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System Properties Comparison BaseX vs. Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres vs. HarperDB vs. NCache vs. ObjectBox

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NameBaseX  Xexclude from comparisonFujitsu Enterprise Postgres  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionLight-weight Native XML DBMS with support for XQuery 3.0 and interactive GUI.Enterprise-grade PostgreSQL-based DBMS with security enhancements such as Transparent Data Encryption and Data Masking, plus high-availability and performance improvement features.Ultra-low latency distributed database with an intuitive REST API supporting NoSQL and SQL (including joins). Deployment of functions and databases simultaneously with a consolidated node-level architecture.Open-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreExtremely fast embedded database for small devices, IoT and Mobile
Primary database modelNative XML DBMSRelational DBMSDocument storeKey-value storeObject oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Document store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
Time Series DBMS
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Score1.73
Rank#142  Overall
#4  Native XML DBMS
Score0.31
Rank#285  Overall
#129  Relational DBMS
Score0.55
Rank#248  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score0.94
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score1.20
Rank#170  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
Websitebasex.orgwww.postgresql.fastware.comwww.harperdb.iowww.alachisoft.com/­ncacheobjectbox.io
Technical documentationdocs.basex.orgwww.postgresql.fastware.com/­product-manualsdocs.harperdb.io/­docswww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docsdocs.objectbox.io
DeveloperBaseX GmbHPostgreSQL Global Development Group, Fujitsu Australia Software TechnologyHarperDBAlachisoftObjectBox Limited
Initial release2007201720052017
Current release10.7, August 2023Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres 14, January 20223.1, August 20215.3.3, April 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoBSD licensecommercialcommercial infofree community edition availableOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availableOpen Source infoApache License 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaCNode.jsC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaC and C++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
Linux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Linux
Windows
Android
iOS
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesdynamic schemaschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateno infoXQuery supports typesyesyes infoJSON data typespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryes
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.nonono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyesSQL-like data manipulation statementsSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.no
APIs and other access methodsJava API
RESTful HTTP API
RESTXQ
WebDAV
XML:DB
XQJ
ADO.NET
JDBC
native C library
ODBC
streaming API for large objects
JDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
Proprietary native API
Supported programming languagesActionscript
C
C#
Haskell
Java
JavaScript infoNode.js
Lisp
Perl
PHP
Python
Qt
Rebol
Ruby
Scala
Visual Basic
.Net
C
C++
Delphi
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
Tcl
.Net
C
C#
C++
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
MatLab
Objective C
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
C
C++
Dart
Go
Java
JavaScript infoplanned (as of Jan 2019)
Kotlin
Python infoplanned (as of Jan 2019)
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesuser defined functionsCustom Functions infosince release 3.1no infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLRno
Triggersyes infovia eventsyesnoyes infoNotificationsno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonepartitioning by range, list and by hashA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusteryesnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneSource-replica replicationyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedyes, with selectable consistency levelonline/offline synchronization between client and server
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datamultiple readers, single writerACIDAtomic execution of specific operationsoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes, using LMDByesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlUsers with fine-grained authorization concept on 4 levelsfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users and rolesAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)yes
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BaseXFujitsu Enterprise PostgresHarperDBNCacheObjectBox
Specific characteristics100% compatible with community PostgreSQL
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NCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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Competitive advantagesBuilt-in TDE and Data Masking security. In-Memory Columnar Index, and a high speed...
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NCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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Typical application scenariosTransactional payments applications, reporting and mixed workloads.
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NCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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Market metricsOver 30 years experience in database technology. Over 20 years in Postgres development...
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Market Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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Licensing and pricing modelsCore based licensing
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NCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
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