassandra vs. Atos Standard Common Repository vs. GigaSpaces vs. Google Cloud Datastore vs. Microsoft SQL Server

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NameApache Cassandra  Xexclude from comparisonAtos Standard Common Repository  Xexclude from comparisonGigaSpaces  Xexclude from comparisonGoogle Cloud Datastore  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft SQL Server  Xexclude from comparison
This system has been discontinued and will be removed from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionWide-column store based on ideas of BigTable and DynamoDB infoOptimized for write accessHighly scalable database system, designed for managing session and subscriber data in modern mobile communication networksHigh performance in-memory data grid platform, powering three products: Smart Cache, Smart ODS (Operational Data Store), Smart Augmented TransactionsAutomatically scaling NoSQL Database as a Service (DBaaS) on the Google Cloud PlatformMicrosofts flagship relational DBMS
Primary database modelWide column storeDocument store
Key-value store
Document store
Object oriented DBMS infoValues are user defined objects
Document storeRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsVector DBMS infostarting with release V5Graph DBMS
Search engine
Document store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score98.94
Rank#11  Overall
#1  Wide column stores
Score0.91
Rank#197  Overall
#33  Document stores
#7  Object oriented DBMS
Score4.13
Rank#71  Overall
#12  Document stores
Score807.76
Rank#3  Overall
#3  Relational DBMS
Websitecassandra.apache.orgatos.net/en/convergence-creators/portfolio/standard-common-repositorywww.gigaspaces.comcloud.google.com/­datastorewww.microsoft.com/­en-us/­sql-server
Technical documentationcassandra.apache.org/­doc/­latestdocs.gigaspaces.com/­latest/­landing.htmlcloud.google.com/­datastore/­docslearn.microsoft.com/­en-US/­sql/­sql-server
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top level project, originally developped by FacebookAtos Convergence CreatorsGigaspaces TechnologiesGoogleMicrosoft
Initial release20082016200020081989
Current release5.0-rc1, July 2024170315.5, September 2020SQL Server 2022, November 2022
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2commercialOpen Source infoApache Version 2; Commercial licenses availablecommercialcommercial inforestricted free version is available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononoyesno
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Implementation languageJavaJavaJava, C++, .NetC++
Server operating systemsBSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
LinuxLinux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
hostedLinux
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeSchema and schema-less with LDAP viewsschema-freeschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesoptionalyesyes, details hereyes
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.noyesno infoXML can be used for describing objects metadatanoyes
Secondary indexesrestricted infoonly equality queries, not always the best performing solutionyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like SELECT, DML and DDL statements (CQL)noSQL-99 for query and DML statementsSQL-like query language (GQL)yes
APIs and other access methodsProprietary protocol infoCQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
Thrift
LDAPGigaSpaces LRMI
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
JPA
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
OLE DB
Tabular Data Stream (TDS)
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
All languages with LDAP bindings.Net
C++
Java
Python
Scala
.Net
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
C#
C++
Delphi
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Visual Basic
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonoyesusing Google App EngineTransact SQL, .NET languages, R, Python and (with SQL Server 2019) Java
Triggersyesyesyes, event driven architectureCallbacks using the Google Apps Engineyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infono "single point of failure"Sharding infocell divisionShardingShardingtables can be distributed across several files (horizontal partitioning); sharding through federation
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possibleyesMulti-source replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
Source-replica replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
Multi-source replication using Paxosyes, but depending on the SQL-Server Edition
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesyes infoMap-Reduce pattern can be built with XAP task executorsyes infousing Google Cloud Dataflowno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency infocan be individually decided for each write operation
Immediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configurationImmediate Consistency infoConsistency level configurable: ALL, QUORUM, ANYImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on type of query and configuration infoStrong Consistency is default for entity lookups and queries within an Entity Group (but can instead be made eventually consistent). Other queries are always eventual consistent.Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononoyes infovia ReferenceProperties or Ancestor pathsyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsAtomic execution of specific operationsACIDACID infoSerializable Isolation within Transactions, Read Committed outside of TransactionsACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users can be defined per objectLDAP bind authenticationRole-based access controlAccess rights for users, groups and roles based on Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM)fine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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Apache CassandraAtos Standard Common RepositoryGigaSpacesGoogle Cloud DatastoreMicrosoft SQL Server
Specific characteristicsApache Cassandra is the leading NoSQL, distributed database management system, well...
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Competitive advantagesNo single point of failure ensures 100% availability . Operational simplicity for...
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Typical application scenariosInternet of Things (IOT), fraud detection applications, recommendation engines, product...
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Key customersApple, Netflix, Uber, ING,, Intuit,Fidelity, NY Times, Outbrain, BazaarVoice, Best...
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Market metricsApache Cassandra is used by 40% of the Fortune 100.
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Licensing and pricing modelsApache license  Pricing for commercial distributions provided by DataStax and available...
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