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DBMS > Cachelot.io vs. Cubrid vs. Ignite vs. Kdb vs. Microsoft Azure SQL Database

System Properties Comparison Cachelot.io vs. Cubrid vs. Ignite vs. Kdb vs. Microsoft Azure SQL Database

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NameCachelot.io  Xexclude from comparisonCubrid  Xexclude from comparisonIgnite  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL Azure  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionIn-memory caching systemCUBRID is an open-source SQL-based relational database management system with object extensions for OLTPApache Ignite is a memory-centric distributed database, caching, and processing platform for transactional, analytical, and streaming workloads, delivering in-memory speeds at petabyte scale.High performance Time Series DBMSDatabase as a Service offering with high compatibility to Microsoft SQL Server
Primary database modelKey-value storeRelational DBMSKey-value store
Relational DBMS
Time Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsRelational DBMSDocument store
Graph DBMS
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.04
Rank#388  Overall
#62  Key-value stores
Score1.04
Rank#187  Overall
#87  Relational DBMS
Score3.11
Rank#96  Overall
#15  Key-value stores
#49  Relational DBMS
Score7.71
Rank#49  Overall
#2  Time Series DBMS
#1  Vector DBMS
Score76.78
Rank#16  Overall
#11  Relational DBMS
Websitecachelot.iocubrid.com (korean)
cubrid.org (english)
ignite.apache.orgkx.comazure.microsoft.com/­en-us/­products/­azure-sql/­database
Technical documentationcubrid.org/­manualsapacheignite.readme.io/­docscode.kx.comdocs.microsoft.com/­en-us/­azure/­azure-sql
DeveloperCUBRID Corporation, CUBRID FoundationApache Software FoundationKx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plcMicrosoft
Initial release2015200820152000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 20032010
Current release11.0, January 2021Apache Ignite 2.63.6, May 2018V12
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoSimplified BSD LicenseOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0commercial infofree 32-bit versioncommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononoyes
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageC++C, C++, JavaC++, Java, .NetqC++
Server operating systemsFreeBSD
Linux
OS X
Linux
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
hosted
Data schemeschema-freeyesyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesyesyes
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.nonoyesyesyes
Secondary indexesnoyesyesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'yes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnoyesANSI-99 for query and DML statements, subset of DDLSQL-like query language (q)yes
APIs and other access methodsMemcached protocolADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
OLE DB
HDFS API
Hibernate
JCache
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary protocol
RESTful HTTP API
Spring Data
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C++
ColdFusion
Erlang
Java
Lisp
Lua
OCaml
OCaml
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
C
C#
C++
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
C#
C++
Java
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scala
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
.Net
C#
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoJava Stored Proceduresyes (compute grid and cache interceptors can be used instead)user defined functionsTransact SQL
Triggersnoyesyes (cache interceptors and events)yes infowith viewsyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonenoneShardinghorizontal partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneSource-replica replicationyes (replicated cache)Source-replica replicationyes, with always 3 replicas available
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyes (compute grid and hadoop accelerator)no infosimilar paradigm used for internal processingno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesnoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDACIDnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentnoyesyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnofine grained access rights according to SQL-standardSecurity Hooks for custom implementationsrights management via user accountsfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard
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Cachelot.ioCubridIgniteKdbMicrosoft Azure SQL Database infoformerly SQL Azure
Specific characteristicsIntegrated columnar database & programming system for streaming, real time and historical...
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Competitive advantagesprovides seamless scalability; runs on industry standard server platforms; is top-ranked...
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Typical application scenariostick database streaming sensor data massive intelligence applications oil and gas...
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Key customersGoldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank IEX Securities...
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Market metricskdb+ performance and reliability proven by our customers in critical infrastructure...
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Licensing and pricing modelsupon request
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