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System Properties Comparison BigchainDB vs. DataFS vs. HyperSQL vs. ObjectBox

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Name

Description

BigchainDB is scalable blockchain database offering decentralization, immutability and native assets

All data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.

Multithreaded, transactional RDBMS written in Java

also known as HSQLDB

Lightweight, fast on-device database for IoT, Mobile and Embedded devices, persisting and synchronising objects and vectors

Primary database model

Document store

Object oriented DBMS

Relational DBMS

Object oriented DBMS
Vector DBMS

Secondary database models

Graph DBMS

Time Series DBMS

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Score	0.76
Rank	#216	Overall
	#36	Document stores

Score	0.02
Rank	#369	Overall
	#18	Object oriented DBMS

Score	3.14
Rank	#85	Overall
	#46	Relational DBMS

Score	1.08
Rank	#179	Overall
	#6	Object oriented DBMS
	#9	Vector DBMS

Website

www.bigchaindb.com

newdatabase.com

hsqldb.org

github.com/objectbox
objectbox.io

Technical documentation

bigchaindb.readthedocs.io/en/latest

dev.mobiland.com/Overview.xsp

hsqldb.org/web/hsqlDocsFrame.html

docs.objectbox.io

Developer

Mobiland AG

ObjectBox Limited

Initial release

2016

2018

2001

2017

Current release

1.1.263, October 2022

2.7.2, June 2023

4.0 (May 2024)

License

Commercial or Open Source

Open Source

AGPL v3

commercial

Open Source

based on BSD license

Bindings are released under Apache 2.0

Apache License 2.0

Cloud-based only

Only available as a cloud service

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Database as a Service

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Implementation language

Python

Java

C and C++

Server operating systems

Linux

Windows

All OS with a Java VM

Embedded (into Java applications) and Client-Server operating modes

Android
Any POSIX system
Docker
iOS
Linux
macOS
QNX
Windows

Data scheme

schema-free

Classes, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)

yes

Typing

predefined data types such as float or date

yes

yes, plus "flex" map-like types

XML support

Some form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.

Secondary indexes

yes

SQL

Support of SQL

yes

APIs and other access methods

CLI Client
RESTful HTTP API

.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client

HTTP API

JDBC via HTTP
JDBC
ODBC

Proprietary native API

Supported programming languages

Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
Python
Ruby

.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net

All languages supporting JDBC/ODBC
Java

C
C++
Dart (Flutter)
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Swift

Server-side scripts

Stored procedures

Java, SQL

Triggers

no, except callback-events from server when changes happened

yes

Partitioning methods

Methods for storing different data on different nodes

Sharding

Proprietary Sharding system

none

Replication methods

Methods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodes

selectable replication factor

none

Data sync between devices allowing occasional connected databases to work completely offline

MapReduce

Offers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methods

Consistency concepts

Methods to ensure consistency in a distributed system

Immediate Consistency

Foreign keys

Referential integrity

yes

Transaction concepts

Support to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of data

ACID

Concurrency

Support for concurrent manipulation of data

yes

Durability

Support for making data persistent

yes,with MongoDB ord RethinkDB

yes

In-memory capabilities

Is there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.

yes

User concepts

Access control

yes

Windows-Profile

fine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

yes

More information provided by the system vendor

News

MongoDB Realm & Device Sync alternatives – ObjectBox
17 September 2024

Local AI – what it is and why we need it
11 September 2024

First on-device Vector Database (aka Semantic Index) for iOS
24 July 2024

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with vector databases: Expanding AI Capabilities
18 June 2024

The on-device Vector Database for Android and Java
29 May 2024

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Recent citations in the news

Using BigchainDB: A Database with Blockchain Characteristics
20 January 2022, Open Source For You

7 blockchain firms join Bosch led GAIA-X consortium for vehicle identity
13 September 2022, Ledger Insights

What is BigchainDB Technology & How it works and the Characteristics?
26 August 2017, Blockchain Council

How to use blockchain to build a database solution
2 March 2017, ZDNet

BigchainDB: A Popular and Powerful Database for Blockchain
9 September 2019, Open Source For You

provided by Google News

HyperSQL DataBase flaw leaves library vulnerable to RCE
24 October 2022, The Daily Swig

Introduction to JDBC with HSQLDB tutorial
14 November 2022, TheServerSide.com

provided by Google News

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