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System Properties Comparison Cachelot.io vs. DataFS vs. FileMaker vs. PostGIS

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NameCachelot.io  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonFileMaker  Xexclude from comparisonPostGIS  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionIn-memory caching systemAll data is stored inside objects which are linked by so-called link attributes. Objects consist of classes which can be extended and de-extended at runtime. Graphs can be defined with a struct.FileMaker is a cross-platform RDBMS that includes a GUI frontend.Spatial extension of PostgreSQL
Primary database modelKey-value storeObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMSSpatial DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMSRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score0.04
Rank#388  Overall
#62  Key-value stores
Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score47.91
Rank#20  Overall
#14  Relational DBMS
Score21.72
Rank#29  Overall
#1  Spatial DBMS
Websitecachelot.ionewdatabase.comwww.claris.com/­filemakerpostgis.net
Technical documentationdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspwww.claris.com/­resources/­documentationpostgis.net/­documentation
DeveloperMobiland AGClaris infoa subsidiary of Apple
Initial release2015201819832005
Current release1.1.263, October 202219.4.1, November 20213.4.2, February 2024
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoSimplified BSD LicensecommercialcommercialOpen Source infoGPL v2.0
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenononono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languageC++C
Server operating systemsFreeBSD
Linux
OS X
WindowsiOS infoclient part only
Linux
OS X
Windows
Data schemeschema-freeClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyesyesyes
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.nonoyes infoA http query request can return the data in XML formatyes
Secondary indexesnonoyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLnonoyes infovia pluginsyes
APIs and other access methodsMemcached protocol.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
Filemaker WebDirect
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languages.Net
C
C++
ColdFusion
Erlang
Java
Lisp
Lua
OCaml
OCaml
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
PHP
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyesuser defined functions
Triggersnono, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneProprietary Sharding systemnoneyes infobased on PostgreSQL
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneSource-replica replication, warm standby infosince Version 14yes infobased on PostgreSQL
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyesyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACIDnoACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentnoyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonono
User concepts infoAccess controlnoWindows-Profilesimple rights management via user accounts and connection to external directory servicesyes infobased on PostgreSQL

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