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System Properties Comparison BigchainDB vs. Dgraph vs. eXtremeDB vs. LokiJS vs. Sadas Engine

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NameBigchainDB  Xexclude from comparisonDgraph  Xexclude from comparisoneXtremeDB  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonSadas Engine  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionBigchainDB is scalable blockchain database offering decentralization, immutability and native assetsDistributed and scalable native Graph DBMSNatively in-memory DBMS with options for persistency, high-availability and clusteringIn-memory JavaScript DBMSSADAS Engine is a columnar DBMS specifically designed for high performance in data warehouse environments
Primary database modelDocument storeGraph DBMSRelational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Document storeRelational DBMS
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Score0.79
Rank#212  Overall
#36  Document stores
Score1.45
Rank#156  Overall
#15  Graph DBMS
Score0.74
Rank#223  Overall
#103  Relational DBMS
#18  Time Series DBMS
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score0.00
Rank#383  Overall
#158  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.bigchaindb.comdgraph.iowww.mcobject.comgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.sadasengine.com
Technical documentationbigchaindb.readthedocs.io/­en/­latestdgraph.io/­docswww.mcobject.com/­docs/­extremedb.htmtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSwww.sadasengine.com/­en/­sadas-engine-download-free-trial-and-documentation/­#documentation
DeveloperDgraph Labs, Inc.McObjectSADAS s.r.l.
Initial release20162016200120142006
Current release8.2, 20218.0
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoAGPL v3Open Source infoApache 2.0commercialOpen Sourcecommercial infofree trial version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languagePythonGoC and C++JavaScriptC++
Server operating systemsLinuxLinux
OS X
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)AIX
Linux
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeyesschema-freeyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesnoyes
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 infosupport of XML interfaces availablenono
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoyes infowith the option: eXtremeSQLnoyes
APIs and other access methodsCLI Client
RESTful HTTP API
GraphQL query language
gRPC (using protocol buffers) API
HTTP API
.NET Client API
JDBC
JNI
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
JavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
Supported programming languagesGo
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
Python
Ruby
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
C
C#
C++
Java
Lua
Python
Scala
JavaScript.Net
C
C#
C++
Groovy
Java
PHP
Python
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesView functions in JavaScriptno
Triggersnoyes infoby defining eventsyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingyeshorizontal partitioning / shardingnonehorizontal partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesselectable replication factorSynchronous replication via RaftActive Replication Fabricâ„¢ for IoT
Multi-source replication infoby means of eXtremeDB Cluster option
Source-replica replication infoby means of eXtremeDB High Availability option
nonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononoyesno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyesnoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDno infoatomic operations within a single collection possible
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes infoOptimistic (MVCC) and pessimistic (locking) strategies availableyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes,with MongoDB ord RethinkDByesyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyes infomanaged by 'Learn by Usage'
User concepts infoAccess controlyesno infoPlanned for future releasesnoAccess rights for users, groups and roles according to SQL-standard
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Specific characteristicseXtremeDB is an in-memory and/or persistent database system that offers an ultra-small...
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Competitive advantageseXtremeDB databases can be modeled relationally or as objects and can utilize SQL...
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Typical application scenariosIoT application across all markets: Industrial Control, Netcom, Telecom, Defense,...
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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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Licensing and pricing modelsFor server use cases, there is a simple per-server license irrespective of the number...
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