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DBMS > CockroachDB vs. DataFS vs. Derby vs. Drizzle vs. SAP SQL Anywhere

System Properties Comparison CockroachDB vs. DataFS vs. Derby vs. Drizzle vs. SAP SQL Anywhere

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NameCockroachDB  Xexclude from comparisonDataFS  Xexclude from comparisonDerby infooften called Apache Derby, originally IBM Cloudscape; contained in the Java SDK as JavaDB  Xexclude from comparisonDrizzle  Xexclude from comparisonSAP SQL Anywhere infoformerly called Adaptive Server Anywhere  Xexclude from comparison
Drizzle has published its last release in September 2012. The open-source project is discontinued and Drizzle is excluded from the DB-Engines ranking.
DescriptionCockroachDB 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.All 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.Full-featured RDBMS with a small footprint, either embedded into a Java application or used as a database server.MySQL fork with a pluggable micro-kernel and with an emphasis of performance over compatibility.RDBMS database and synchronization technologies for server, desktop, remote office, and mobile environments
Primary database modelRelational DBMSObject oriented DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsGraph DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score5.73
Rank#58  Overall
#34  Relational DBMS
Score0.09
Rank#360  Overall
#17  Object oriented DBMS
Score4.60
Rank#70  Overall
#38  Relational DBMS
Score3.95
Rank#80  Overall
#42  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.cockroachlabs.comnewdatabase.comdb.apache.org/­derbywww.sap.com/­products/­technology-platform/­sql-anywhere.html
Technical documentationwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docsdev.mobiland.com/­Overview.xspdb.apache.org/­derby/­manuals/­index.htmlhelp.sap.com/­docs/­SAP_SQL_Anywhere
DeveloperCockroach LabsMobiland AGApache Software FoundationDrizzle project, originally started by Brian AkerSAP infoformerly Sybase
Initial release20152018199720081992
Current release24.1.0, May 20241.1.263, October 202210.17.1.0, November 20237.2.4, September 201217, July 2015
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache 2.0, commercial license availablecommercialOpen Source infoApache version 2Open Source infoGNU GPLcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageGoJavaC++
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Windows
WindowsAll OS with a Java VMFreeBSD
Linux
OS X
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemedynamic schemaClasses, Structs, and Lists are written in proprietary DataTypeDefinitionLanguage (.dtdl) and Objects consisting of those are written in proprietary DataAccessDefinitionLanguage (.dadl)yesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyesyesyes
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.nonoyesyes
Secondary indexesyesnoyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes, wire compatible with PostgreSQLnoyesyes infowith proprietary extensionsyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC.NET Client API
Proprietary client DLL
WinRT client
JDBCJDBCADO.NET
HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesC#
C++
Clojure
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
Ruby
Rust
.Net
C
C#
C++
VB.Net
JavaC
C++
Java
PHP
C
C#
C++
Delphi
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoJava Stored Proceduresnoyes, in C/C++, Java, .Net or Perl
Triggersnono, except callback-events from server when changes happenedyesno infohooks for callbacks inside the server can be used.yes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal 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 RAFTProprietary Sharding systemnoneShardingnone
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesMulti-source replication using RAFTSource-replica replicationMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
Source-replica replication infoDatabase mirroring
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonononono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesyesyesyesyes
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
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.nonoyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlRole-based access controlWindows-Profilefine grained access rights according to SQL-standardPluggable authentication mechanisms infoe.g. LDAP, HTTPfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

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