DBMS > BigchainDB vs. IBM Db2 vs. RDF4J

System Properties Comparison BigchainDB vs. IBM Db2 vs. RDF4J

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines

Name

Description

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

Common in IBM host environments, 2 different versions for host and Windows/Linux

RDF4J is a Java framework for processing RDF data, supporting both memory-based and a disk-based storage.

Primary database model

Document store

Relational DBMS

Since Version 10.5 support for JSON/BSON documents compatible with MongoDB

RDF store

Secondary database models

Document store
RDF store

in Db2 LUW (Linux, Unix, Windows)
Spatial DBMS

with Db2 Spatial Extender

DB-Engines Ranking measures the popularity of database management systems
Trend Chart

Score	0.77
Rank	#200	Overall
	#32	Document stores

Score	160.32
Rank	#7	Overall
	#5	Relational DBMS

Score	0.73
Rank	#204	Overall
	#9	RDF stores

Website

www.bigchaindb.com

www.ibm.com/analytics/db2

rdf4j.org

Technical documentation

bigchaindb.readthedocs.io/en/latest

www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG

rdf4j.org/documentation

Developer

IBM

Since 2016 officially forked into an Eclipse project, former developer was Aduna Software.

Initial release

2016

1983

host version

2004

Current release

12.1, October 2016

License

Commercial or Open Source

Open Source

AGPL v3

commercial

free version is available

Open Source

Eclipse Distribution License (EDL), v1.0.

Cloud-based only

Only available as a cloud service

DBaaS offerings (sponsored links)

Database as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.

Implementation language

Python

C and C++

Java

Server operating systems

Linux

AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
z/OS

Linux
OS X
Unix
Windows

Data scheme

schema-free

yes

RDF Schemas

Typing

predefined data types such as float or date

yes

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

ADO.NET
JDBC
JSON style queries

MongoDB compatible
ODBC
XQuery

Java API
RIO

RDF Input/Output
Sail API
SeRQL

Sesame RDF Query Language
Sesame REST HTTP Protocol
SPARQL

Supported programming languages

Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
Python
Ruby

C
C#
C++
Cobol
Delphi
Fortran
Java
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Visual Basic

Java
PHP
Python

Server-side scripts

Stored procedures

yes

Triggers

yes

Partitioning methods

Methods for storing different data on different nodes

Sharding

only with Windows/Unix/Linux Version

none

Replication methods

Methods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodes

selectable replication factor

yes

with separate tools (MQ, InfoSphere)

none

MapReduce

Offers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methods

Foreign keys

Referential integrity

yes

Transaction concepts

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

ACID

Isolation support depends on the API used

Concurrency

Support for concurrent manipulation of data

yes

Durability

Support for making data persistent

yes,with MongoDB ord RethinkDB

yes

in-memory storage is supported as well

User concepts

Access control

yes

fine 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

Recent citations in the news

Blockchain Technology Market High Demand, Trends, Future Growth, Forecasts Research, Top Manufacturers and
17 May 2022, EIN News

BigchainDB, co-founder of Ocean Protocol, wins 3 tenders for Gaia-X Federation Services
31 January 2022, GlobeNewswire

Global Blockchain in Telecoms Industry 2022-2026 Featuring Profiles of Accenture, Amazon, BigchainDB, BlockCypher, ClearX Blockchain Technologies, IBM, Intel, and Oracle Among Other Leading Players
15 March 2022, PR Newswire

Automotive Blockchain Market Scope and overview, To Develop with Increased Global Emphasis on Industrialization 2029 | IBM Corporation, carVertical, Helbiz – Queen Anne and Mangolia News
9 May 2022, Queen Anne and Mangolia News

Blockchain In Government Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2026
19 May 2022, NewsOrigins

provided by Google News

Google Needs Another Database To Attack Oracle, DB2, And SQL Server Directly
16 May 2022, The Next Platform

Database And Developer Enhancements In IBM i 7.5 And 7.4 TR6
9 May 2022, IT Jungle

Announcement Day: IBM Lifts The Veil On IBM i 7.5 And 7.4 TR6
3 May 2022, IT Jungle

IBM software is coming to AWS as SaaS. Is Big Blue giving up on its cloud?
12 May 2022, The Stack

Db2, where are you? Big Blue is oddly reluctant to discuss recent enhancements to its flagship database
23 December 2021, The Register

provided by Google News

GraphDB 9.5 Offers Data Virtualization From Tables to Graphs and Back
9 December 2020, PR Newswire

provided by Google News

Job opportunities

Software Tester
North Carolina Department of Information Technology, Raleigh, NC

Database Developer- DB2
Morgan Stanley, Alpharetta, GA

Overnight SQL Database Administrator
Xtivia Inc, Remote

Mainframe DB2 DBA
Cognizant, Auburn, AL

Database Administrator (Sr/Jr)
Praadis Technologies, Princeton, NJ

Data Discovery Developer - Scientific Computing & Data
Mount Sinai, New York, NY

jobs by

Share this page