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System Properties Comparison BoltDB vs. GigaSpaces vs. NCache vs. Oracle Rdb vs. SurrealDB

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NameBoltDB  Xexclude from comparisonGigaSpaces  Xexclude from comparisonNCache  Xexclude from comparisonOracle Rdb  Xexclude from comparisonSurrealDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAn embedded key-value store for Go.High performance in-memory data grid platform, powering three products: Smart Cache, Smart ODS (Operational Data Store), Smart Augmented TransactionsOpen-Source and Enterprise in-memory Key-Value StoreA fully ACID transactional, developer-friendly, multi-model DBMS
Primary database modelKey-value storeDocument store
Object oriented DBMS infoValues are user defined objects
Key-value storeRelational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
Search engine
Document store
Search engine infoUsing distributed Lucene
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.74
Rank#220  Overall
#31  Key-value stores
Score0.97
Rank#192  Overall
#32  Document stores
#6  Object oriented DBMS
Score0.94
Rank#195  Overall
#29  Key-value stores
Score1.08
Rank#184  Overall
#85  Relational DBMS
Score0.86
Rank#203  Overall
#34  Document stores
#18  Graph DBMS
Websitegithub.com/­boltdb/­boltwww.gigaspaces.comwww.alachisoft.com/­ncachewww.oracle.com/­database/­technologies/­related/­rdb.htmlsurrealdb.com
Technical documentationdocs.gigaspaces.com/­latest/­landing.htmlwww.alachisoft.com/­resources/­docswww.oracle.com/­database/­technologies/­related/­rdb-doc.htmlsurrealdb.com/­docs
DeveloperGigaspaces TechnologiesAlachisoftOracle, originally developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)SurrealDB Ltd
Initial release20132000200519842022
Current release15.5, September 20205.3.3, April 20247.4.1.1, 2021v1.5.0, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2; Commercial licenses availableOpen Source infoEnterprise Edition availablecommercialOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageGoJava, C++, .NetC#, .NET, .NET Core, JavaRust
Server operating systemsBSD
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Windows
HP Open VMSLinux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeschema-freeFlexible Schema (defined schema, partial schema, schema free)schema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyespartial infoSupported data types are Lists, Queues, Hashsets, Dictionary and Counteryesyes
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.nono infoXML can be used for describing objects metadatanono
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoSQL-99 for query and DML statementsSQL-like query syntax and LINQ for searching the cache. Cache Synchronization with SQL Server using SQL dependency.yesSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsGigaSpaces LRMI
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
JPA
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
IDistributedCache
JCache
LINQ
Proprietary native API
GraphQL
RESTful HTTP API
WebSocket
Supported programming languagesGo.Net
C++
Java
Python
Scala
.Net
.Net Core
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
Scala
Deno
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesno infosupport for stored procedures with SQL-Server CLR
Triggersnoyes, event driven architectureyes infoNotifications
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneShardingyes
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneMulti-source replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
Source-replica replication infosynchronous or asynchronous
yes, with selectable consistency level
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyes infoMap-Reduce pattern can be built with XAP task executorsyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate Consistency infoConsistency level configurable: ALL, QUORUM, ANYEventual Consistency
Immediate Consistency
Strong Eventual Consistency over WAN with Conflict Resolution using Bridge Topology
Immediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynononoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayesACIDoptimistic locking and pessimistic lockingyes, on a single nodeACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyesno
User concepts infoAccess controlnoRole-based access controlAuthentication to access the cache via Active Directory/LDAP (possible roles: user, administrator)yes, based on authentication and database rules
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BoltDBGigaSpacesNCacheOracle RdbSurrealDB
Specific characteristicsNCache has been the market leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005 . NCache...
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Competitive advantagesNCache is 100% .NET/ .NET Core based which fully supports ASP.NET Core Sessions ,...
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Typical application scenariosNCache enables industries like retail, finance, banking IoT, travel, ecommerce, healthcare...
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Key customersBank of America, Citi, Natures Way, Charter Spectrum, Barclays, Henry Schein, GBM,...
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Market metricsMarket Leader in .NET Distributed Caching since 2005.
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Licensing and pricing modelsNCache Open Source is free on an as-is basis without any support. NCache Enterprise...
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