DB-EnginesExtremeDB for everyone with an RTOSEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > Brytlyt vs. InterSystems IRIS vs. MonetDB vs. SurrealDB vs. XTDB

System Properties Comparison Brytlyt vs. InterSystems IRIS vs. MonetDB vs. SurrealDB vs. XTDB

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameBrytlyt  Xexclude from comparisonInterSystems IRIS  Xexclude from comparisonMonetDB  Xexclude from comparisonSurrealDB  Xexclude from comparisonXTDB infoformerly named Crux  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionScalable GPU-accelerated RDBMS for very fast analytic and streaming workloads, leveraging PostgreSQLA containerised multi-model DBMS, interoperability and analytics data platform with wide capabilities for vertical and horizontal scalabilityA relational database management system that stores data in columnsA fully ACID transactional, developer-friendly, multi-model DBMSA general purpose database with bitemporal SQL and Datalog and graph queries
Primary database modelRelational DBMSDocument store
Key-value store
Object oriented DBMS
Relational DBMS
Relational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Document store
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.38
Rank#276  Overall
#127  Relational DBMS
Score3.54
Rank#84  Overall
#14  Document stores
#10  Key-value stores
#1  Object oriented DBMS
#45  Relational DBMS
Score1.72
Rank#141  Overall
#64  Relational DBMS
Score1.02
Rank#190  Overall
#33  Document stores
#18  Graph DBMS
Score0.18
Rank#332  Overall
#46  Document stores
Websitebrytlyt.iowww.intersystems.com/­products/­intersystems-iriswww.monetdb.orgsurrealdb.comgithub.com/­xtdb/­xtdb
www.xtdb.com
Technical documentationdocs.brytlyt.iodocs.intersystems.com/­irislatest/­csp/­docbook/­DocBook.UI.Page.clswww.monetdb.org/­Documentationsurrealdb.com/­docswww.xtdb.com/­docs
DeveloperBrytlytInterSystemsMonetDB BVSurrealDB LtdJuxt Ltd.
Initial release20162018200420222019
Current release5.0, August 20232023.3, June 2023Dec2023 (11.49), December 2023v1.5.0, May 20241.19, September 2021
License infoCommercial or Open SourcecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoMozilla Public License 2.0Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT License
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 languageC, C++ and CUDACRustClojure
Server operating systemsLinux
OS X
Windows
AIX
Linux
macOS
Ubuntu
Windows
FreeBSD
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
macOS
Windows
All OS with a Java 8 (and higher) VM
Linux
Data schemeyesdepending on used data modelyesschema-freeschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes, extensible-data-notation format
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.yes infospecific XML-type available, but no XML query functionality.yesno
Secondary indexesyesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesyesyes infoSQL 2003 with some extensionsSQL-like query languagelimited SQL, making use of Apache Calcite
APIs and other access methodsADO.NET
JDBC
native C library
ODBC
streaming API for large objects
JDBC
ODBC
RESTful HTTP API
JDBC
native C library infoMAPI library (MonetDB application programming interface)
ODBC
GraphQL
RESTful HTTP API
WebSocket
HTTP REST
JDBC
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
Python
Tcl
.Net
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Python
C
C++
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Deno
Go
JavaScript (Node.js)
Rust
Clojure
Java
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functions infoin PL/pgSQLyesyes, in SQL, C, Rno
Triggersyesyesyesno
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingSharding via remote tablesnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesSource-replica replicationSource-replica replicationnone infoSource-replica replication available in experimental statusyes, each node contains all data
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACIDACIDACIDACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyesyesyes, flexibel persistency by using storage technologies like Apache Kafka, RocksDB or LMDB
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyesfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardyes, based on authentication and database rules
More information provided by the system vendor
BrytlytInterSystems IRISMonetDBSurrealDBXTDB infoformerly named Crux
Specific characteristicsInterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform which includes a multi-model...
» more

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
BrytlytInterSystems IRISMonetDBSurrealDBXTDB infoformerly named Crux
Recent citations in the news

Brytlyt releases version 5.0, introducing a more intuitive, intelligent and flexible analytics platform
1 August 2023, PR Newswire

London data analytics startup Brytlyt raises €4.43M from Amsterdam-based Finch Capital, others
22 December 2021, Silicon Canals

Brytlyt Secures $4M in Series A Funding
20 May 2020, Datanami

Bringing GPUs To Bear On Bog Standard Relational Databases
26 February 2018, The Next Platform

Brytlyt raises £3.8m for '1000x faster analytics'
22 December 2021, BusinessCloud

provided by Google News

Unlocking the Power of Generative AI: InterSystems IRIS with Vector Search -
26 March 2024, HIT Consultant

Consultmed moving its e-referral software to InterSystems's IRIS for Health and more briefs
5 May 2024, Mobihealth News

InterSystems Expands IRIS Data Platform with Vector Search to Support Next-Gen AI Applications
26 March 2024, Datanami

InterSystems collaborates with Imagelink Software to accelerate digital transformation for Malaysian government and ...
24 April 2024, PR Newswire

InterSystems and IPA's Subsidiary BioStrand Collaborate to Unveil the Innovative Integration of Vector Search with ...
28 March 2024, businesswire.com

provided by Google News

In 2024 the MonetDB Foundation was established for the preservation, maintenance and further development of the ...
31 January 2024, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)

MonetDB Secures Investment From (and Partners With) ServiceNow
9 December 2021, Datanami

PostgreSQL, MonetDB, and Too-Big-for-Memory Data in R - Part I - DataScienceCentral.com
6 April 2018, Data Science Central

How MonetDB Exploits Modern CPU Performance | by Dwi Prasetyo Adi Nugroho
14 January 2020, Towards Data Science

MonetDB Solutions secures investment from ServiceNow
30 September 2019, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)

provided by Google News

SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: SurrealDB
10 May 2024, SDTimes.com

Meet Tobie Morgan Hitchcock, CEO & Co-Founder Of SurrealDB
25 April 2024, TechRound

Cloud, privacy and AI: Trends defining the future of data and databases
27 September 2023, Sifted

SurrealDB raises $6M for its database-as-a-service offering
4 January 2023, TechCrunch

Introducing SurrealDB: A Quantum Leap in Database Technology
11 September 2023, TechRound

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Milvus logo

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

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

Present your product here