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DBMS > BoltDB vs. LokiJS vs. Realm vs. SurrealDB

System Properties Comparison BoltDB vs. LokiJS vs. Realm vs. SurrealDB

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NameBoltDB  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonRealm  Xexclude from comparisonSurrealDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAn embedded key-value store for Go.In-memory JavaScript DBMSA DBMS built for use on mobile devices that’s a fast, easy to use alternative to SQLite and Core DataA fully ACID transactional, developer-friendly, multi-model DBMS
Primary database modelKey-value storeDocument storeDocument storeDocument store
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Score0.80
Rank#215  Overall
#31  Key-value stores
Score0.49
Rank#260  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score7.41
Rank#52  Overall
#8  Document stores
Score1.02
Rank#190  Overall
#33  Document stores
#18  Graph DBMS
Websitegithub.com/­boltdb/­boltgithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSrealm.iosurrealdb.com
Technical documentationtechfort.github.io/­LokiJSrealm.io/­docssurrealdb.com/­docs
DeveloperRealm, acquired by MongoDB in May 2019SurrealDB Ltd
Initial release2013201420142022
Current releasev1.5.0, May 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT LicenseOpen SourceOpen SourceOpen Source
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageGoJavaScriptRust
Server operating systemsBSD
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Android
Backend: server-less
iOS
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeschema-freeyesschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenonoyesyes
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
Secondary indexesnoyes infovia viewsyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnononoSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIGraphQL
RESTful HTTP API
WebSocket
Supported programming languagesGoJavaScript.Net
Java infowith Android only
Objective-C
React Native
Swift
Deno
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Rust
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoView functions in JavaScriptno inforuns within the applications so server-side scripts are unnecessary
Triggersnoyesyes infoChange Listeners
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenonenone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnonenonenone
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnonenoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonono
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayesno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes infoIn-Memory realm
User concepts infoAccess controlnonoyesyes, based on authentication and database rules

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