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DBMS > Apache Cassandra vs. BaseX vs. Blazegraph vs. jBASE vs. Transwarp Hippo

System Properties Comparison Apache Cassandra vs. BaseX vs. Blazegraph vs. jBASE vs. Transwarp Hippo

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NameApache Cassandra  Xexclude from comparisonBaseX  Xexclude from comparisonBlazegraph  Xexclude from comparisonjBASE  Xexclude from comparisonTranswarp Hippo  Xexclude from comparison
Amazon has acquired Blazegraph's domain and (probably) product. It is said that Amazon Neptune is based on Blazegraph.
DescriptionWide-column store based on ideas of BigTable and DynamoDB infoOptimized for write accessLight-weight Native XML DBMS with support for XQuery 3.0 and interactive GUI.High-performance graph database supporting Semantic Web (RDF/SPARQL) and Graph Database (tinkerpop3, blueprints, vertex-centric) APIs with scale-out and High Availability.A robust multi-value DBMS comprising development tools and middlewareCloud-native distributed Vector DBMS that supports storage, retrieval, and management of massive vector-based datasets
Primary database modelWide column storeNative XML DBMSGraph DBMS
RDF store
Multivalue DBMSVector DBMS
Secondary database modelsVector DBMS infostarting with release V5
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Score98.94
Rank#11  Overall
#1  Wide column stores
Score1.56
Rank#141  Overall
#4  Native XML DBMS
Score0.74
Rank#217  Overall
#19  Graph DBMS
#8  RDF stores
Score1.36
Rank#157  Overall
#3  Multivalue DBMS
Score0.00
Rank#385  Overall
#16  Vector DBMS
Websitecassandra.apache.orgbasex.orgblazegraph.comwww.rocketsoftware.com/­products/­rocket-multivalue-application-development-platform/­rocket-jbasewww.transwarp.cn/­en/­subproduct/­hippo
Technical documentationcassandra.apache.org/­doc/­latestdocs.basex.orgwiki.blazegraph.comdocs.rocketsoftware.com/­bundle?labelkey=jbase_5.9
DeveloperApache Software Foundation infoApache top level project, originally developped by FacebookBaseX GmbHBlazegraphRocket Software (formerly Zumasys)
Initial release20082007200619912023
Current release5.0-rc1, July 202411.2, August 20242.1.5, March 20195.71.0, May 2023
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoBSD licenseOpen Source infoextended commercial license availablecommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaJavaJavaC++
Server operating systemsBSD
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
Linux
OS X
Windows
AIX
Linux
Windows
Linux
macOS
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesno infoXQuery supports typesyes infoRDF literal typesoptionalVector, 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.noyesno
Secondary indexesrestricted infoonly equality queries, not always the best performing solutionyesyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLSQL-like SELECT, DML and DDL statements (CQL)noSPARQL is used as query languageEmbedded SQL for jBASE in BASICno
APIs and other access methodsProprietary protocol infoCQL (Cassandra Query Language, an SQL-like language)
Thrift
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
RESTXQ
WebDAV
XML:DB
XQJ
Java API
RESTful HTTP API
SPARQL QUERY
SPARQL UPDATE
TinkerPop 3
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
SOAP-based API
RESTful HTTP API
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
Actionscript
C
C#
Haskell
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Lisp
Perl
PHP
Python
Qt
Rebol
Ruby
Scala
Visual Basic
.Net
C
C++
Java
JavaScript
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
Basic
Jabbascript
Java
C++
Java
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesyesyesno
Triggersyesyes infovia eventsnoyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesSharding infono "single point of failure"noneShardingShardingSharding
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factor infoRepresentation of geographical distribution of servers is possiblenoneyesyes
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsyesnononono
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
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyes infoRelationships in Graphsnono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datano infoAtomicity and isolation are supported for single operationsmultiple readers, single writerACIDACIDno
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.noyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlAccess rights for users can be defined per objectUsers with fine-grained authorization concept on 4 levelsSecurity and Authentication via Web Application Container (Tomcat, Jetty)Access rights can be defined down to the item levelRole based access control and fine grained access rights
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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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