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

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NameBaseX  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonFujitsu Enterprise Postgres  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonObjectBox  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionLight-weight Native XML DBMS with support for XQuery 3.0 and interactive GUI.Natively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringEnterprise-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.Extremely fast embedded database for small devices, IoT and Mobile
Primary database modelNative XML DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Relational DBMSDocument storeObject oriented DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
Time Series DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score1.73
Rank#142  Overall
#4  Native XML DBMS
Score0.74
Rank#223  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score0.31
Rank#285  Overall
#129  Relational DBMS
Score0.55
Rank#248  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score1.20
Rank#170  Overall
#5  Object oriented DBMS
Websitebasex.orgwww.mcobject.comwww.postgresql.fastware.comwww.harperdb.ioobjectbox.io
Technical documentationdocs.basex.orgwww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmwww.postgresql.fastware.com/­product-manualsdocs.harperdb.io/­docsdocs.objectbox.io
DeveloperBaseX GmbHMcObjectPostgreSQL Global Development Group, Fujitsu Australia Software TechnologyHarperDBObjectBox Limited
Initial release2007200120172017
Current release10.7, August 20238.2, 2021Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres 14, January 20223.1, August 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoBSD licensecommercialcommercialcommercial infofree community edition availableOpen Source infoApache License 2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaC and C++CNode.jsC and C++
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Android
iOS
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesdynamic schemayes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateno infoXQuery supports typesyesyesyes infoJSON data typesyes
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.no infosupport of XML interfaces availablenono
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLyesSQL-like data manipulation statementsno
APIs and other access methodsJava API
RESTful HTTP API
RESTXQ
WebDAV
XML:DB
XQJ
.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
ADO.NET
JDBC
native C library
ODBC
streaming API for large objects
JDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
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#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
.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
C
C++
Dart
Go
Java
JavaScript infoplanned (as of Jan 2019)
Kotlin
Python infoplanned (as of Jan 2019)
Swift
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresyesyesuser defined functionsCustom Functions infosince release 3.1no
Triggersyes infovia eventsyes infoby defining eventsyesnono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning / shardingpartitioning by range, list and by hashA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusternone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneActive Replication Fabric™ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
Source-replica replicationyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definedonline/offline synchronization between client and server
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datamultiple readers, single writerACIDACIDAtomic execution of specific operationsACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyes, multi-version concurrency control (MVCC)yesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyes, using LMDByes
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 rolesyes
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BaseXeXtremeDBFujitsu Enterprise PostgresHarperDBObjectBox
Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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100% compatible with community PostgreSQL
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Built-in TDE and Data Masking security. In-Memory Columnar Index, and a high speed...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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Transactional payments applications, reporting and mixed workloads.
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Key customersSchneider Electronics, F5 Networks, TNS, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GoPro, ViaSat,...
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Market metricsWith hundreds of customers and over 30 million devices/applications using the product...
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Over 30 years experience in database technology. Over 20 years in Postgres development...
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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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Core based licensing
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