DB-EnginesExtremeDB: mitigate connectivity issues in a DBMSEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > BigchainDB vs. Derby vs. Ignite vs. TerminusDB vs. TimesTen

System Properties Comparison BigchainDB vs. Derby vs. Ignite vs. TerminusDB vs. TimesTen

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameBigchainDB  Xexclude from comparisonDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonIgnite  Xexclude from comparisonTerminusDB infoformer name was DataChemist  Xexclude from comparisonTimesTen  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionBigchainDB is scalable blockchain database offering decentralization, immutability and native assetsFull-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.Apache Ignite is a memory-centric distributed database, caching, and processing platform for transactional, analytical, and streaming workloads, delivering in-memory speeds at petabyte scale.Scalable Graph Database platform making enterprise data available by exploiting inferred entities and relationshipsIn-Memory RDBMS compatible to Oracle
Primary database modelDocument storeRelational DBMSKey-value store
Relational DBMS
Graph DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
RDF store
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.85
Rank#208  Overall
#35  Document stores
Score4.60
Rank#70  Overall
#38  Relational DBMS
Score3.11
Rank#96  Overall
#15  Key-value stores
#49  Relational DBMS
Score0.23
Rank#316  Overall
#27  Graph DBMS
Score1.36
Rank#161  Overall
#75  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.bigchaindb.comdb.apache.org/­derbyignite.apache.orgterminusdb.comwww.oracle.com/­database/­technologies/­related/­timesten.html
Technical documentationbigchaindb.readthedocs.io/­en/­latestdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmlapacheignite.readme.io/­docsterminusdb.github.io/­terminusdb/­#docs.oracle.com/­database/­timesten-18.1
DeveloperApache Software FoundationApache Software FoundationDataChemist Ltd.Oracle, TimesTen Performance Software, HP infooriginally founded in HP Labs it was acquired by Oracle in 2005
Initial release20161997201520181998
Current release10.17.1.0, November 2023Apache Ignite 2.611.0.0, January 202311 Release 2 (11.2.2.8.0)
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoAGPL v3Open Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoApache 2.0Open Source infoGPL V3commercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languagePythonJavaC++, Java, .NetProlog, Rust
Server operating systemsLinuxAll OS with a Java VMLinux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
LinuxAIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris SPARC/x86
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesyesyes
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.noyesyesnono
Secondary indexesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyesANSI-99 for query and DML statements, subset of DDLSQL-like query language (WOQL)yes
APIs and other access methodsCLI Client
RESTful HTTP API
JDBCHDFS API
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
OWL
RESTful HTTP API
WOQL (Web Object Query Language)
JDBC
ODBC
ODP.NET
Oracle Call Interface (OCI)
Supported programming languagesGo
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
JavaC#
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
JavaScript
Python
C
C++
Java
PL/SQL
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresJava Stored Proceduresyes (compute grid and cache interceptors can be used instead)yesPL/SQL
Triggersyesyes (cache interceptors and events)yesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingnoneShardingGraph Partitioningnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorSource-replica replicationyes (replicated cache)Journaling StreamsMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyes (compute grid and hadoop accelerator)nono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency or Eventual Consistency depending on configuration
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes,with MongoDB ord RethinkDByesyesyes infoin-memory journalingyes infoby means of logfiles and checkpoints
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlyesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardSecurity Hooks for custom implementationsRole-based access controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

More information provided by the system vendor

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
BigchainDBDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDBIgniteTerminusDB infoformer name was DataChemistTimesTen
Recent citations in the news

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

Exploring the 10 BEST Python Libraries for Blockchain Applications
4 September 2023, DataDrivenInvestor

Blockchain Database Startup BigchainDB Raises €3 Million
27 September 2016, CoinDesk

ascribe announces scalable blockchain database BigchainDB - CoinReport
13 February 2016, CoinReport

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

provided by Google News

JDBC tutorial: Easy installation and setup with Apache Derby
20 December 2019, TheServerSide.com

Installing Apache Hive 3.1.2 on Windows 10 | by Hadi Fadlallah
3 May 2020, Towards Data Science

The Arrival of Java 20
21 March 2023, blogs.oracle.com

The Ultimate Open Source Database List Profiling 16 Software Tools
30 May 2019, Solutions Review

The Apache® Software Foundation Announces 18 Years of Open Source Leadership
28 March 2017, GlobeNewswire

provided by Google News

GridGain Announces Call for Speakers for Virtual Apache Ignite Summit 2024
8 February 2024, PR Newswire

GridGain Showcases Power of Apache Ignite at Community Over Code Conference
5 October 2023, Datanami

Apache Ignite: An Overview
6 September 2023, Open Source For You

GridGain Unified Real-Time Data Platform Version 8.9 Addresses Today's More Complex Real-Time Data Processing ...
12 October 2023, GlobeNewswire

What is Apache Ignite? How is Apache Ignite Used?
18 July 2022, The Stack

provided by Google News

How TerminusDB is commercializing its open source graph database
16 March 2021, VentureBeat

TerminusDB Takes on Data Collaboration with a git-Like Approach
1 December 2020, The New Stack

Trinity College spinout TerminusDB secures €3.6m in investment
15 March 2021, The Irish Times

[MCR2030-CAMS-ARISE-UNDRR Webinar] Preventing cascading failures of critical assets: Using the Open-Source ...
12 April 2022, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Irish start-ups received €28m from Enterprise Ireland in 2021
7 April 2022, SiliconRepublic.com

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Present your product here