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System Properties Comparison Cachelot.io vs. CockroachDB vs. InfluxDB

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NameCachelot.io  Xexclude from comparisonCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonInfluxDB  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionIn-memory caching systemCockroachDB is a distributed database architected for modern cloud applications. It is wire compatible with PostgreSQL and backed by a Key-Value Store, which is either RocksDB or a purpose-built derivative, called Pebble.DBMS for storing time series, events and metrics
Primary database modelKey-value storeRelational DBMSTime Series DBMS
Secondary database modelsSpatial DBMS infowith GEO package
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Score0.00
Rank#397  Overall
#64  Key-value stores
Score6.39
Rank#60  Overall
#34  Relational DBMS
Score26.89
Rank#28  Overall
#1  Time Series DBMS
Websitecachelot.iowww.cockroachlabs.comwww.influxdata.com/­products/­influxdb-overview
Technical documentationwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsdocs.influxdata.com/­influxdb
DeveloperCockroach Labs
Initial release201520152013
Current release23.1.1, May 20232.7.5, January 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoSimplified BSD LicenseOpen Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availableOpen Source infoMIT-License; commercial enterprise version available
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
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Implementation languageC++GoGo
Server operating systemsFreeBSD
Linux
OS X
Linux
macOS
Windows
Linux
OS X infothrough Homebrew
Data schemeschema-freedynamic schemaschema-free
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesNumeric data and Strings
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 indexesnoyesno
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLSQL-like query language
APIs and other access methodsMemcached protocolJDBCHTTP API
JSON over UDP
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C++
ColdFusion
Erlang
Java
Lisp
Lua
OCaml
OCaml
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
C#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
.Net
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnonono
Triggersnonono
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning (by key range) infoall tables are translated to an ordered KV store and then broken down into 64MB ranges, which are then used as replicas in RAFTSharding infoin enterprise version only
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneMulti-source replication using RAFTselectable replication factor infoin enterprise version only
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesno
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDno
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentnoyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyes infoDepending on used storage engine
User concepts infoAccess controlnoRole-based access controlsimple rights management via user accounts
More information provided by the system vendor
Cachelot.ioCockroachDBInfluxDB
Specific characteristicsCockroachDB is a cloud-native, distributed SQL database architected for modern applications....
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InfluxData is the creator of InfluxDB , the open source time series database. It...
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Competitive advantages- EFFORTLESS SCALE: Scale your applications, not operational complexity. CockroachDB...
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Time to Value InfluxDB is available in all the popular languages and frameworks,...
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Typical application scenariosPayment processing, user account management, metadata management, identity access...
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IoT & Sensor Monitoring Developers are witnessing the instrumentation of every available...
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Key customersComcast, DoorDash, Mythical Games, Norfolk Southern, Netflix, LUSH, Bose, Shipt,...
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InfluxData has more than 1,900 paying customers, including customers include MuleSoft,...
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Market metrics12K+ long-running clusters 25K+ CockroachDB self-hosted clusters 75K+ CockroachDB...
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Fastest-growing database to drive 27,500 GitHub stars Over 750,000 daily active instances
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Licensing and pricing models- Apache 2.0 for core features released up to and including the 19.1 release - Time-limited...
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Open source core with closed source clustering available either on-premise or on...
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